What are they going to do with the athletics track? If that is to stay in situ then the atmosphere will suffer as the fans will be so far from the action as anyone who has gone to Meadowbank can testify.

what's wrong with hughenden?

Disaster, a true disaster. It was a dreadful venue for rugby. Any venue with a running track is a shocker for rugby. We'd be better throwing in our lot with the new West of Scotland development and helping them buoild a couple of stands.

NNNNOOOOO!

A total disaster. The main reason for the success at Hughendon is the proximity of the action. Put the running track between us and the action, just watch those fans leave.

I agree with Phall - we should investigate the new West development (urgently!!)

I didn't realise that Glasgow City Council would fund projects outside the city boundaries.

Only been at one game at Scotstoun, and the track did get in the way of the view - and Meadowbank is another example of the distance it adds for fans in the stand. Is there no solution for Scotstoun stand? Bearsden/Milngavie wouldn't be very handy from city centre.

I agree that Bearsden/Milngavie are not convenient from the West End. However, they have planned for a long time to put in a train halt at that point, which would make the journey from the Centre very easy.

In what way is Scotstoun easy from the centre?

The original quote was "Scotstoun would receive a £9.95 million face lift with two new 5000 seater stands. It would then become home to Glasgow Rugby. ...It is hoped the Scottish Executive will fund £20m of the cash from a £50m National and Regional Sports Facilities fund announced last year "

I like this arithmetic. "I claim a £20,000 grant towards my £10,000 car please". I don't think Glasgow Council need to be involved at all?

Don't fix (change) what isn't broken!

Its taken a while but Hughenden has now become home to both players and fans and it means something to us all!

Can't understan why we'd want three strands anyway, the stand at Hughenden isn't full for every game, and a lot of people preffer to stand anyway.

Stick with Hughenden

Interesting debate.The funding from Glasgow City Council's point of view would depend on the project being inline with Glasgow's "Sports Strategy" that has recently been reviewed.This strategy does not embrace Milngavie and Bearsden as this in East Dunbartonshire just as Braidholm is in East Renfrewshire.

I am not suggesting that this could be part of the Glasgow redevelopment. But West are moving from Burnbrae and if Glasgow become involved in that then It would not be part of the city's £9.5 Mill plan. Simply put Rugby in an athletics ground is awful.
As for West being remote, it is about 12 minutes by train from Anniesland another 4 from Partick. Scotsoun is much more poorly served.

Seriously, this has to be a joke not just from the point of view of moving Glasgow to Scotstoun, but redevelopment and expansion of an already cramped facility which shares it's parking and other amenities with a large and popular sports center in the middle of a residential area on a street used as an alternative to the congestion of Dumbarton Rd by a high volume of motorists? Honestly, I know the object of the game is for Glasgow and its support to expand eventually beyond the capabilities of Hughenden, but I honestly cannot see a more short sighted solution than this.As things stand at the moment we'd cause chaos down there ,there might be room in the ground itself but adding that volume of traffic to an area that just wasn't designed for it is a recipe for disaster!

The bleating is worthy of football fans.Let us not forget that glasgow rugby have no history or heritage.They are a franchise invented by businessmen to fill a commercial hole.The rugby argument is lost we are in dire straits locally and nationally.Get back,if you ever did,to supporting your local clubs and stop following the famous faces and striving for the west end nouveau rugby lifestyle.Don't move disband.

Salt'n Vinegar with your chips? Funny, but I recognise plenty of people who were, and still are, heavily involved with local clubs. Through going to games I've also met people who are new to the game, and I'm delighted they've got involved, sometimes with clubs. Have I missed a meeting, or is rugby reserved for the select few who went to the right schools?

"...west end nouveau rugby lifestyle." Sounds like you have "issues".

Nerve touched,point missed!The only "issue" I have is Scottish Rugby as a whole.The pro teams have had their chance with only Edinburgh making a minor improvent over the years,the Borders still finding their feet but not looking good,and Glasgow,well,going backwards at a rate of knots since Dixon left.Having three teams does not give players with promise a chance to improve and mature the way the old club system did.Nobody ever mentioned comfort zone in the same breath as borders rugby.The pro teams must be given a deadline to improve or be disbanded.ps I prefer salt and sauce,and I am not from the east coast.

You'd best get on to the governing bodies in Wales, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and let them know that regional rugby isn't the way forward.

Change yes, disbandment no.

I'd just like to point out that that wasn't me in that message above. Disband??? Never! What twaddle.
Announcer Sarah.

Really. Glasgow Rugby as organised in district terms is one of the oldest institutions in Scottish Rugby. A district select has participated in the world's oldest representative rugby fixture since 1870, the inter-city match. The district set up itself will be 50 years old next year, when the regular championship was first played for. This was the only truly competitive tornament countrywide until the National Champuionship was launched in the early 1970's. The professional set up is the obvious successor to this. No history! No simply wrong.

Hughenden is a great place to watch a match but I suppose things are restricted on the corporate side. Not keen on watching games over an athletics track - could the land within the sportsground next to the track be developed?

Couldn't you put us up, Hugh?

I'm probably slow on the uptake (as usual), but it just occurred to me that the proposed Scotstoun development is an athletics facility, that happens to be able to be used for rugby. Surely Glasgow Rugby are not an integral part of the plan? If so, what about all the uncertainty around the pro teams - we may not have a team by 2008! No sensible business plan can be based on these shifting sands, so either Glasgow Council know more than us, or Glasgow Rugby are not committed to move.

It just doesn't seem to make any sense to me.

Anything could happen.Any leaks from Genesis yet?

Little in the way of Revelation from Genesis, Hugh. If playing figures are accurate, perhaps Exodus would be more appropriate.

WORRYING TIMES JOHN THORBURN IS ADVOCATING 11 ASIDE RUGBY IN TODAYS EDINBURGH PRESS.MAYBE JUST AS WELL GLASGOW ACCIES AND WEST STILL REJOICE IN THE NAME F.C.