The English football leagues have multiple Welsh teams already competing with Swansea being a regular in the Premier League since their promotion back in 2011. They've gone on to achieve two top ten finishes, they've gone on to win the 2013 League Cup and had a run in the UEFA Europa League the following year. Cardiff also had a stint in the top flight during the 2013/2014 season so there were two Welsh teams in the English top flight for the first time. Newport County play their trade in League two and Wrexham play in the National League. If they had to play in the Welsh leagues again, they would likely dominate and achieve top five finishes and if the other Welsh clubs benefited from the money in the English leagues like Swansea and Cardiff do, they would improve and reach a higher standard as well.
The Scottish Challenge Cup has already taken the first steps towards a British competition as it invited the top two teams from Wales and Northern Ireland to participate alongside the lower league Scottish teams. Welsh champions, The New Saints have reached the quarter finals and stand a good chance of becoming the first Welsh team to win a Scottish tournament. Welsh teams have won English trophies before as Cardiff lifted the 1927 FA Cup and Swansea with their recent League Cup win. Even Queen's Park have reached the English FA Cup final in two consecutive years back in 1884 and 1885. They now play their trade in the Scottish third tier. British link ups is common throughout history and we shouldn't really be a surprise if it happens again.
Also, with Celtic's dominance of Scottish football, it would help them improve if they were in a more competitive league. Their recent three all draw with Manchester City in the Champions League showed that they are capable of competing with English teams. Celtic have won the Scottish title for the last five consecutive years and seem to be well on their way to making it a sixth this season. With Rangers now back in the top flight, it won't take long before they resume taking turns in dominating. The last time a team other than Celtic or Rangers won the league, it was Aberdeen in 1985 with a young Sir Alex Ferguson at the helm, in the same time period there have been nine different English champions and although Ferguson did dominate English football with Manchester United, it has all changed since his retirement. English football has become even more open and competitive with the last four seasons being won by four different teams with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Leicester all lifting the trophy. With Celtic's inclusion, they wouldn't find it as easy and would have to improve to lift another title.
English teams would dominate the leagues at first with only Celtic being good enough to represent Scotland in the Premier League and Swansea for the Welsh clubs, the likes of Aberdeen, Rangers and Hearts should be able to compete in the Championship with the rest of the top Scottish teams being lower league and the Welsh being in the fourth or fifth tier at first. They would all quickly get better and the money in English football would help the club's improve. It would also help the national teams with more clubs playing at a higher level, it would give the national teams more options with The Welsh and Scottish teams benefiting.
Also, with Celtic's dominance of Scottish football, it would help them improve if they were in a more competitive league. Their recent three all draw with Manchester City in the Champions League showed that they are capable of competing with English teams. Celtic have won the Scottish title for the last five consecutive years and seem to be well on their way to making it a sixth this season. With Rangers now back in the top flight, it won't take long before they resume taking turns in dominating. The last time a team other than Celtic or Rangers won the league, it was Aberdeen in 1985 with a young Sir Alex Ferguson at the helm, in the same time period there have been nine different English champions and although Ferguson did dominate English football with Manchester United, it has all changed since his retirement. English football has become even more open and competitive with the last four seasons being won by four different teams with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Leicester all lifting the trophy. With Celtic's inclusion, they wouldn't find it as easy and would have to improve to lift another title.
English teams would dominate the leagues at first with only Celtic being good enough to represent Scotland in the Premier League and Swansea for the Welsh clubs, the likes of Aberdeen, Rangers and Hearts should be able to compete in the Championship with the rest of the top Scottish teams being lower league and the Welsh being in the fourth or fifth tier at first. They would all quickly get better and the money in English football would help the club's improve. It would also help the national teams with more clubs playing at a higher level, it would give the national teams more options with The Welsh and Scottish teams benefiting.
The only problem is that the FA's wouldn't agree. They fear losing their individuality with the national teams and their structures. The idea of having a football team to represent team GB at the Olympic Games was rejected for the Rio Olympics despite the agreement for the 2012 London Olympics for that exact reason. If everybody agreed to unite, something special could happen with a new system and even possibly with a British national team which could be able to take on the best teams in the world. Football fans across Britain could be persuaded to accept a new combined league but without the associations agreeing, it will only ever be a dream.
