The New Stadium That Divides Opinion 👿😇

[@FootyAdventures]

What do you make of this stadium?

[@alexanderthomson934]

The pitch is class, but needs another 1500 capacity at a minimum to be any good. It's too small

[@RyanMcCannYT]

Pitch is really nice. They just need another stand atleast its too small but hampden is too big

[@reegancraig947]

Pish a was watching from the hill on Saturday

[@skadforlife3817]

Looks awful to be honest

[@stuartibbertson2009]

terrible stadium

[@THE_ECONNORGIST]

Joke of a stadium. The directors box is real ivory tower stuff. Queens Park have great potential being based in Southside to attract new fans and progress as a club. They could have built a proper football stadium, instead they did this.

[@WDH59510]

Could they have bought up Cathkin Park, rebuilt upon it and sold off Lesser Hampden to create more space at Hampden ? Third Lanark Amateurs could then have moved back 'home' to ground share.

[@cianharkins2368]

Hi Sam I was the kiosk worker u spoke to

[@qprfcfromthewhitecity]

Queens Park are my local club and I go see them sometimes. The new stadium is awful and such a waste of potential. Seeing Queens Park in regular Hampden is crap because its way too big. If they build safe standing behind either goal and increased the capacity by a thousand it would be so much better.

[@mabozar15]

Clearly got their priorities. A couple of hundred fans and a stadium announcer who can't see the game, but they have heated seats.

[@Shendersonsports3003]

Probably not the worst football stadium in Scotland, but it's certainly up there. The chandeliers, heated seats and the leverage on the directors box... It's pretty obvious that this has been built for corporate events and not for actual supporters. A shame that they didn't bother with a 3rd and 4th stand either

[@jonathanmitchell3174]

Nothing to do with Sam obviously but that stadium is a disgrace. Chandeliers, heated seats, and superb playing surface but not fit to stage Championship fixtures.

[@alanbegg]

QP supporter for nearly forty years and it breaks my heart every time I look at the Royal Box. What a total total total disgrace. Evidence, if it were required, is if you look at the spacing of the font on Queen's, above the Royal Box, it was never specified to have an apostrophe. Trivial, I know, but that shows how totally and completely out of touch those that make decision at the club are, they don't even know the name of the club.

The director's stand required demolition of what was the oldest building in football. They got approval for this through an amendment to their Planning Permission and was not part of the original public consultations. Imo, really disappointing to remove that history for the sake of 40 heated seats.

[@enzot_56]

That's a myth. It was an actual farmhouse that the club eventually took over because of its location; it was never built as a "football building", and it was falling to bits anyway.

@@enzot_56 to be fair, I think it was QPFC themselves that promoted the idea that this was 'the oldest building in football'. But kind of besides the point, a historic building was lost for the director's stand. The original design and original planning permission didn't require this. Arguably heritage is what makes QPFC special so its short sighted to chip away at it.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Nostalgia is all very well but impractical. Football clubs need to evolve and like Sam said during this video, if QP had remained as an amateur club, they could have disappeared into the lowland league. So they knocked down an old derelict building. That's progress. If they want history, they could build a museum or put a couple of plaques on a wall.

@@KebabMusicLtd​​⁠​⁠​⁠totally agree, they need to make progress and it seems like they’re making some positive steps in that direction. But retaining the farmhouse wasn’t preventing that. We’re rightly proud of our built heritage in Glasgow, particularly around football, but once it’s gone it’s gone. What did Queens Park fans gain due to the club knocking it down? It’s just heated seats in for the directors.

[@thesmithersy]

@@KebabMusicLtd Why couldn't they just rennovate it and make it part of the new stadium like Craven Cottage? It wouldn't have taken too many seats away

[@gordonmackenzie4512]

Inverness had that issue. Only 1 main stand, and promotion was looming. They did the temporary stands at each goal end, taking the capacity of seating to over 7000.

[@starshot131]

qp fan, we play better there and I'd love it if it was about 3x the capacity. As it stands tho it's inadequate, and it's just another symptom of our board's incompetence

[@wrutherfordx3x]

The QPFC stadium situation is a bit of a mess. The "Director's Box" is a complete joke. What a gratuitous waste of money. They could have built a basic terrace instead.

[@craig17896]

an absolute farce of a setup and ground. The fact they can keep changing stadiums mid season game to game is a joke

[@jpj-pl7jx]

What on earth have they done with the reported £6m they got from the S.F.A. about 2 years ago from selling Hampden . They boasted then it was going to an ambitious club with an all seated stadium and competing to get into the top tier of Scottish football , I feel sorry for their fans !

[@thesmithersy]

£6 million for a 52k capacity stadium. Queen's Park got fleeced (granted the SFA were blackmailing them by threatening to go to Murrayfield and leaving an amateur club with the huge expenses).

[@jpj-pl7jx]

@@thesmithersy The directors and chairmen of Queens Park fleeced the S.F.A and Celtic and Rangers mostly aswell as all other fans that flocked to hampden and baulked their wallets !

[@toph8298]

@@thesmithersythe SFA only paid half of that as well. Unreal.

[@pauldonaldson6067]

I went to see Queens Park v Elgin in the League Cup group stage at the start of last season, and I think that was one of the first matches they played at Lesser Hampden, perhaps even the very first match. Although the facilities are very modern, at the time I was there the stadium did feel slightly unfinished and there was still some ongoing work within the stadium, so it would be interesting to go back and see how things have progressed since then. One thing I do remember was just how loud and clear the tannoy system is there - other stadiums should take note. Have also been in the social club at Lesser Hampden before both of Aberdeen's semi finals last season and the facilities in there are really nice, you can tell Queens Park have spent quite a lot of money building it to a very high standard. Hopefully will be able to go back again soon.

[@jayohhyeahfuker]

Tannoy system loud & clear but the announcer can’t watch the game?

[@PleasantvilleLad]

I recall back in the 1970’s, it was claimed that Lesser Hampden had the best playing surface in Scotland …

[@Scott-dp3lu]

You scored at Annan and was it Arbroath. Only coz I rewatched your Annan videos yeasterday coz I went to their Dumbarton home game so it fresh in my heed

[@Kinlochbervie50]

"Oxford United v Swansea" made me laugh!!

[@mickyjross]

I went there many years ago when there was space for a few hundred on benches on the other side. That's now all gone to make space for a director's box with padded, heated seats. Not a good look when the ground is now too small to host games.

[@alexmacfarlane4426]

I played on Little Hampden in the 1970's when the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hearts was on and we could hear the cheers. I think it was an all weather red blaze pitch then. What a difference now.

[@gordon1545]

No, it was always grass. If you played on red blaze you were playing on the pitch that formed the car park at the front of Hampden.

[@ConnorKD1876]

Class video lad 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@AlexJackson-z6j]

Great video Sam and very informative.I have been to lesser hampden and I agree there is great potential

[@neilhowlettplumbing]

Great vid, very good interviews. Well done Sam.

[@garymacdonald7165]

City ground and Hampden in Glasgow (the 2 closest professional footy grounds in the 🌎 World)! Obviously build the 2 stands behind the goals,as your losing away fans money,plus dont know what those Arnold Clarke type garages are supposed to be at the corner flags! If Queens Park need some extra cash,though then rent the ground out to Clyde! (Copyright,copyright).

[@daviddalziel884]

Did Queens Park ever intend to play at Lesser Hampden long term ? You could stand in Cumming Drive and watch the game as it’s wide open . They’ve also.bought over the police grounds in Pollok Estate so where did the money come from for that ?

[@gordon1545]

The money came from selling Hampden to the SFA and from their sugar daddy, Willie Haughey of City Refrigeration. Yes, the intention was a permanent move to Lesser Hampden but hapless decision-making left it too small even for the Championship. They've made a roaring arse of every aspect of the club - for example, their women's team have been moved to Stenhousemuir. They're a laughing stock and their fans deserve much better. If you even watch their development team play at Lochinch in Pollok Park you'll see an incredible number of coaches and analysts, guys with cameras and equipment. Their non-playing wage bill must be among the highest in Scotland.

[@HonestTom1892]

A well looked after stadium, pitch looks amazing.

[@nwohioan]

A bit shocking to hear the current capacity is 880 - a number that is less than any of the stadium capacities of Scottish League Two stadiums... Would be beautiful for a League Two club. But certainly it needs to be bigger for a championship club. Regarding the directors box - I'd feel like a bit of a dingleberry sitting in a section with only 40 seats above everyone else.

[@Chris-uk4is]

Qpfc fan here…stadium is a massive let down….and the ivory tower directors box is not what qpfc is all about…..club for real Glaswegians….all bar none….directors should have the grace to sit with the rest of the fans….disgraceful…..all bar none mentality required

[@gordon1545]

The one thing they could do to start mending the relationship is use the Director's Castle for hospitality, and the director's should come and sit among the fans. But they won't because they know they've screwed up and don't want to hear the criticisim.

[@depekthegreat359]

A good video and it depends through the perception of the Queens Park supporters but this stadium is good,good friends!!!👍

[@rpw1013]

Most of the business class seats in Celtic Park North Stand had heated seats when the stand was opened at first, not sure if they still have that facility, think they have it in the main stand also.

[@joereynolds5476]

Why haven't they a terrace behind the goals? Do they think it has to be all-seater, when it doesn't. Look at Ayr - terracing on all 4 sides.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

Well when you think about it Englands football national stadium is the only one not used by a football club for their league games out of the 4 home nations. Republic of Ireland doesn't count because they are not part of the UK. Scotland - Hampden Park - Queens Park Wales - Cardiff City Stadium - Cardiff City FC Nothern Ireland - Windsor Park - Linfield

[@Wrightinho]

Excited for this vid

[@grahamandrew907]

Have a soft spot for Queens, have traveled up from Stoke and seen them at Hampden a few times last season, they are in a bit of a dilemma regarding grounds , but hope it all works out for them as on the footballing side they seem to be on the way up

[@gordon1545]

On the football side they peaked in the season before last. I don't expect to see them challenge for promotion any time soon and when Willie Haughey's money runs out I'd expect to see the drop to mid League 1 level.

[@djalba1163]

Feel sorry for there fans, a board with a still amateur mind set, 6m and most money prob spent on there wee ego trip stand with heated seats, sack the board

[@AvrilLancaster]

Think it looks ok. Didn't they knock down a historic building though? Both uncovered ends still look retro and the Queens Park kit is stuff of legend. It would be a good club for the future generations to go and support now.

[@CesaresChannel]

When they play at Hampden they’ve got 2 men and a dog, zero atmosphere! When they play at lesser Hampden they’ve got a good atmosphere. They should play at lesser Hampden and create a fortress

[@thesmithersy]

They could have done so much better for Scotland's oldest club. First the SFA forcing them to sell Hampden by blackmailing them with a threat to go to Murrayfield. Then them redeveloping Lesser Hampden by removing a historic building that could have been renovated and giving them a ground with stands along the side that don't go all the way and leaving the ends mostly undeveloped so people can still watch from the hill and not pay. I get that Queen's Park may not have the biggest support but they really could have made it a bit bigger and if they still play most of their games at Hampden, what was the point of the whole exercise other than to give the Scottish national team a new training pitch?

[@jayohhyeahfuker]

Who’d want pay to watch queens park? Lets be honest that is a joke of a stadium, i wouldn’t pay 22 quid either when i could go to watch the game for free standing on a hill with a brolly.

[@gordon1545]

The SFA didn't blackmail them, and Queen's Park had been getting serious cash from leasing Hampden for years. It was a fair commercial transaction.

[@thesmithersy]

@@gordon1545 By bullying an amateur club in threatening to leave and leaving Queen's Park with the maintenance bill for a 52k stadium an amateur club can't afford and continue to run? Sounds like bullying, blackmail and abuse of position to me than a fair commercial transaction.

[@Jrhynie]

Horrible, fit for kids games. Useless when Queens play Partick. Dunfermline or Falkirk. Absolute scandal that Championship football is allowed there.

[@eddiecairns]

Absolute disgrace of a ground for championship football, they could easily have put decent terracing in behind the goals and bump the capacity up a couple thousand.

[@ryanoconnor5612]

Great to see you tick off another stadium 👏

[@RyanMcCannYT]

Not sure what 1 of the grounds you scored at but i know you definitely scored. At Arbroath !

[@ThomasOneill-ru6et]

Ave gave you bit of a dig once or twice, to many big games blah blah . This is you at your best mate grass roots shit imo. Good stuff.

[@joereynolds5476]

Terraces behind the goals would add at least 3,000 to the capacity. It's pathetic like this.

[@AdamMcL23]

I’m guessing it’s Arbroath and East Fife for the ground u scored at before seeing a game

[@herbertvonzinderneuf8547]

Queens Park will be back in the lower leagues soon, and the ground will be perfectly acceptable.

[@RossParker1877]

Ludere Causa Ludendi alive and well with Queen's Park eh

[@ScottishT]

Who could ever complain about playing ag a national stadium of at least 50k

[@BALHAM69]

So after all this Queen’s Park in Scotland will play in Hampden and giving money to Scottish National Football Association.😮 Please go Nairn county and Nairn st ninian.😅

[@jamiereid2671]

I think u scored at arbroath and Forfar

[@broncoalba1586]

Queens Park Vs Glasgow Rangers... THE REAL OFFICIAL GLASGOW DERBY!!!

[@J_keane]

😂

[@iaintaylor5585]

Saw you there. Nice piece. Only football ground I've been to with baby changing facilities... in the gents.

[@LaurenceCooper-f9y]

It’s awful mate

[@lee7817]

I saw u at the game

[@santoy1000]

Mon the 🕷️

[@stuartibbertson2009]

arbroath is one ground and Forfar Athletic is the other

[@FootyAdventures]

1/2 👍

[@Scott-dp3lu]

​@@FootyAdventures Galabank

[@Abadon05]

Why an italien beer? Come on.

[@alanglasgow1]

It's owned by Tennents. Brewed in Glasgow.

[@dejankulusexy4472]

does it really fucking matter what brew he gets? he’s giving you content for free, and ur talking about the fucking beer. Odd bloke ain’t you

[@jayohhyeahfuker]

@@alanglasgow1 is it aye?

[@johngallacher7360]

Lesser Hampden is home to oldest buiding at a ground in world football...

[@MrRicodemo]

Well, it was till they knocked it down to build that black box with the heated seats and chandeliers.

[@johngallacher7360]

@@MrRicodemo Pretty sure the farmhouse is still behind the new directors box

[@johngallacher7360]

if not then its a travesty

[@jamesrowe3606]

Hampden is a dreadful stadium.

[@steveburnham8755]

❤😊

[@cal-efc8062]

Queens Park Gypos

[@Bokser261]

QPFC 🕷️🕷️🕷️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️

[@gb194]

Guy is delusional if he thinks they can get 5 to 6 k

[@seamus1867]

away fans mate 👍🏻

[@gb194]

@@seamus1867 when was the last time Morton or Patrick took 6000 fans anywhere? The nonsense spouted in Scottish football is astounding. There's only two clubs that cud generate 6000 away fans for a run of the mill league game and they ain't Morton or Patrick. 😂

[@wull8827]

This guys got to be the worst for presenting on KZbin same with that other clown Gordon give it a rest mate

[@neilhowlettplumbing]

Was it Hamilton acad. pitch where you scored a goal with the you tubers quiz?

[@mph6781]

Let’s hope Saturdays game isn’t restricted to only 250 of us 🖤🤍

[@brianwoody53]

It's at Big Hampden so no restrictions unless 55,000 people try to get in.

[@callumatkins6891]

What an embarrassment they sold hampden so shouldn’t be allowed back, no reason they couldn’t haven’t developed lesser to about 5k plus. They can’t just be allowed to change grounds whenever they feel like it

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Why not? English clubs do it all the time. How many EFL clubs have had to play at other teams home grounds due to selling off their own home? They sell their home ground and then take on the lease. It seemed like a shrewd decision for a club that has been historically amateur for most of its existence. Once the SFA opened the league for promotion from the Highland/Lowland League, QP knew they would need some revenue to survive. Perhaps their success of climbing the leagues has been too rapid. So they now have a league two ground hosting Championship football, but they do have some room for building new stands.

[@andy_robertson]

We aren’t just changing whenever we feel like though, are we? We were at Lesser at the start of the season to allow the new pitch at Hampden to set, and then agreed to stay out while Rangers were there. We’re only moving there now that it’s available Also it doesn’t really factor in that we should, or shouldn’t be allowed back at Hampden. The SFA want to use Lesser, and we need a bigger capacity ground while organising the temporary stands at Lesser. That’s the deal