Panda Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Excellent assumption that the main worry should be keeping Old Firm(defunct) fans apart. Fuck them, use Murrayfield Edit: maybe slightly harsh, it was only one of your main points, not the main focus........My thought was for the innocent tourists caught up in it. 1 Link to comment
shut up meg Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 ^^^^ We shouldn't be making decisions based on the OF being arseholes.If they can't behave, then boot them out of the competition. 1 Link to comment
Panda Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 What I'd like the SFA to do (they won't though), is hold the Scottish Cup semis at Murrayfield. Give it a try, see how it gets on, then listen to fans feedback afterwards. Plus I've a wedding in Edinburgh on the Friday and I'm staying within walking distance of Murrayfield, so Aberdeen having a semi-final there the next day would be superb. Link to comment
shut up meg Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Good shout Panda, won't happen though. Link to comment
Reliablesource Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The folks that say Murrayfield has a better view are way off. Granted the east stand runs fairly close to the pitch, similar to the north stand at Hampden but that's it. The rest is shite for fitba and has been designed entirely with rugby viewing in mind. Pandas Stuttgart example of how to redevelop a football ground that has a large running track is very good. Hampden would be very easy to develop because their is virtually nothing there at present. It makes me fucking mad sometimes when I think about what the fucking English get at Wembley and the funding they got. They even have an Olympic stadium around the corner that had been developed for football. Thatcher the cunt refused to fund the redevelopment of Hampden when it should have been done properly, way back. It was eventually thrown together with about 8 million quid iirc. 1 1 Link to comment
BWG Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The national ground needs to be out of fucking Glasgow if we're ever going to break the weegie bias in our sport. 3 Link to comment
Henry Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 If Millertime and Bluto both favour Hampden its a no-brainer Murrayfield. 4 Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 What I'd like the SFA to do (they won't though), is hold the Scottish Cup semis at Murrayfield. Give it a try, see how it gets on, then listen to fans feedback afterwards. Plus I've a wedding in Edinburgh on the Friday and I'm staying within walking distance of Murrayfield, so Aberdeen having a semi-final there the next day would be superb.Excellent idea. Or even just play a couple of finals there and see what the feedback is in that. They don't have to make a long term commitment straight away. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 What I'd like the SFA to do (they won't though), is hold the Scottish Cup semis at Murrayfield. Give it a try, see how it gets on, then listen to fans feedback afterwards. Plus I've a wedding in Edinburgh on the Friday and I'm staying within walking distance of Murrayfield, so Aberdeen having a semi-final there the next day would be superb.Good idea. Even if they hold one of them there. One of the games with a Glasgow team in it if they get that far. I'm not sure fans of those two have had to travel outside Glasgow for a semi final for decades if ever Link to comment
RAZOR Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Murrayfield v Hampden They're both poor choices in truth. Murrayfield's advantages:Bigger capacityTwo-tiered which means you can close off the top tier and just use the lower decks for games expecting around 30,000. So better atmosphere than at Hampden when often the bulk of the support are behind the goal.Genuinely neutral venue if we play one of the Old Firm. Be interesting to see how many tickets they sell when the ground isn't in their own city and they're playing Inverness or Falkirk.Hampden advantages:I'm bemused by the transport argument favouring Murrayfield. Hampden has train stations at both ends of the ground. Murrayfield has one tram stop. The main train stations are walking distance from both grounds. By road Murrayfield isn't any easier and those who complain they are stuck for hours after a game at Hampden clearly take the wrong roads.Easier to segregate fans. Hearts/Hibs in 2012 - Hibs fans got on trains at Waverley that took them direct to King's Park. Hearts fans got on at Haymarket and were taken direct to Mount Florida. Great operation. Now try doing that for Old Firm fans going to Murrayfield. The only way to keep them separate is to have one support go to Waverley and then use shuttle buses. Who on earth would propose shuttle buses from a train station to a football stadium?Would rather we rebuilt Hampden. Just do what Stuttgart have done. From this To thisFor the love of God, not more of these stadium world cup gaylord posts. I'm still getting over the last 8 1 Link to comment
dj_bollocks Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The folks that say Murrayfield has a better view are way off. Granted the east stand runs fairly close to the pitch, similar to the north stand at Hampden but that's it. The rest is shite for fitba and has been designed entirely with rugby viewing in mind. What pray tell is the difference between viewing rugby and football at Murrayfield ? I quite enjoyed our little jaunt to Murrayfield if not the game, and felt it was a far more inclusive experience than any trip to Hampden, mainly because we have lost there quite often... 1 Link to comment
caledonia Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 As long as its not iprix or parkhead i am happy with the other twoSplit between Hampden being a better view ie nearer to the crowd and Murryfield being a better place to spend the morning drinking (prefer Edinburgh to Glasgow) Link to comment
Panda Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 For the love of God, not more of these stadium world cup gaylord posts. I'm still getting over the last 8Tell us more about how you spend every Sunday in lycra "running" with the lads. 3 1 Link to comment
Chewie37 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 My thought was for the innocent tourists caught up in it.Haha touché, nicely played! Also a fan of the trial run for Murrayfield, maybe Regans replacement will be forward thinking and actually try something new...outside of Glasgow Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 That view is exactly the same one as I had at a WC game in 2006..Spain v Tunisia. It's a decent idea.Though the slope seems hooring shallow in the filled in bit.Could be slightly illusory like. Link to comment
Henry Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Regan going is good news. Probably be replaced by an Ian Durrant/Paki Bonner dream team. Link to comment
paddy Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Was very pleased to hear about Regan pissing off. I hope his replacement is someone who actively bigs-up the Scottish game. One of the problems with SR was the fact he was so negative about Scottish football. Link to comment
NEM Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 History.TraditionFact it’s a football stadium.Fact it’s not a rugby stadium. It’s been poorly revamped.So it’ll be expensive to re do. But alongside Wembley it is whatmskesbritish football great Tradition? Like traditional ends for Maris Piper FC and the Orcs you mean? Get that to fuck Link to comment
BWG Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Fucking Doncaster being touted as a replacement for Regan. Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Fucking Doncaster being touted as a replacement for Regan. Yep. Leanne Dempster too. Can't see the Masons approving her though. Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Walter Smith for me. You are joking right? Link to comment
zander Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 You are joking right?We need someone who knows the game up here. No split arses or ex Cricket CEOs. Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 We need someone who knows the game up here. No split arses or ex Cricket CEOs. Smith doesn't have the nous to effectively run such a large organisation - he has zero experience of anything other than playing and coaching football - that doesn't qualify you to deal with legal and commercial aspects involved or the political skills likely needed to get things pushed through the system. The football knowledge Smith has would be suited for the Performance director position (or whatever Malky's role is) IMO but not the SFA Chief Executive position. Also Smith would just be another old boy that would offer the same old rubbish and bow down to the same pressures as everyone else at the SFA. Someone like Hearn would be a much much better option but absolutely won't happen. Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 ^lol Its a woosh moment right? I mean you don't actually believe a guy like Walter Smith could effectively run any sort of proper sports body? Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Yep. Leanne Dempster too. Can't see the Masons approving her though. Apparently she had a season ticket at Ibrox for 20 years.... So, a shoe-in. Link to comment
Henry Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Walter Smith is a stick-on. Link to comment
BWG Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Walter Smith for the job definitely. Well done SFA, very forward thinking appointment. #TheFutureIsBright Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Ok, you've convinced me, I'm in let's back Smith for the job. About time the SFA had a real sharp tack like Walter running things. Link to comment
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