Hampden - options?

[3pm]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40178246

Time to build a new one!

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Purpose built stadium in Stirling or outskirts of Edinburgh please

[Ozyhibby]

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Don't bother. Sell the ground and distribute the money to the membership clubs evenly.

Queen's Park might have something to say about that?
The SFA should move out though. Much cheaper to use the club's grounds.


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[Lago]

No need for a dedicated national stadium. Lots of countries manage without one, plenty of alternative grounds.

[Gatecrasher]

if it were just about Scotland I would say time to move on, but you also have to consider cup competitions as well. If Celtic and Rangers were to meet in a final the only viable venue is Murrayfield. I would say build a new state of the art stadium along the M8 somewhere between Edinburgh and Glasgow. If Wales, Ireland and England can do it, why cant we?

[KWJ]

Big games where capacity will be filled play at Ibrox or Celtic Park.

Smaller games at Easter Roard, Tannadice, New Pittodrie and pish friendlies at New St. Mirren Park.

[Deansy]

Sadly, the GFA wll more than likely plump for alternating between 'Greyskull' and 'Darkheid' - forget any (logical, natural) thoughts of our national staium being outside the Weeg !

[Iain G]

Sell Hampden for housing development, build Queens Park a small community stadium somewhere in the area, reinvest the rest of the proceeds into developing training centers / grass roots football.

Use Muddyfield for the cup finals.

[JimBHibees]

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Sadly, the GFA wll more than likely plump for alternating between 'Greyskull' and 'Darkheid' - forget any (logical, natural) thoughts of our national staium being outside the Weeg !

SFA threatened this before, just a bit of positioning they wont move out as it makes them feel important. Makes no sense for there to be Hampden and Murrayfield in a small country like ours so bin the poor one Hampden, use the bigger and better one Murrayfield and the SFA can get some offices to do what they do no doubt somewhere in Glasgow.

[KWJ]

Murrayfield is a bit grim these days too so SFA, SRU and Scottish Government would all have to be involved in a multi purpose new stadium somewhere around Stirling if it was to happen.

And find a way to keep you close to the pitch while being available to athletics.

[JimBHibees]

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Sell Hampden for housing development, build Queens Park a small community stadium somewhere in the area, reinvest the rest of the proceeds into developing training centers / grass roots football.

Use Muddyfield for the cup finals.

Spot on totally agree Queens park can use Lesser Hampden. When Hampden was being redeveloped previously John Collins said they should bin it and build ten indoor pitches throughout the country which could be used to develop players. If that had been done 20 years ago or whatever I think our national team might be better than it currently is.

[hibeemikey21]

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Sell Hampden for housing development, build Queens Park a small community stadium somewhere in the area, reinvest the rest of the proceeds into developing training centers / grass roots football.

Use Muddyfield for the cup finals.

Old firm finals in Edinburgh? That gets a big no from me

[hibs0666]

A big NO to sterile, out of town, stadia. Re-build Hampden in the same way as Cardiff Armns Park was re-developed.

[Diclonius]

Demolish Hampden and build a new stadium in Stirling or Perth.

[#persevered]

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A big NO to sterile, out of town, stadia. Re-build Hampden in the same way as Cardiff Armns Park was re-developed.

Totally agree

[BH Hibs]

Ship has sailed on a new one I'm afraid. It should've been built on the old BL site at Bathgate years ago but the SFA would never allow it to be built outside Glasgow.

[Since90+2]

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Murrayfield is a bit grim these days too so SFA, SRU and Scottish Government would all have to be involved in a multi purpose new stadium somewhere around Stirling if it was to happen.

And find a way to keep you close to the pitch while being available to athletics.

The SRU would not move its headquarters / stadium from Edinburgh as there is huge corporate sponsorship linked to the Six Nations and it would decrease massively if they were forced to play internationals somewhere like Stirling.

[green&left]

They're not going to play Semi finals and Finals in Edinburgh when the likely hood is its going to involve at least 1 of the Glasgow 2. Similar as to why a new Perth or Stirling ground won't happen.

I like Hampden for location, easy motorway access, good coach parking and a train station for each end. Plenty social clubs and pubs etc too. Best option would be to bulldose existing, play at Parkhead for a season or two and re-develop. No reason we can't have a purpose built 60000+ capacity ground. This will likely just be an SFA tactic to save a few quid on the next lease and we'll be playing at the existing Hampden til 2040.

[Ozyhibby]

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Demolish Hampden and build a new stadium in Stirling or Perth.

Is there anywhere in the world that has a national stadium in towns the size of Stirling or Perth?
It has to be in a city because that's where the infrastructure is.


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[Since90+2]

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Demolish Hampden and build a new stadium in Stirling or Perth.

Perth? Cant see the logic of building the countries main football stadium in a small city that is 45 miles from Edinburgh and 60 miles from Glasgow. Whether we like it or not the majority of football fans in this country live in the greater Strathclyde area so they wont be building a stadium 60 miles away from the main customer base.

If its not going to be in Glasgow the only other area where it would make sense to built it would be somewhere in the central belt in between Glasgow and Edinburgh with adequate rail links to both cities.

[Iain G]

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They're not going to play Semi finals and Finals in Edinburgh when the likely hood is its going to involve at least 1 of the Glasgow 2. Similar as to why a new Perth or Stirling ground won't happen.

I like Hampden for location, easy motorway access, good coach parking and a train station for each end. Plenty social clubs and pubs etc too. Best option would be to bulldose existing, play at Parkhead for a season or two and re-develop. No reason we can't have a purpose built 60000+ capacity ground. This will likely just be an SFA tactic to save a few quid on the next lease and we'll be playing at the existing Hampden til 2040.

If it's a Celtic semi final you play at ibrox, Rangers at Parkhead, if it's both then Newcastle isnt too far away 😁

[iwasthere1972]

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And find a way to keep you close to the pitch while being available to athletics.

I haven't run for about 20 years so count me out.

[SanFranHibs]

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Demolish Hampden and build a new stadium in Stirling or Perth.

And I'm sure those small towns would relish the prospect of 50k+ fans, especially if it were a Celtic/Rangers match, invading their communities.

Hampden is the home of the Scottish National team and should remain so. Knock it down and rebuild one anyone would like to go to. However, I want one designed for watching football, not athletics.

[iwasthere1972]

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A big NO to sterile, out of town, stadia. Re-build Hampden in the same way as Cardiff Armns Park was re-developed.

Agree. Bathgate, Stirling, Perth etc. No thanks. Hampden is fine but is outdated compared to other national stadiums. Modernisation is all that's required.

[ancient hibee]

And where would the SFA get the money to build a new stadium again?

[iwasthere1972]

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And where would the SFA get the money to build a new stadium again?

Rent a cash cow. The money will roll in with donations.

[Iain G]

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Rent a cash cow. The money will roll in with donations.

Get Craig Whyte to manage the redevelopment of it as he seems to be good at finding money

[anon1875]

Has to be in Glasgow, home of football in Scotland.

[WhileTheChief..]

^^Agreed.

Folk on here were moaning recently about Hamden having Rangers or Celtic ends.

Now they'd rather have the us play at their stadiums meaning that more money goes to them. Exactly the opposite of what most people think should happen.

The location of Hampden is fine but it would be brilliant to have a shiny new stadium in its place.

[hibs#1]

As much as I'd like them to build a big new stadium in Stirling.it just wouldn't work can't think of any suitable sites here. Perth would be a terrible idea as would Bathgate. Redeveloping hampden would be the best option especially if they get good designer in.