Bring Your Own Socks Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Hampden Diehard said: Not sure that he does own 50% of Hampden but a guy told me on Saturday that he actually owns Parkhead, which he bought when Celtic were a ba hair from going under. Given he was quite unceremoniously elbowed out by the new regime there, maybe the plan is to move us to Parkhead and rent Lesser out to Celtic. He didn’t own Parkhead (or even Celtic Park) but he bought the land the stadium sat on for £1000. Yes, one thousand pounds. I still have a copy of the land register. The story was McCann gifted it to him when he returned to Canada. However, I understand that has since lapsed due to a change in planning by-laws or regulations. There was also a rumour of him (companies) buying or long-leasing Cathkin a few years ago for the Jimmy Johnstone Academy but I can’t find any trace of that now. It was before he became involved (allegedly) in the Lesser development. Or should that be underdevelopment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Is the new Lesser Hampden surface artificial or hybrid? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Just now, Tony Wonder said: Is the new Lesser Hampden surface artificial or grass? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williebraveheart Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 9 minutes ago, Tony Wonder said: Hybrid. Same as Hampden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Just now, williebraveheart said: Hybrid. Same as Hampden. Cheers. Had it in my head it was going to be artificial but thought it looked tremendous when I seen it so wasn't sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 3 hours ago, Bring Your Own Socks said: He didn’t own Parkhead (or even Celtic Park) but he bought the land the stadium sat on for £1000. Yes, one thousand pounds. I still have a copy of the land register. The story was McCann gifted it to him when he returned to Canada. However, I understand that has since lapsed due to a change in planning by-laws or regulations. There was also a rumour of him (companies) buying or long-leasing Cathkin a few years ago for the Jimmy Johnstone Academy but I can’t find any trace of that now. It was before he became involved (allegedly) in the Lesser development. Or should that be underdevelopment. Not as good a story as mine! I did wonder about him owning Celtic Park. We'll look back at the last three years and laugh one day....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 50 minutes ago, Hampden Diehard said: Not as good a story as mine! I did wonder about him owning Celtic Park. We'll look back at the last three years and laugh one day....... Writing about Haughey’s like writing about the Royals. You can say what you want knowing he’ll never come out and defend it. So fire away…just don’t mention the East Kilbride car park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chattyman Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) On 22/03/2023 at 13:31, Bring Your Own Socks said: Writing about Haughey’s like writing about the Royals. You can say what you want knowing he’ll never come out and defend it. So fire away…just don’t mention the East Kilbride car park. And don't mention the alleged dodgy goings on at Livi either lol Edited March 23 by chattyman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Bringing the world back into perspective, on Friday the Club are doing a great job in marking the anniversary of the loss of one of our fans. They've also done really well in supporting the charity Epilepsy Scotland. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclops van Gogh 1867 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 22/03/2023 at 13:31, Bring Your Own Socks said: Writing about Haughey’s like writing about the Royals. You can say what you want knowing he’ll never come out and defend it. So fire away…just don’t mention the East Kilbride car park. Praise the Lord! We've come a long, long way together You have to praise him like you should..d..d..d... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Reilly Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 5 hours ago, Hampden Diehard said: Bringing the world back into perspective, on Friday the Club are doing a great job in marking the anniversary of the loss of one of our fans. They've also done really well in supporting the charity Epilepsy Scotland. I never met Martin, but I know his cousin well, and I know that the family have been overwhelmed with the support and tributes from the Club and Supporters Association not just regarding tonight but throughout the years since his passing. Well done to all involved. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behindthelens Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Soo-sider Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Although a disappointing result, I think it was coming. We’ve not been at our best recently but managed to grind out results when necessary. We’re still in it and let’s hope this is a wake up call and we can get our act together. This has been a bonkers league this year with a great number of unexpected results. I would have bitten your arm off at the start of the season to be in this position. As they say, onwards and upwards. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntiethumper Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Good article from Owen in the Herald. https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23411502.owen-coyle-queens-park-dreams-lesser-hampden-the-new-gretna/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_&_T Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 19 minutes ago, Stuntiethumper said: Good article from Owen in the Herald. https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23411502.owen-coyle-queens-park-dreams-lesser-hampden-the-new-gretna/ This appears to be factually incorrect, given the new criteria: Quote The club expect to play at Lesser before season’s end, but its eventual 1,700 capacity means, should they get promoted once more, they will have to move again to meet the Premiership’s 6000 minimum requirement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Totally inaccurate, that 6000 capacity rule was ditched during the rearrangements after Rangers died. You need 500 covered seats, and then to meet all the licensing criteria (floodlights, facilities etc). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 25/03/2023 at 08:02, behindthelens said: Some defending at the goal there, what a huddy. About as smash and grab a win as you'll see all season going by those highlights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntiethumper Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 20 minutes ago, Shibuya said: Some defending at the goal there, what a huddy. About as smash and grab a win as you'll see all season going by those highlights. Yup. Shit happens sometimes. Onwards and upwards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, ExiledLichtie said: Totally inaccurate, that 6000 capacity rule was ditched during the rearrangements after Rangers died. You need 500 covered seats, and then to meet all the licensing criteria (floodlights, facilities etc). Not for the Gold standard. This is the SFA Licensing Standards for 2022-23. Should be noted that when we started this journey 3 years ago, Bronze was the level we were aiming for. The new pitch qualifies for Platinum. Edited March 26 by Bring Your Own Socks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) You don't need gold standard to get into the Premier League though. https://spfl.co.uk/admin/filemanager/images/shares/pdfs/Membership Criteria Letter 2021-22 issued 1 December 2020.pdf Edited March 26 by ExiledLichtie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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