A short video has been produced showing the process involved to turn Celtic Park in to a 75,000 capacity stadium.
Supporters are definitely in two camps over the prospect, the glass half full section believe that the current Season Ticket waiting list justifies expansion while the half empty fans know that a significant number of Season Ticket holders are absent from run of the mill SPFL fixtures.
While ambition is welcomed, current social distancing rules ensure that the prospect is a long way off with next Saturday’s match against Livingston the fifth game of the season played Behind Closed Doors.
Three sides of Celtic Park were redeveloped in the nineties after the bulldozers moved in to flatten the old terraces, leaving only the South Stand unaffected.
As the new stands sprung up the South Stand, completed in 1971, was dwarfed by the three new connected structures that lifted capacity to 60,000.
While demand is currently high in reality it would take a move to the EPL or a major UEFA restructuring to justify bringing the South Stand in line with the rest of the stadium.
On our current season ticket trajectory this will likely happen sooner, rather than later!
This would take our capacity to 75,000 with the option (further construction) of glass fronted office, media and hospitality sections on the outer corners. pic.twitter.com/XMTqnrOgDS
— Celtic Nation(Welcome to the party)? (@CelticNation67) September 7, 2020
It’ll come down to demand Paul. 15,000 extra season books x £500= £7,500,000/annum
— Celtic Nation(Welcome to the party)? (@CelticNation67) September 7, 2020
Think something needs done about the South Stand but as good as it looks I dont think there is a business case for extra 15k seats.Would just dilute atmosphere even more for run of the mill league games unless ye get a couple more standing sections. In which case I say lets do it
— oldschoolcelt (@oldschoolcelt) September 7, 2020
18000 on a waiting list for a card..
If we can get this up to around 30k it would need to happen imo
The extra seating would pay for there self within 3 years
— chivs (@CHIVS105) September 7, 2020
I don’t believe we will see present stadium allowed its full capacity for many years if ever. Even if vaccine found to Covid no guarantee that a different virus won’t come along and governments will be very nervous about allowing full capacity anything. So expansion non- starter
— John Sweeney (@JohnSwe49402376) September 7, 2020
