An official club museum will be the main attraction of the facility, which will also house a two-storey club store. The most immediate one is something around Argyle House which will involve extra seating. Been a while since I have seen a guy get his camera out while someones pishing in the background. [2][3] Simon Inglis, a writer on football stadia, commented in 2005 that the Main Stand is Leitch's "greatest work" and is "still resplendent today in its red brick glory under a modern mantle of glass and steel". Rangers fans helped fund it through the revolutionary Rangers football pools. [70], Ibrox has been used for athletics competitions, Empire Games, and concerts, including performances by Simple Minds (1986), Frank Sinatra (1990),[6][71] Rod Stewart (1995),[72] Elton John (1998),[73] Billy Joel (also 1998),[73] Bon Jovi (1996, 2003 & 2007)[74] and Harry Styles (2022). Funds will be raised through the sale of half of the Albion Car Park, with New Edmiston House at the heart of Rangers plans for their 150th anniversary as a club. [77] Ibrox hosted the rugby sevens event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[78] won by South Africa. [3], Rangers first moved to the Ibrox area later in 1887, playing on a site immediately to the east of the current stadium. Match tickets can be purchased online prior to the games. Maybe you could get some posters and leaflets printed to show others how you do things. [11] The whole plan was estimated to cost 6 million, which no other club could have afforded in a short period of time. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero. Famous Main Stand given Category B Listed Building status, preserving its future. Ibrox Stadium, 150 Edmiston Drive, Glasgow G51 2XD Car Parks The club offers some spaces to fans within the Albion Car Park which is located opposite the stadium. [17][19][21] Season ticket sales rose from 7,000 in 1986 to over 30,000 in the 1990s,[22] while commercial income increased from 239,000 in 1986 to over 2 million in 1989. [2][8] Generally, wooden structures of that size were not trusted. We have a bigger support, we have higher earning potential, and as far as attendances are concerned we have larger room to grow. Arsenal legend predicts Celtic and Rangers success in Europe, Rangers legend Mark Hateley's five most memorable goals for the club, Rangers Live - News, transfer rumours and chat from Ibrox, Alfredo Morelos is likely to leave Rangers soon amid Lazio interest says Marco Negri, Arsenal legend says Rangers can get closer to Celtic under Steven Gerrard, Arsenal 'name transfer price' for Celtic diehard Kieran Tierney amid Newcastle United interest. [46] The Ibrox and Cessnock stations on the Glasgow Subway both serve Ibrox. History [ edit] See also: History of Rangers F.C. The space will host conferences, gigs, awards ceremonies and other occasions. [44] All of the stands are designed using the 'goalpost' structure, in which a large portal frame supports perpendicular beams on which roof cladding is secured. I only drink whisky. The Light Blues want to create 93 spaces on an area of ground on the east side of the stadium. 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[11] On 2 January 1939, the Old Firm game against Celtic attracted a crowd of 118,567, the record attendance for any league match played in Britain. [19], The new Ibrox had a capacity of 44,000 and was opened with an Old Firm game played on 19 September 1981. 2000 West Stadium Boulevard. The club, which recently lifted the Premiership trophy after going the whole league season unbeaten, has sold more than 44,000 season tickets for the 2021-22 campaign and Bennett confirmed that expansion of Ibrox is a priority. Something went wrong, please try again later. Rangers have since explored options to increase capacity. These plans were shelved by October 2008, however, due to the late-2000s financial crisis. If you're in need of a Friday funny, this typo blunder spotted at TJ Hughes in Glasgow could be just the thing to cheer you up. Tragedy strikes Ibrox again as two fans are die as a barrier collapses on Stairway 13. Glasgow City Council has approved Rangers' plan to develop the land around Ibrox Stadium. The Piano Glasgow episode leaves viewers in tears as Mika and Lang Lang blown away by local talent. Based on AFC123's excellent high detailed model of Ibrox. If you can't last out 90 mins stay home or buy a nappy. These plans were said to be dependent for finance upon improved performance by the team. Packages will also include a model of Ibrox and Edmiston House, an opportunity to visit the museum, a priority window to purchase tickets for Rangers-hosted events at Edmiston House, and an official certificate signed by manager Steven Gerrard and chairman Douglas Park. Done by a fan a while back & surely @RangersFC should be looking at this as all 3 stands were constructed with the view of expansion Ibrox has to be bigger pic.twitter.com/tzgdh8jw16, When it come to Safe Standing, its not so much about increasing capacity as it is about the matchday experience. 15 years ago, the UK government announced plans to permit one super casino per region and so this prompted Rangers to come up with a proposal for one such super casino to be built at Ibrox. It would cost up to 10m and deplete the club financially. ', Body of missing man Matthew Cosgrove discovered by police in Lanarkshire. All rights reserved. According to the Daily Record theyve only so far secured 7m of this but are confident they can get the rest. [44] Although constructed as separate structures, the three stands have been linked since the mid-1990s, when two additional areas of seating were added to the corner areas. [3], The structure was passed by the Govan Burgh Surveyor in March 1902, but there were newspaper reports that it was unstable. [11][16], The inquiry and subsequent compensation cases found that Rangers had been inept in their administration and complacent after the incidents in the 1960s. This cookie is used to recognize the visitors using live chat at different times inorder to optimize the chat-box functionality. There's a number of things the Club needs to improve on as listed above. YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. [38] On 16 July 2014 the club paid a lasting tribute to Sandy Jardine by renaming the Govan Stand in his honour. [28] Ibrox hosted four Scotland games in the first phase, starting with a 1994 World Cup qualifier against Portugal in October 1992. It can be easy to miss Edmiston House at the back of the Copland Road Stand, with the largely unused building covered by a promotional billboard in recent years. Teacher strikes suspended as union backs new Scottish Government pay offer. Read more about this topic: Ibrox Stadium, It is marvelous indeed to watch on television the rings of Saturn close; and to speculate on what we may yet find at galaxys edge. The Ibrox disaster of 1971 led to the club developing a modern, safe stadium. Photograph: PA. How long does it take to take down old, broken TV's? Cant be flats theres not going to be enough parking facilities as it is . All planned teacher strikes have been suspended after a new pay offer was presented by the Scottish Government. [37], On 9 April 2013 it was announced that the Jumbotron screens were to be replaced; the previous screens were inferior and had become pixelated. However, it does make us believe it is very much possible. . [1][3][31] The Main Stand was renamed the Bill Struth Main Stand in September 2006, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. Police have confirmed that the body of Matthew Cosgrove was discovered in the Lesmahagow area on Friday afternoon. Prime Stadium Blvd located between W Liberty Street and Pauline Blvd with over 300 feet of frontage. We wont see anything as grand as another tier built on top of one of the existing stands, Robertson explained. [19] This was during a period of low attendances in Scottish football in general. Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Back in those days, it was a regular occurrence that you would be packed tightly together at football matches across the country. Were making this bridge from a recovery phase to a growth phase. [2][3] By this point, the city of Glasgow had the three largest purpose-built football grounds in the world. View Flyer. [2][3] The first match at this stadium was an 81 defeat to English side Preston North End on 20 August 1887, watched by a capacity crowd of over 15,000. [28] These towers are also framed in red-brick, but deliberately contrast with the main body of the stand. The Founders trail provides an even more in-depth history of the club via a bus tour around Glasgow. Work is underway on the redevelopment of Edmiston House as Rangers prepare to launch a new museum and retail and entertaining space ahead of their 150th anniversary next year. The former St James' Primary in Calton is being redevloped for use as a new Gaelic school and councillors will be asked to agree a name next week. Ideas range from the money-spinningly ludicrous knocking down and rebuilding of three stands, to the more conservative safe standing or adding of another tier to the Copland Rd. [3][43] The two corner areas, known as the West and East areas of the Sandy Jardine Stand, have one tier of seating below a JumboTron screen. There is no immediate prospect of the Ibrox proposal being resurrected, as Gordon Brown dropped the plans for super casinos soon after becoming Prime Minister. Ibrox Stadium: Rangers Ticket Centre and Away Bus Car Park being turned into parking spaces: The Albion Car Park to be halved for housing: Things that the club already have improved off the pitch: Rangers Training Centre Ibrox - Dressing Rooms Tunnel Area Players Lounge New Kitchen Referee's Room Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. However, Rangers have recently revealed plans to demolish the current structure and replace it with New Edmiston House, a complex that will include a conference centre, concert venue, museum and club shop. [3][43], The Bill Struth Main Stand, formerly known as the Main Stand, faces onto Edmiston Drive (A8 road). 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