The merger collapsed after a legal battle, but Clydebank entered the league in their own right in 1966.
The merger collapsed because at bottom there was no more than that.
The Spanish economist believes that, given the inherent problems, the merger "probably would have collapsed, though the affair may have precipitated it."
After the merger collapsed in 2004, MB was moved to the fourth division to start over.
The proposed merger collapsed when Comprehensive Care was unable to obtain financing.
After the 2004 season the merger collapsed and the 3 clubs separated.
The merger later collapsed and the institutions are again independent.
Since the merger collapsed, Dresdner's stock has declined about 7 percent and closed today at 45.31 euros ($40.54), down 0.2 percent.
A proposed merger with Nisa-Today's collapsed in 2006 after concerns about a cartel.
For Sprint shareholders, the pain since the merger collapsed has been intense.