Scottish football would be killed "stone dead" should Celtic and Rangers depart the Premiership.

That's the view held by former Scotland striker Alan Brazil.

The talkSPORT radio host believes any potential exit of Glasgow's big two would spell the end of Scottish football.

It's an age-old debate that always seems to rear its head every now and then. 

The topic was raised earlier this week when Craig Levein stated that he would like to see both Celtic and Rangers join the Premier League as he believes it would see the game in Scotland thrive.

Of course, there are two sides to every argument. And Brazil is on the opposite end of the scale to Levein. The Ipswich Town hero struggles to see how the remaining Scottish clubs would survive without the financial pull of both cubs.

He also pointed out that most Premier League clubs wouldn't want to welcome both sides.

He told AceOdds: "Well, to be quite frank Celtic and Rangers would have to come to the Premier League.

"But I don't think it's going to happen because it's like the turkeys voting for Christmas.

"What chairman in the Premier League is going to say 'oh we'll step aside and bring in Celtic & Rangers' - it's not going to happen.

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"And if it did happen, for some reason, if suddenly they said 'we're bringing them in and we're having two more extra sides', what happens to the Dundees, the Hibs', the Hearts, the Aberdeens? I'm of the opinion it will kill Scottish football. I think it will kill it stone dead.

"All the kids growing up in Scotland, not just Glasgow, who supported Celtic or Rangers, will want to keep supporting them because they're going to be playing Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea, Man City, et cetera.

"It's going to make them even more Celtic or Rangers fans, rather than support the local sides like Hibs, Hearts, and Aberdeen. I think it kills it stone dead."

In terms of whether the Hoops and Light Blues would benefit from the move themselves, he's very much of the belief that they would.

Brazil added: "I have no doubt whatsoever, Celtic & Rangers, the Premier League, with the money they would get, maybe the first year would be hard, but then they'd survive. No danger, because at home they'd be awesome.

"And with the type of players that they could bring in, then they'd have a fighting chance, there's no doubt about it, of being good Premiership clubs. Giants even. They could be up there after two or three seasons with the money.

"Celtic and Rangers get 2/3 million from television rights. What does the least club in England get in the Prem? Is it £150 million plus?

"So it's a huge difference, by the way, huge difference. So I wouldn't dismiss them that they struggle. I think if they could somehow survive the first year, second year, then they get stronger and stronger."