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Mark Walker

Celtic and Rangers would 'rejuvenate' FA Cup as former St Johnstone striker calls for cross-border shake up

Celtic and Rangers should be allowed to play in the FA Cup to give the competition a new lease of life, according to former St Johnstone striker Graham Cummins.

The English national cup competition has been devalued in recent years with most of the top clubs in the English Premier League playing weakened teams in the FA Cup and prioritising the league. But former Irish striker Cummings - who played for Preston North End before moving to St Johnstone for a two-year spell - reckons he knows exactly what would help the ailing tournament...inviting the Old Firm to play in the FA Cup.

Cummins said: "No matter how much I hear or read ‘the magic of the cup’ over the next couple of days, I won’t be conned into the notion that the FA Cup is still a trophy of value. The FA Cup is in desperate need of being revamped.

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