Call me a dinosaur but Rangers in European Super League is simply not for me - Barry Ferguson

Cards on the table. I consider myself to be a natural Eurosceptic where the plans to create a new Super League are concerned.

So my first reaction to Thursday's ruling in the Court of Justice was to feel a bit wary about its potential consequences and particularly what it might mean for the future of Rangers in particular and Scottish football in general. First thing first, there’s so much money slopping around in top level football these days that it’s hard to trust the motives behind any radical proposal for change. And if this latest proposal is for a breakaway league - a closed shop like it was two and half years ago - then I, like many others, would not even entertain it.

They all talk a lot about ‘protecting sporting integrity’ but it’s almost always all about the bottom line, and who can get their hands on the most cash - whether that’s the top brass at UEFA and FIFA or the people behind the latest get rich scheme. I’m not stupid enough not to recognise that the game in this country would benefit from the huge financial boost which may come around as a result of a change to the current status quo. So, from that point of view, it might be worth exploring what the creation of this new Super League might mean for clubs in this country. If it guarantees a massive increase in potential income from TV deals - and that money is shared out across the league - then it’s certainly worth listening to.

But, as always, the devil is probably hiding in the detail. And this all sounds a bit like a crisp packet blowing in the wind. I certainly wasn’t impressed with the big presentation released which looked like it had been recorded in someone’s bedroom. So, it’s no wonder, I’m struggling to believe much that’s being said. Put it