Walter Smith has dismissed any hopes of Rangers and Celtic becoming part of a 'British' Premier League in the future. "I would love to see it happen, because it would be of enormous benefit to both clubs," said Smith.

"But I don't know whether English teams, in the end, would vote for that. I don't think they would.

"I remember being at Everton once where it was asked at a board meeting, and the directors said there would be no chance of it happening.

"That would be the case in most boardrooms, because Rangers and Celtic would not come down here to be middle-of-the-league clubs.

"After a bedding-in period they would be among the challengers. I think that would be apparent to most English clubs, and that is why I don't think we will get the opportunity."