10 Jun 2026 09:47:41
Heard from someone at the club that the owners have looked at increasing the capacity at Ibrox. They had 2 favoured options adding a stand on to the Sandy Jardine or lowering the Ibrox pitch by 3metres. They have decided lowering the pitch. This will increase our capacity by 4000
10 Jun 2026 10:09:58
If they do, was there not a problem with the water table mentioned a while back?
10 Jun 2026 10:10:18
This has been discussed on here a few times. Another poster pointed me in the direction of an interview. I found a few, 1 as far back as Bisgrove and recently from a club announcement that feasibility studies are being carried out. Lowering the pitch and adding 4000 seats will take time.
It won't be done in an off season, so a stint at Hampden would be on the cards. The cost would be 20-25 million, I'm led to believe, by what I read. The stadium needs a makeover and increased capacity, so I'm all for it.
10 Jun 2026 10:28:48
Watp891 is the guy for all the stadium info.
10 Jun 2026 11:08:40
The increase in capacity and large scale renovation is still very much going ahead and isn't dependent on player sales or performance in Europe.
The increase in capacity is to be "reasonably considerable" to make building costs, planning logistics and disruption worthwhile, at the same time as keeping disruption as low as possible.
It's all still very much ongoing and is not tied to the past seasons' failures.
It will be financed separately.
Improvements are being made at Auchenowie this summer, but these are also small scale compared to the longer term plans to really push it up to date with the best across Europe.
Auchenowie, along with Ibrox, have suffered from investment over the years.
10 Jun 2026 11:11:37
Hoth, stadium improvements are hell of expensive now. Bournemouth are adding 11000 seats, and it's costing them north of 85 million. Unfortunately, I think we need to commit to adding these 4000 seats, and spend a further 25 million on the stadium. I'd replace every seat, and, in some places, reconfigure. I notice Leverkusen ripped out their seats for a more modern version, and offered all ST holders their old seat for a fee.
You could add safe standing at the same time. Lots of factors here, and I'd agree with everyone that success on the field must be priority, but we have billionaire owners who could fund it over 10 years, and it's an investment in the club.
10 Jun 2026 11:18:52
Hi Fork, yes they did have an expert in a while back to look at the water table and water level of the Clyde; however, this was deemed not to be a concern. Owners boiled it down to 2 options, as I said, adding on to Sandy Jardine or lowering the pitch. They have decided to now go with the second option.
WATP, I heard from a very reliable source this morning that the owners are keen to push ahead with this ASAP.
It has chopped and changed a lot over the last month, but they have come to the conclusion that lowering the pitch is their best option. We have 17000 on the ST waiting list ready to buy once seats are available.
10 Jun 2026 11:21:36
Watp891, is the work on the Broomloan to replicate the Copeland still planned to go ahead?
I would assume if they can lower the pitch and add 4/5k seats and add 1k from the replication of works they won't be far away.
I'd personally like to see the corners filled in as well, and screens hung from the top of the stand, and I'd guess that would add a few extra thousand to take us closer to 60k.
A fortune but pay off long term.
10 Jun 2026 11:35:22
In regards to this, BHC Ltd have been told the work is there to revamp and expand Ibrox. And everything looks to be going ahead in the near future. The home stands will be highly improved, toilets, seats, facilities, and seemingly less expensive food to counterbalance higher tickets and so on.
The away end will get tighter security and potentially better structured settings and toilets that can't now be as easy to destroy.
10 Jun 2026 11:35:53
Cheers Four Lads. ??
10 Jun 2026 10:36:38
Hi Fourlads,
A month ago I posted we had 4 plans for the end of this year, depending on where we finished.
Your information is nearly spot on, but, sadly, that plan won't be going ahead due to finances being used to focus on the park.
The plan I discussed was to give Ibrox a bit of TLC this season and improve match day experience.
We really need to get the best from player trading model and money from Europe to increase stadium capacity.
Hope this helps.
10 Jun 2026 10:41:28
Really not sure we metres would be doable, imo. Would also definitely be at Hampden for a season.
10 Jun 2026 10:47:08
If the costs are as Iron suggests, I'd be surprised if we do that in the near future. That would work out as £6250 a seat before we broke even.
It would be an investment, but would take more than 10 years before payback. Worth doing, but there will be other investments that will make us more money.
We are at the start of our journey with AC and crew, and he talks about winning sustainably, so I'd imagine he would want to see that happening first before ploughing £25m into such a large project.
10 Jun 2026 12:40:02
Always liked the thought of safe standing, although wouldn't add anything really in capacity. Let's be honest, we need to be bang on on the park first before anything happens in capacity increase. Dropping the pitch probably better for me viewing wise (seat back of enclosure), but could lead to problems and extended playing at Hampden.
Filling in corners, possibly one a season, could keep ground open with season tickets moved for a season.
10 Jun 2026 13:06:10
If this is the then stadium expansion serves as a powerful financial engine to boost a club's squad budget, as infrastructure spending is treated as an exempt deduction under UEFA's Financial Sustainability Regulations and Scottish FA Club Licensing. This approach fast-tracks squad development while staying fully compliant with modern cost controls.
The core mechanics of this strategy operate in three phases:
The Investment Phase: Under current rules, clubs can incur allowable losses of up to EUR60 million over a rolling three-year period, provided these are covered by secured equity contributions from the owners. Because infrastructure is exempt, the recent share release cannot fund players or wages, but it can be injected directly into stadium refurbishment.
The Revenue Phase: Once the stadium expansion is complete, the financial dynamics shift.
The new matchday revenues (ticket sales, corporate hospitality, and catering) are classified as "Relevant Income," which permanently increases the club's baseline revenue.
The Squad Budget Compound: UEFA enforces a strict Squad Cost Rule, capping spending on player and coach wages, transfer amortisation, and agent fees at 70% of total revenues. Every extra £1 million earned from the new seats immediately unlocks an additional £700, 000 that can be injected straight into the first-team squad budget every single year.
I would be surprised if AC hasn't factored this into the long-term financial planning. By treating the refurbishment costs as a necessary, exempt investment upfront, they can spread the return on investment over a longer period while organically expanding their future transfer and wage capacity.