Scottish FA secure future at Hampden Park with agreement to buy

April 4 – Scotland looks set to secure their future at Hampden Park after League One club Queen’s Park agreed in principle to sell the ground to the Scottish FA.

The federation holds a lease that expires in 2020 following the finals of the Euros.

Hampden Park has been the spiritual home of Scottish national team football since 1904, but the federation were considering a move from Glasgow to Edinburgh’s Murrayfield, the home of Scottish rugby union.

Hampden is in need of major redevelopment and is already expensive to maintain with costs running at an estimated £350,000 per year. Moving Scottish FA Cup semi-finals and finals, as well as national team games around the country was looking a more cost-effective alternative than continuing to pay rent to Queens Park at Hampden.

While both parties have agreed to the principle of selling, according to local media reports they are still some way from achieving an agreement and terms. But with agreements in place until 2020, there is no pressing need to rush through a deal.

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