The debate about leaving the Scottish League is never really concluded, and while the EPL alternative won`t go away, the Atlantic League possibility is at least a clean sheet of paper, and with an opportunity to be in at the creation of Europe`s sixth major league - alongside those in Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England.
As the row about which road to travel flares up again, we should perhaps realise that change will eventually happen. It might be in five years, or in ten or in twenty, but the growing reality is that Rangers and Celtic simply cannot afford to remain in their present situation, and so the hunt is on for a better alternative.
We keep hearing that the EPL doesn`t want us, but it might have a sudden change of heart if it suspects that it can`t have us. If the Atlantic League chat gets serious, the EPL could lose the option to invite Rangers and Celtic to its party, and that might be a matter of concern to its lord and master - Sky. It might even get to the stage where the Old Firm clubs are made lucrative offers by the Atlantic League - and the EPL.
I`ve been in favour of ambitious change for Rangers for quite some time, and my inclination now, bearing in mind the two main alternatives to Scottish League participation, is that the Atlantic League option is more agreeable and exciting than entering the EPL.
Rather than being the new kids on the block of the EPL where our club and support`s every action will be analysed as though we were a controlled disease, the cleaner and fresher air of the Atlantic League and its variety of appealing destinations looks like being a more enjoyable and varied excursion.
Much of the detail of the Atlantic League has still to be unveiled, or even discussed, but if an agreement in principle to make it happen can be thrashed out, the Atlantic League could ultimately become as established as the league competitions in the continent`s larger countries.
The idea of building a new empire along with like-minded others is far more appealing than applying to be admitted to an already established club whose rules and regulations are the work of others.
Let us join with our small-nation friends across Europe and build something that the rest of the continent will admire, envy and, perhaps grudgingly, respect.
This is a fantastic opportunity for us - we must not walk away from it.