Frankie 8,394 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 http://www.glasgowcitycouncil.co.uk/committee_minutes/public/extdocviewtop.asp?CID=2481&DATE=10/10/2008&TIME=11:00&DAY=&PAGE=1&STATE=Live&FILE=Documents/Live/Executive%20Committee/20084/1100_10_10_2008_2481_Report_Item%206.pdf&DocId=13601&Index=d%3a%5cdtsearch%5cindexes%5cLive&HitCount=8&hits=30+3f+71+b9+177+3f4+440+4b1+ Essentially the Glasgow City Council (GCC) will agree in principle tomorrow to sell Rangers the land the council owns within the planned redevelopment area (plans attached in link). The fee for such a sale is unknown but GCC have a past history of selling land to local football clubs for nominal fees and considering the Commonwealth Games 2014 as well us urgent requirement for Govan regeneration, any agreed fee is expected to be much lower than market value. Furthermore the Director of Development and Regeneration Services will be authorised to enter into an agreement to give Rangers the option to buy the land. It is also likely that Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) will agree to a similar option given the likelihood of improved pubic transport for the area - ie the long awaited return of a train station for Ibrox. Of course, no-one can say with any authority that these plans will come to fruition (especially with the current global economic problems) but it is heartening to note the club are progressing with the venture. Particularly interesting is the overall objective of creating a mixed use, ‘state of the art’ sports, convention and entertainment development destination, whilst assisting the regeneration of the local area. Certainly, yesterday's meeting of business leaders in Edinburgh including Alex Salmond and Ken Ross (chief executive of the Elphinstone Group) would have seen many relevant parties talking about these proposals. Further information may be available at today's AGM. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Great find Frankie. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,394 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 There was a good looking fella who helped me find it actually... Can't remember his name but he tends to court controversy from time to time... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,513 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Well seeing who your friends are when it comes to exclusives.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,394 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Well seeing who your friends are when it comes to exclusives.... Was just thinking that... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Well seeing who your friends are when it comes to exclusives.... I knew he'd be sniffing about and copy it here straight away 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 There was a good looking fella who helped me find it actually... Can't remember his name but he tends to court controversy from time to time... hope you didnt have to sleep with him to get the info! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascender 352 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Some of the pieces I've seen today allude to very little changes to Ibrox itself, is that right? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,394 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Some of the pieces I've seen today allude to very little changes to Ibrox itself, is that right? That's correct. Doesn't mean that it wouldn't happen obviously given the scale of the project and the overall objective. Basically people can only speculate at the moment... :cheers: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wija 0 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Lets not get carried away with the headlines. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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