Scottish National Stadium

Concerns had been posed prior to 2014 among VisitScotland, while Scotland prepared to host the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup, that a lack of suitable venue could prevent Scotland hosting bigger international events in the future. Issues were also raised around the availability of the SSE Hydro and the Commonwealth Arena.[1] Concerns had been raised that Hampden Park may be increasingly unsuitable for the Scottish national football team for some time, with just 15% of fans wanting Scottish football to remain located there, along with the fact that the lease was coming up in 2020.[2][3] Similar complaints had also been levied at Murrayfield Stadium. With these issues factored in numerous calls emerged in the media for a new purpose built national stadium to be constructed.

The main proposal centered around building a stadium which could host a greater number of people, and in a more accessible location. The suggested location was in the middle of the central belt, equidistant between Glasgow and Edinburgh and off the M8 motorway, for a north–south facing 60,000 seat stadium. Some commentators also proposed a retractable roof like the Millennium Stadium and improved conferencing facilities.[4] The stadium would be a hybrid, able to convert to host rugby, football, cricket, other sports, concerts and events. Paul Fletcher, a consultant for arena construction and commercial director of the Wembley project, also proposed the stadium be tiered, like Wembley Stadium, where the pitch is on a second or third level and commercial units are housed underneath, with, perhaps, a university on the floor above the pitch.[5] It was believed that the commercial aspects would help the stadium pay for itself.

As of 2020 it had been announced that the Scottish FA would be remaining at Hampden Park.[6]