Beer Belly Loyal
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1989
1991 Construction in progress
1991 Construction in progress
You're right. Funnily enough I was looking up at it yesterday and often think that the addition of the Club Deck makes the main stand even more magnificent. I know the cost was high for the extra number of seats but it I think it was very cleverly designed to marry the old with the new.It was a great piece of engineering, how we managed to add another tier on to the Main Stand.
Debenture scheme of course. Thousands invested money in that project, similar to the Rangers Pools efforts in the ‘70s to build the other stands.You're right. Funnily enough I was looking up at it yesterday and often think that the addition of the Club Deck makes the main stand even more magnificent. I know the cost was high for the extra number of seats but it I think it was very cleverly designed to marry the old with the new.
Remember it well, the steam rising off my pish on a cold winters dayFor the young'uns - the L shaped bits just inside the Enclosure turnstiles are the bogs IIRC. Nowhere to snort your shitey powder in those days.
For a minute there......I thought you were referring to the press box on the roof ! My old man had a pal who used to get to sit in there when he was a teen.For the young'uns - the L shaped bits just inside the Enclosure turnstiles are the bogs IIRC. Nowhere to snort your shitey powder in those days.
And has it paid for itself?In real terms how much did the club deck cost?
Those toilets were alright compared to equivalent facilities in other grounds at the time but looking back… grim.For the young'uns - the L shaped bits just inside the Enclosure turnstiles are the bogs IIRC. Nowhere to snort your shitey powder in those days.
We did a tour of Ibrox with the BB in the early 80’s and we were allowed into the press box, it was terrifyingFor a minute there......I thought you were referring to the press box on the roof ! My old man had a pal who used to get to sit in there when he was a teen.
It certainly paid to be working on it,especially in the last few months of the contract.And has it paid for itself?
I always thought the press boxes at Ibrox and Hampden looked really dodgy. It must have been some view of the game right enough.I was on a tour of Ibrox in the seventies and was in the old press box. It certainly was scary. I was also shown round Ibrox about 9 years ago and there was a big difference.
You are right, remember the toilets in the piggery were always flooded, suppose they couldn’t handle 20000 steaming bears and if truth be told weren’t fit for humans, that lots end were the exact same, was at the hibs final in their end and their bogs were the same , filthy.Those toilets were alright compared to equivalent facilities in other grounds at the time but looking back… grim.
Excellent pictures. As someone who sits in club deck it's probably not ideal to want to hark back to the days it wasn't there.
I'd love to see one of those time lapse videos showing Ibrox as it develops.
Current form is more or less my only experience of it attending bar a few small changes. I still enjoy seeing pictures of Ibrox in any form though
That’s fantastic!
Did all the debenture owners get shafted by Green, I have a friend who maintains its King.Debenture scheme of course. Thousands invested money in that project, similar to the Rangers Pools efforts in the ‘70s to build the other stands.
Maybe we’ll see something similar again in the future when market conditions are right.
A rare sight in the Club Deck yesterday was all the vents open the length of the stand.
Did all the debenture owners get shafted by Green, I have a friend who maintains its King.
Thanks for posting these, they are magnificent and brilliantly illustrate the stunning transformation which we've seen over the years whilst retaining the history and character of the stadium and providing a modern and safe environment to bring our children and grandchildren to watch the team play through the generations.
The initial sketches for the club deck included hospitality boxes, not sure the reasons it changed, possibly cost?
Have the sketch but not sure how to attach here.
It would have brought capacity up to 52,000 because original plans retained the enclosure being standing.Yeah, I remember a picture with Souness and someone else and they had the back of the Govan style boxes right along the rear of the Main Stand.
I reckon it'd have lost too many seats to make it viable.
I think the Club Deck was meant to cost £14m and was nearer to £20m by the end.
It looks great but in terms of value for money, it'd didn't lift the capacity by anywhere near as much as it should have. We lost so many seats in the Main Stand due to the works that it wasn't close to the 7500 being added on.
It's still some achievement right enough and really does bring the stand up to look modern.
I’m I seeing that correctly, no roof?For the young'uns - the L shaped bits just inside the Enclosure turnstiles are the bogs IIRC. Nowhere to snort your shitey powder in those days.
It would have brought capacity up to 52,000 because original plans retained the enclosure being standing.
After Hillsborough the enclosure firstly had a reduced capacity (before the club deck was opened) then was seated to comply with the Taylor Report, so the 52,000 figure was never reached.
I agree with all of that - I was speaking about the ‘original’ plans and how they were sold to supporters: quite simplistically 44,500 + 7,500 = 52k.Didn't get near the 50k though at that point. The seated enclosure only lost 2,500 spaces.
It wasn't until the addition of the 3k on the Govan corners that it went over 50k.
When the stadium went blue too, the seats were shrunk to add in more to a row after the additional exits had been added.
To have spend all we did on the stadium and only lift it by 7 now hasn't been anywhere near value for money.
We've had the 7500 from the club deck, 3000 in the corners, 1500 with the additional three rows when the pitch was lowered, 800 added with Bar72 and I think, from memory, I'm missing something else. That's nearly 13k worth of seats from when the stadium used to be 44k in the late 80s.
We've "lost" 6k seats in that set of sums and the seating of the enclosure doesn't account for half of it.
Debenture Holders lost their input with the loss of the Oldco.
Aye he built it with his own bare handsMurray’s finest achievement in a lot of ways. A genuinely world class piece of engineering and still looks amazing 30’years on
Which cost an absolute fortuneIt was a great piece of engineering, how we managed to add another tier on to the Main Stand.
Aye he built it with his own bare hands
Approx half the build costs was raised by the support through the debenture scheme
Sir Duped and his steel company no doubt done well out of the build
The “debt” sat on oldco’s books so went the same way as the ordinary shares. Murray/Whyte responsible as far as I’m concerned.Did all the debenture owners get shafted by Green, I have a friend who maintains its King.
That’s what I say but he maintains it was KingThe “debt” sat on oldco’s books so went the same way as the ordinary shares. Murray/Whyte responsible as far as I’m concerned.
Yes, no roof.I’m I seeing that correctly, no roof?
It makes no difference now. The debentures were due to mature after 35 years (2026) and we weren’t entitled to any money back.That’s what I say but he maintains it was King
Certainly was.It was a great piece of engineering, how we managed to add another tier on to the Main Stand.
No roof.Old fashioned ventilation.I’m I seeing that correctly, no roof?
the walk from corkerhill club used to be really shitty until it was properly paved over.1989
1991 Construction in progress
As a kid I used to watch a lot of games from the old press box. My brother had someone that could get us in.I always thought the press boxes at Ibrox and Hampden looked really dodgy. It must have been some view of the game right enough.
I think most of the old Schools had similar type toilets at the far end of the play ground in each corner, I know mine did BrrrNo roof.Old fashioned ventilation.
Must’ve got fucking drenched hahahaNo roof.Old fashioned ventilation.
Sometimes when it wasn't even raining.Must’ve got fucking drenched hahaha
The Celtic Park rebuild cost £40 million while the Club Deck cost £20 million, mental when you think about it.I'm pretty sure the Club Deck cost about roughly the same as the whole of the piggery, and it still looks magnificent.