Fuctifano Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 That sounds horrible tbh. If we were to ever move to a stadium I'd hate it to be one of those Airdrie/Clyde/Hamilton like stadium. It would be though. It's obviously total pie in the sky but we could incorporate terracing now if we were building a new ground, and it would be 10 minutes walk max from Partick station which is one of the busiest transport hubs in Scotland with the train / underground / bus routes. I'm only half joking when I said we should look to build a new ground with the Warriors, looks like their pitch is fucked worse than ours if they're having to move games to Kilmarnock. Would obviously have to be artificial turf though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 How did Livingstone get it right? Always been impressed by Almondvale or whatever it's called now. At risk of being wooshed, I certainly wouldn't be using Almondvale or Livingston FC as an example of 'getting it right'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Almondvale is a cracking stadium. It's just too big for Livingston and it's in a crap location. The stands from Almondvale behind both our goals and in place of the Jackie Husband Stand, with both corners filled in would make for a brilliant stadium. The excellent Main Stand would be retained to ensure we still had a bit of character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Livi's is by miles the best of the 'new' grounds. Was outstanding for the Challenge Cup final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I quite like the elevation at NDP that means you get a good view of the pitch, it's just a shame it's so open and 2-sided. At the Ramsdens final my reward for being one of the first to get tickets was to be stuck in the front row, almost below the level of the pitch. It is good that it's fairly enclosed though. St Mirren's ground is dire, for the cup game a few weeks back I was in the back row and the view was still terrible. The redeveloped Firhill would have a decent terracing behind the goal anyway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 We should get Kingsford to find some avant garde architects to design the new Firhill. Get that Frank lad who designed the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao to tart up the bing while we're at it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 That patch of land between the transport museum and the newish flats at the river would be a belter of a place for a new ground. If i ever become Russian tycoon rich, we are moving there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALJAGS76 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The midtjylland arena man united are playing in tonight is a smart wee stadium,11000 capacity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie guevara Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The midtjylland arena man united are playing in tonight is a smart wee stadium,11000 capacity. You know the story of that though... ? Two provincial clubs bought over by a multi-millionaire, merged and now play at a stadium halfway between the two towns. Like merging Motherwell and Hamilton and playing at Strathclyde Park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 A new multi purpose stadium down by the old docks near the transport museum, 4G pitch, share with the rugger buggers, back in Partick. Job's a good 'un. No chance we want 4g, you don't get a proper bounce on it. I'll never go back if we get an astroturf pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third lanark Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 At risk of being wooshed, I certainly wouldn't be using Almondvale or Livingston FC as an example of 'getting it right'.looking at the size of their crowds I'd say most of the people in west Lothian would agree with you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K77 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 That patch of land between the transport museum and the newish flats at the river would be a belter of a place for a new ground. If i ever become Russian tycoon rich, we are moving there. If we were ever to move from Firhill that is the only place I can think of that would get my vote, walking distance from Partick and west end would not be too bad. Elevated steep stands and a decent terrace ~10,000 total capacity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALJAGS76 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 You know the story of that though... ? Two provincial clubs bought over by a multi-millionaire, merged and now play at a stadium halfway between the two towns. Like merging Motherwell and Hamilton and playing at Strathclyde Park. nope,didn't know the story,just thought it was a smart wee stadium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I'm pretty sure that land has been sold with plans to build / open a new distillery with visitor centre etc... I've always thought it would be perfect too - pretty close to the site of Meadowside too. Sent from my iPhone using Pie & Bovril 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 There is only one place that Thistle would move away from Firhill to in the foreseeable future and it's a 3G or 4G Scotstoun. Let's not kid ourselves here. The only way any move would be viable, even if we sold the whole of Firhill for demolition and development, would be to somewhere that's already got most of a stadium in place or somewhere someone else was willing to share both the stadium and the costs of building it with us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Marc Waters has gone on loan to Clyde. I think they're in the lowland league or something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Is he being punished for something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 To be fair to Clyde, whatever they did to Doolan and Patrick Boyle back in the day certainly worked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I guess some folks have to hit rick bottom before progressing in life. A metaphorical 'kick up the arse'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Clyde are diddies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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