The national stadium question

[Lencarl]

I was looking around to see why Queens Park sold Hampden on the cheap and found out why.

 

We have been the owners of Scotland's National Stadium for the past 115 years. No-one can take that heritage away from us. But perhaps the time has now come for us to accept that Scottish Football in the 21st century has changed, and that in order to survive we too have to change. We have an opportunity to ensure the survival of the Queen's Park Football Club, free from potential liabilities.The National Stadium Company face a £4.5m bill for the repayment of debenture seats sold in 1999. They would also be required to return half of a £24m Millennium Commission grant handed over as part of a £60m upgrade 18 years ago if Hampden's status as 'The National Stadium' ends before 2040.

 

Queens Park were facing liabilities of £16m and Hampden would have to be pulled down if not sold to the SFA.

Good reason to sell for £5 Million but will the SFA still have to pay another £16 Million in bills.

[Slim]

How many countries have a national stadium outwith its capital/largest city? Struggling to think of any.

[Kowalski]

How many countries have a national stadium outwith its capital/largest city? Struggling to think of any.

 

Not sure. Vast majority surely have their national stadium in their capital city, irrespective of whether it’s the largest city.

Spain and Italy seem to rotate their venues.

[tlg1903]

hey Bro...(what the fuck are you, 12?)

 

Why don't you just accept that some people think the stadium is a fucking dump.

 

Newsflash dickhead, some people have differing opinions to yourself and, like yourself, want to put their opinion across.

 

No I'm 39 but I thought I should drop down to your intellectual level. 

 

I'm well aware that some people think the place is a dump, where did I suggest otherwise?

 

Other opinions are fine too but when they are as stupid as some of the things you were suggesting?  This is a football forum not a special needs school. 

 

1. what the fuck has the housing around the stadium got to do with whether or not Scotland play there?  It's completely irrelevant.

2. if you honestly need an explanation why monies generated by scottish football staying in scottish football and significant wedge  not being handed over to another sport is a good thing then there really is no hope for you.

3. "For Scottish football to move forward it needs a radical overhaul and cutting the links to glasgow should be step one."  what the fuck does this even mean?  How does the SFA cut links with glasgow?  You want Maxwell to hold a presser stating no professional football to be played in the largest population centre in the country or something?  Away back to licking windows mate. 

Literally the only fair point you had was about transport but that can, should, and hopefully will, be worked on.

 

One other thing I would add as I've seen a few post's mentioning it.  I know there are some within the supports of the ugly sisters that don't support Scotland but it really is the diehard bigots.  I've been away to Kiev and Milan to watch Scotland games and there was loads of Rangers and Celtic fans there supporting Scotland.  To state that the majority won't support the Scottish national side

because they support Ireland or England instead is way off the mark if you ask me. 

[Lencarl]

Queen's Park have claimed the Scottish FA attempted to buy Hampden Park for just £1.

 

A meeting of more than 100 of the amateur club’s members heard that the paltry offer was made in the hope that it would be accepted as Queen’s would have had to pay back £18m funding to the National Lottery and debenture holders if the SFA had moved to Murrayfield.

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/queens-park-claim-sfa-tried-13280645

 

 

Great to see that Queens Park stood up to the SFA bully boys. The SFA are indeed a bunch of twats.