Premier League clubs have overwhelmingly rejected a
proposal to allow Celtic and Rangers to join the English top
flight.
A proposal by Bolton chairman Phil Gartside to include the Old
Firm clubs was rejected as neither "desirable or viable".
Other suggestions put forward by Gartside including having a
two-tier Premier League will be fed into the league's ongoing
strategic review.
The Premier League said in a statement: "Bolton Wanderers
submitted a discussion paper detailing ideas concerning the
restructuring of the Premier League into two tiers with the
inclusion of Celtic and Rangers.
"The clubs welcomed the additional input into an ongoing
process, however, they were of the opinion that bringing Celtic and
Rangers into any form of Premier League set-up was not desirable or
viable.
"The other relevant ideas contained within Bolton's paper will
now be taken forward as part of the wider strategic review being
undertaken by the Premier League since November 2008 with the aim
of providing recommendations before December 2010."