Albion Car Park – Possible Sale?

[MichaelSeafarer]

I’ve uncovered some interesting information from the minutes of recent meetings of Govan Community Council.

In November 2019:
Rangers were proposing to sell off part of the Albion Car Park - intention unknown.

In December 2019:
Rangers proposal is to sell off part of the Albion for Housing, while also pursuing other land for parking.

“Strong Support” for the reopening of the Ibrox Railway Station from SNP Councillor Dornan.

Minutes for both meetings can be found here: https://govancommunitycouncil.com/events/about-2/minutes/

 

[a_weir]

Someone will have run the numbers and will have seen that selling a portion of the land for housing development will bring more in than car-park sales. The reopening of Ibrox Rail Station will ease the roads and subsequent parking.

 

[bud_light]

Reopening the station would be great news.Eases the crowds on the subway and hopefully tempt people out of their cars

 

[Bazoo]

Someone will have run the numbers and will have seen that selling a portion of the land for housing development will bring more in than car-park sales. The reopening of Ibrox Rail Station will ease the roads and subsequent parking.

car park income is forever, selling it is a one off

 

[hms]

Sounds like a compromise imo, keep part of the car park for park and ride and match day parking, sell 50% for housing

 

[bert]

Didnt Suck hint ages ago that something was afoot regards the Albion? and it wasnt a postiive thing

 

[_WATP_]

The council still have not introduced their match day exclusion zone yet.

Parking near the stadium is important as one of us is unable to walk very far due to ill health.

 

[a_weir]

car park income is forever, selling it is a one off

True, but more money now can be more efficiently invested that regular money over a long period. Depends how much is being sold off and for how much, really.

 

[westenclosurebear]

Sounds positive. I wonder if the Board are now engaged in plans and detail for the greater good of Rangers and Glasgow.

 

[nelster]

Rangers have removed the car park season pass from sale. It was there mid December.

Back’s gone and wanted one.

Albion Car Park Pass - Looking to buy

@Greg Marshall

Possibly some of it going to be closed / fenced off for whatevers going on ?

 

[coplandrearl36]

Maybe a compromise somewhere.
There is a lot of waste ground down Broamloan Road, could that be converted into car parking, with a better traffic management system.

 

[M@x]

I'm sure I read on here a few months back that someone had seen a company in drilling the ground in the carpark.

 

[Boots'n'Braces]

ill phil will be telling all who listen that we are having our hand forced to keep the lights on for another year, that and selling Alfredo

 

[Ronniemca]

Was it not part of the planning permission for the club deck that the Albion must remain for car parking only?

 

[coplandrearl36]

ill phil will be telling all who listen that we are having our hand forced to keep the lights on for another year, that and selling Alfredo

We need parking due to Club Deck extention, I’m sure that was stated on here.

 

[Careca]

If the station can be opened on the main Ayr to Glasgow line behind the garage it would be ideal. Trains from Ayr picking up Ayrshire and Renfrewshire bears without the need to go to central station and double back. Glasgow bears able to choose between the subway and either Ayr or Ardrossan trains coming the other way from central.
Could Ulster bears have coordinated trains from Stranraer off the boat?

I wouldn’t sell any land we own around the stadium as a trade off though.

 

[Baloo72]

I'm sure I read on here a few months back that someone had seen a company in drilling the ground in the carpark.

Black gold we are rich!!!!

 

[Sticky Fingers]

They are doing land assessments in waste ground next to the car park, checking if it’s suitable to be building flats there apparently.
Heard a while back that the ground was either sold or to be sold off, due to the council exclusion zone, and a major part of any sale was to reopen the railway station. Theyve got the electric subway train testing area down behind the car park, and I know they were possibly looking to ready the ground nearby for a train station platform.
I would say the car park would defo be sold off.

 

[johnkp]

Was it not a condition of the planning permission for the Club Deck that the Albion Car Park must be maintained by the club to minimise the parking impact of the additional crowd numbers?

 

[macdonut]

I’ve uncovered some interesting information from the minutes of recent meetings of Govan Community Council.

In November 2019:
Rangers were proposing to sell off part of the Albion Car Park - intention unknown.

In December 2019:
Rangers proposal is to sell off part of the Albion for Housing, while also pursuing other land for parking.

“Strong Support” for the reopening of the Ibrox Railway Station from SNP Councillor Dornan.

Minutes for both meetings can be found here: https://govancommunitycouncil.com/events/about-2/minutes/

It was actually Dornan who proposed it and there was strong support from the rest of the group. Hopefully this is something that will progress. It would be a real game changer for many fans and reduce the amount of traffic on a match day. I'm sure it would be a real benefit for the local residents too.

 

[JamesyMRR]

Reopening the station would be great news.Eases the crowds on the subway and hopefully tempt people out of their cars

long overdue and a genuine solution to car parking issues

 

[Southside_shug]

Sell some for housing, and use some cash to build a multi storey car park.

 

[wearapeepil]

Would love to see Ibrox station reopen. I really don’t know why it was ever closed. Nothing worse than passing by Ibrox from Ayrshire on the train and you have to go into the city to get off. Then the underground back that way.

 

[ALittleBitOfTheBubbly]

Uncovered?

%^*& me, Miss Marple, It's from public minutes from public meetings that took place.

 

[blue barney]

Reopen it as a greyhound racing stadium?

 

[Bluedell]

We shouldn't be selling any land. Our footprint in the area is too small as it is.

 

[tazzabear]

It was actually Dornan who proposed it and there was strong support from the rest of the group. Hopefully this is something that will progress. It would be a real game changer for many fans and reduce the amount of traffic on a match day. I'm sure it would be a real benefit for the local residents too.

Call me a cynic but, what’s in this for septic?

 

[LoganBear]

Call me a cynic but, what’s in this for septic?

My thoughts exactly.

With this rangers hating reptile, there will be an angle, make no mistake.

 

[Bluenosewrx]

Is that not a different Dornan???

 

[Crispy Bacon]

Rangers have removed the car park season pass from sale. It was there mid December.

Back’s gone and wanted one.

Albion Car Park Pass - Looking to buy

@Greg Marshall

Possibly some of it going to be closed / fenced off for whatevers going on ?

Trying to PM you mate, not letting me

 

[Craigie]

It was actually Dornan who proposed it and there was strong support from the rest of the group. Hopefully this is something that will progress. It would be a real game changer for many fans and reduce the amount of traffic on a match day. I'm sure it would be a real benefit for the local residents too.

Call me a cynic but, what’s in this for septic?

Is that not a different Dornan???

I'm guessing that Councillor Dornan is not the same as Chief Bigot Dornan MSP.

I stand to be corrected,

 

[lumbear1872]

Was it not a condition of the planning permission for the Club Deck that the Albion Car Park must be maintained by the club to minimise the parking impact of the additional crowd numbers?

The council could rescind that, or is it a government ruling?

 

[Thomo1872]

Surely it would be a no brainer to reintroduce a platform at Ibrox to provide for the local community and match days. The 20-25 or so home games a season would be a good earner for the train company and would pay for itself over a few years.

 

[Louch]

Train Station Built, council buy Albion and build multi story to make a new park and ride into city centre, rangers sell season tickets for it games. Seems a win win all round

 

[macdonut]

I'm guessing that Councillor Dornan is not the same as Chief Bigot Dornan MSP.

I stand to be corrected,

Correct although both belong to the SNP so cut from the same cloth.

 

[Hallers]

reopening the station would be great for the fans, as mentioned about Ayrshire bears passing the stadium then getting a subway or train back to Ibrox

 

[Killer Bob]

I'm guessing that Councillor Dornan is not the same as Chief Bigot Dornan MSP.

I stand to be corrected,

Correct, but local councillor Dornan was involved in the block of fan zone , no friend of the club.

 

[Renfrew@UKGB&NI]

Where was the train station?

 

[coplandrearl36]

Where was the train station?

Is it not up behind Petrol Station Broamloan Road.

 

[tazzabear]

I'm guessing that Councillor Dornan is not the same as Chief Bigot Dornan MSP.

I stand to be corrected,

Is it not father and son?

 

[Renfrew@UKGB&NI]

Is it not up behind Petrol Station Broamloan Road.

Certainly makes a lot of sense.

 

[Thomo1872]

Where was the train station?

https://imgur.com/mbfMMC6

 

[rangeral]

Where was the train station?

Ibrox - RAILSCOT

This was a four platform station. Two platforms on the main line and two on the line curving north to Govan Ibrox [Govan Platforms] . The two lines met at Ibrox Junction, immediately to the east. I

www.railscot.co.uk

 

[Renfrew@UKGB&NI]

https://imgur.com/mbfMMC6

Ibrox - RAILSCOT

This was a four platform station. Two platforms on the main line and two on the line curving north to Govan Ibrox [Govan Platforms] . The two lines met at Ibrox Junction, immediately to the east. I

www.railscot.co.uk

Cheers lads. I had no idea about that.

 

[xd182]

Hopefully this will be us in the next season or two then

https://twitter.com/x/status/1032947154476777472

 

[Andrew webb]

Hopefully a railway station at Ibrox is opened in near future it would help everyone
Lets go

 

[JeffreySpaulding]

We shouldn't be selling any land and should be buying up as much as we can around Ibrox.

 

[Clicker]

Is it not father and son?

No.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

I heard something about this a while back and was asked to sit on it.

It sounded like a crap deal if I recall unless it opens up other opportunities but we are getting shafted in the area of our stadium and should have lots of land in the area but do not.

 

[jweebear]

Ideal Trade off would be a portion of the Albion for the Sports Training Complex on Edmiston Drive, plus money. But i wouldn't sell land just for the money, that's not forward planning in my book.