Zappa 0 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Article submitted by Scorchio - Rangers to benefit from new Glasgow City Airport In a week where GCC and Celtic came under heavy fire over State Aid claims and the remarkable East End Regeneration and Commonwealth Games programmes which have been centred around Celtic Park and it's close proximity within the Parkhead area, incredible plans to build a new airport called 'Glasgow City Airport' have now been leaked and apparently there will be massive benefits for Rangers. The new inner city airport is a highly ambitious project, but it will undoubtedly cause controversy since it will require the relocation of a 170 year old cemetery, four churches, a bus depot, a massive biscuit factory, dozens of small businesses and hundreds of residential properties including their residents. When questioned on the viability of all this relocating to clear land of residents, businesses and historical buildings, a source in Glasgow said that it's just a continuation of what's been going on for years in the Parkhead area when he stated: "You just need to look at certain Parkhead streets where the residents were relocated to sell the land and of course, there's the issue of London Road Primary School. The Edwardian building is a B class listed building and should perhaps have been restored and developed into something of benefit to the whole community. "Instead of that, we thought it was more prudent to systematically allow it to rot and go to ruin over a ten year period so that eventually there could be no argument about knocking it down and selling the land to the lowest bidder. "That ten year period is nothing. The Parkhead regeneration programmes have been in the pipeline for three decades, but really went into full swing in terms of funding when Parkhead won the bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Keen to get back to the subject of the new airport, the source was asked about timescales for the project and replied: "We were hoping to have the new airport completed in time for the Games, but it's looking as if it'll be a wee bit tight for time, so we're going to focus on completing the extensive Edwardian building renovation works we've been doing in the Parkhead area as part of the Parkhead Townscape Heritage Initiative "Once we get the Edwardian Primary School flattened, we'll then help with the landscaping of the Avenue of Heroes that's planned because that will immediately tart up the Celtic Park stadium entrance once the school's out of the way. Clearly then, it's not an immediate, but a long term project involving significant planning and relocation works well beyond the end of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, but interested to know how any of this was going to benefit Rangers the source was asked about that and simply replied: "For decades Rangers fans have been coming to an underdeveloped, smelly and dirty Parkhead area for Old Firm fixtures, but in the future they will be coming to an overdeveloped, sweet scented and clean Parkhead area which will make for a more pleasant matchday experience. Overseas Rangers fans will also be able to fly directly to Parkhead. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim1955 12 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 One obvious flaw. No mention of duty free facilities. Where's the cut price swally? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,231 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 We could name it Glasgow Shamrock, in loving memory ... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Bit early for an April fool... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 We could name it Glasgow Shamrock, in loving memory ... Aye, or Bobby Sands International. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 One obvious flaw. No mention of duty free facilities. Where's the cut price swally? There's already enough swally and drugs in the east end to get half of China wrecked for a month! Don't give them any more FFS! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Well done to Scorchio for simultaneously penning the most ridiculous and also the most popular article Gersnet has ever published with almost 14,000 hits to the article on the main Gersnet site in just 24 hrs. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Looks viable to me but surprised there is only one runway, no car park and no mention of the direct rail link to Edinburgh Waverley for Easter Road and the new Tannadice St Station in Dundee. Of course one drawback is that there will be no evening kick offs in the winter in case planes land on the pitch. Reminds me of the night I was locked in Firhill and accidentally switched the floodlights on; but that, as they say in another story.......... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Well done to Scorchio for simultaneously penning the most ridiculous and also the most popular article Gersnet has ever published with almost 14,000 hits to the article on the main Gersnet site in just 24 hrs. The power of a headline? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 We could name it Glasgow Shamrock, in loving memory ... We could run a competition to name it and another competition to suggest a prize. I'll go for Jock Stein International and the first prize will obviously be a season ticket, second prize of course, two season tickets. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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