Completing Celtic Park As An 80,000 All Seater Arena
Adding a potential 20,000 to every gate would be a monumental money-maker over the long haul, especially if we were playing in the sort of games that would fill the ground.
Bear in mind that a three match Champions League package at £100 would bring more than £7 million in, just via ticket sales, after segregation and other aspects were taken into account. Sell 70,000 season tickets and the bounty would be over £30 million in direct sales there alone. Add to that merchandising and match-day income, all of which would go up on the back of such a move …. You can see how it all starts to add up. Celtic Park would become a cash generating machine.
Yes, such a deal would involve naming rights, a touchy subject to be sure … but all of us would still call it Paradise or Parkhead or Celtic Park regardless.
Remember, it was the construction of Parkhead as a 60,000 all seater stadium – bigger than Ibrox by 10,000 seats – that gave us a long term financial advantage over Rangers, as Fergus knew that it would. They’ve been playing catch-up ever since and this season they have the most expensive season tickets in the country as a consequence.
It’s still not bridged the gap.
And whilst we’re at it, could we throw in a floating pitch and retractable roof?
And all of this is nothing compared to what could happen outside the ground ….
