Moonbeams, New Stadium

[Tommy]

Clicky

That's a belter. David Murray's gonna bulldoze Ibrox and rebuild it all. Hahahahaha, no bad David. It's better than your casino effort that's for sure. It reeks of the Cambuslang effort, the last throw of the dice by the Kelly dynasty at Celtic.

And there was us led to believe that 5 star Ibrox was the best stadium in Scotland, seems even Mr Murray doesn't think so.

So go on, who's buying into it?

[djtoast]

£700 million, eh? I bet Murray's got that in his arse pocket.

[EvilElvis]

Originally Posted by Tommy

Clicky

That's a belter. David Murray's gonna bulldoze Ibrox and rebuild it all. Hahahahaha, no bad David. It's better than your casino effort that's for sure. It reeks of the Cambuslang effort, the last throw of the dice by the Kelly dynasty at Celtic.

And there was us led to believe that 5 star Ibrox was the best stadium in Scotland, seems even Mr Murray doesn't think so.

So go on, who's buying into it?

I'll take it all with a major pinch of salt till I get some words from someone other than an "insider"

[Fremlin]

From the Rangers website

FOLLOWING media enquiries today, the club would like to inform its fans that it is currently assessing a number of proposals for the development and regeneration around Ibrox.

At present we are analysing three strategies which would enhance the development of the existing outline planning proposals for the Hinshelwood area to the south of the stadium.

One of the strategies includes the total rebuilding of Ibrox Stadium while retaining the brick facade, the tradition and the integrity of the Bill Struth Main Stand. The Club stresses that at this time it is assessing these proposals and no decisions will be reached imminently.

Further details will be announced at the appropriate time.

[Neil.]

Regardless, the area around ibrox could do with regeneration......

[Fremlin]

It would seem pretty bad to build a brand new £700 million stadium in an area where half the houses are boarded up.

[Baron Samedi]

Originally Posted by Fremlin

It would seem pretty bad to build a brand new £700 million stadium in an area where half the houses are boarded up.

Would it be better if it was in an affluent suburb?

[Neil.]

Nah it'd be better if they re-bulit the stadium and helped regenerate the local area.

[XMachina]

I wonder how the bank would feel about Ibrox being redeveloped with the massive mortgage that they have on the place. With tens of millions of debt in Murrays' holding company and a not insignificant amount at the club itself I'd be interested to see exactly how such a project would be financed.

[Fremlin]

Originally Posted by Neil.

Nah it'd be better if they re-bulit the stadium and helped regenerate the local area.

Yeah that is what I was meant by that comment. The fans have poured in money for years it would be nice if the club could give something back to the community.

[EvilElvis]

Originally Posted by XMachina

I wonder how the bank would feel about Ibrox being redeveloped with the massive mortgage that they have on the place. With tens of millions of debt in Murrays' holding company and a not insignificant amount at the club itself I'd be interested to see exactly how such a project would be financed.

They'd have sponsor's who'd the ground would be renamed after.

Much like Arsenal's new ground is called the Emirates or York City's ground Kit Kat Crescent.

[XMachina]

Originally Posted by EvilElvis

They'd have sponsor's who'd the ground would be renamed after.

Much like Arsenal's new ground is called the Emirates or York City's ground Kit Kat Crescent.

Wouldn't work. I remember a couple of years ago they had a guy on the radio from the SPL's accountants and he said while it would be fine for Aberdeen or Dunfermline any organisation acquiring naming rights for Parkhead would be shooting themselves in the foot by alienating 'the other side'. Naming rights can only generate so much in a league with limited TV exposure into the bargain.

[Quiz Bhoy]

Originally Posted by Neil.

Nah it'd be better if they re-bulit the stadium and helped regenerate the local area.

Take off and nuke the place from orbit. It's the only way to be sure

[Semprini]

Does the pitch in the new stadium slide out after 80 minutes so the fans can still watch the game while they head to the subway?

Originally Posted by EvilElvis

They'd have sponsor's who'd the ground would be renamed after.

Much like Arsenal's new ground is called the Emirates or York City's ground Kit Kat Crescent.

Wouldn't make much money, since the Glaswegian attitude is such that no-one would call it be the sponsor's name.

Same thing happened in San Francisco. The stadium was renamed to 3Com Park, but everyone still called it Candlestick, with the result that no corporate mobs were actually willing to fork out a decent amount for it.

[¡Punk!]

The idea of regenerating the area by a stadium is ludicrous. I've never been to a stadium within a town or city that isn't in the mankiest part of town. Any estate agent will tell you nearby stadiums drive prices down. Chucking a casino nearby wont help matters either