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Front Row: Ian Durrant (Reserve Coach) Jean-Claude Darcheville, Filip Sebo (on-loan to Valenciennes), Chris Burke, Barry Ferguson, Ally McCoist (Assistant Manager), Walter Smith (Manager), Kenny McDowall (First Team Coach), Brahim Hemdani, Thomas Buffel, Nacho Novo, DaMarcus Beasley, Adam Owen (Head of Sports Science)
Ibrox Park ist ein Fußballstadion in Glasgow, Schottland. Es ist das Heimstadion der Glasgow Rangers und eines von 27 Stadien, denen von der UEFA fünf Sterne verliehen wurden. Es fasst derzeit 50.467 Zuschauer.
Der Ibrox Park hatte bei dem ersten Spiel der Rangers auf diesem Sportplatz am 20. April 1887 15.000 Plätze. Im Jahr 1899 zog man an die heutige Stelle um. Zuerst hatte man dort Platz für 75.000 Zuschauer, nachdem man 200.000 Pfund investiert hatte, doch als 26 Menschen im Jahr 1902 bei einer Tragödie sterben, senkte man die Zuschaueranzahl auf 25.000. Danach wurde nach einem Plan von Archibald Leitch der Ibrox-Park in ein ovales Stadion für 63.000 Besucher umgewandelt. Die Kapazität wurde nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg auf 80.000 erhöht. Zu dieser Zeit waren aber nicht selten 120.000 Menschen im Stadion, und dies f�hrte zu weiteren Unglücken in den Jahren 1961 und 1971, bei welchen 66 Menschen (Ibrox Disaster) starben und 145 verletzt wurden. Aufgrund dessen wurde die Zuschauerzahl auf 65.000 verringert.
Nach 1971 wurde die Renovierung des gesamten Stadions beschlossen, und man bekam 1981 die besten Masterpläne Großbritanniens. Aus der ovalen Form wurde der typisch britische viereckige Bau. Dies kostete zehn Millionen britische Pfund, und in den nächsten zehn Jahren wurden 53 Millionen in die Modernisierung gesteckt, wodurch die Gesamtzuschauerzahl von 50.467 zustande.
Ibrox Park, is the stadium of Rangers F.C. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow, Scotland. As one of the oldest and largest stadia in Britain, as the site of two major disasters and as one of the first wave of predominantly all-seater football grounds in Britain, Ibrox has been identified as a stadium of historical significance.Its architectural importance was recognised in 1987 with the designation of its South Stand, now named the Bill Struth Main Stand, as a Category B listed building.
Ibrox comprises four stands, all designed using the 'goalpost' structure, in which a large portal frame supports perpendicular beams on which roof cladding is secured.The Copland stand, to the east of the stadium, was completed in 1979 and originally accommodated 7,500 spectators (later increased to around 8000). It is traditionally the 'Rangers end' of the ground, and the team normally chooses to hit towards that end in the second half of matches. An identical stand - the Broomloan - was completed in 1980 at the western end of the ground. In 1981, the Govan stand, to the north of the stadium, was completed, with a design broadly similar design to the Copland and Broomloan, and comprising two tiers of seating, but accommodating 11,000 spectators. Although constructed as separate structures, the three stands have been linked since the mid-1990s, when two additional areas of seating were added to the corner areas between them.
The fourth stand - the Bill Struth Main (South) Stand - is longer-established, dating from its original construction in 1929. It accommodates the club's administrative offices, an array of corporate entertainment facilities, player lounges and changing rooms, and a trophy room. It was originally constructed as a 10,294-seat stand,[4] above a standing enclosure accommodating around 9000 supporters. Subsequently, it has been redeveloped in stages and comprises a three-tier all-seated structure accommodating approximately 21,500 spectators.
Origins of Ibrox Stadium and its early development
Rangers' early history was an itinerant one. After the team's first match in 1872, Rangers played home matches in a variety of locations across Glasgow. After playing for a short time at the home of Clydesdale cricket ground in the Kinning Park area, Rangers first moved to the Ibrox area in 1887, playing on a site immediately to the east of the current stadium. The first match at this stadium was an 8-1 defeat to English side Preston North End on August 20, 1887, watched by a crowd of 15,000. In 1899, as landowners tried to reclaim part of the site leased to Rangers, the club opted to move to the site of the current Ibrox, raising funds for the construction of the new stadium by formalising the club as a limited company and issuing 12,000 one pound shares. The new Ibrox was formally opened in a 3-1 victory over Hearts on 30 December.
The new stadium comprised large wooden terraces and a stand accommodating some 4,500 spectators. Its design contributed to large-scale loss of life on April 5, 1902, when 25 people were killed and 517 injured as part of the west terracing collapsed during the annual international game with England.[5] It constituted football's worst disaster at that time.
Remedial improvements to Ibrox continued from 1902 until 1917. But it was not until 1929 that the next major redevelopment occurred, with the completion of the new Main Stand, to the south side of the ground, on the 1st of January. Its designer was Archibald Leitch, the Scottish engineer responsible for stands at the grounds of Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Aston Villa. Leitch's work was later to become amongst the most celebrated of football architecture. The Main Stand at Ibrox provides a classic example of Leitch's characteristic style of criss-cross steelwork balustrades. Leitch's designs, until cantilever stands began to emerge from the 1950s, were considered leading-edge, and the Main Stand has been described as "perhaps the most majestic" example of his work. For Simon Inglis, the noted commentator on football stadia development, the Main Stand is Leitch's "greatest work...still resplendent today in its red brick glory under a modern mantle of glass and steel".Like Leitch's stand and pavilion at Fulham's Craven Cottage, the architectural significance of the Ibrox Main Stand is reflected in its status as a Category B listed building.
With the Main Stand completed, the bowl-shaped ground was one of Britain's largest football stadia, with a total capacity said to be 139,940, second only to Hampden Park, also in
Stadium features
Ibrox comprises four stands, all designed using the 'goalpost' structure, in which a large portal frame supports perpendicular beams on which roof cladding is secured.The Copland stand, to the east of the stadium, was completed in 1979 and originally accommodated 7,500 spectators (later increased to around 8000). It is traditionally the 'Rangers end' of the ground, and the team normally chooses to hit towards that end in the second half of matches. An identical stand - the Broomloan - was completed in 1980 at the western end of the ground. In 1981, the Govan stand, to the north of the stadium, was completed, with a design broadly similar design to the Copland and Broomloan, and comprising two tiers of seating, but accommodating 11,000 spectators. Although constructed as separate structures, the three stands have been linked since the mid-1990s, when two additional areas of seating were added to the corner areas between them.
The fourth stand - the Bill Struth Main (South) Stand - is longer-established, dating from its original construction in 1929. It accommodates the club's administrative offices, an array of corporate entertainment facilities, player lounges and changing rooms, and a trophy room. It was originally constructed as a 10,294-seat stand,above a standing enclosure accommodating around 9000 supporters. Subsequently, it has been redeveloped in stages and comprises a three-tier all-seated structure accommodating approximately 21,500 spectato
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Murray Park Glasgow Rangers Training Center |
Murray Park is the name of Rangers F.C.'s training facilty in Auchenhowie, Milngavie, on the outskirts of Glasgow. The complex was first proposed by the then manager Dick Advocaat when he arrived at the club in 1998. 14 million pounds were spent on the facilities, and it was named after the chairman Sir David Murray.
Murray Park is often used by visiting club and national teams playing in Scotland. For example, the South Korea national football team, then managed by Dick Advocaat, hired the facilities for their training before the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
It currently ranks as the best training facility in Scotland and rivals that of Europe's top clubs, Manchester United and Ajax for example.
When Dick Advocaat arrived in Glasgow in the summer of 1998, he was astonished that a Club of the size and reputation of Rangers did not have it’s own training facility.
With the support of Chairman David Murray, he set about rectifying that situation by creating one of the foremost training centres of its kind in the world. Three years and 14 million later, Murray Park is testimony to their combined vision and commitment.
The Rangers Football Centre in Auchenhowie is the first custom-built centre of its kind in Scottish football. Murray and Advocaat spent months examining the facilities of other clubs, both in the UK and abroad, and together created a blueprint for an outstanding complex that will contribute immeasurably to the future of the game in Scotland.
Both men recognised the need to develop new players to ensure the Club's long term success. As David Murray commented when plans for the centre were unveiled in October 2000, "It is our aim to considerably improve the development of young talent in Scotland. If we are to continue to be successful and have the ability to compete at the highest level in Europe, it is crucial we make a significant investment in youth development."
Advocaat said: "When I arrived in Glasgow I was astonished that a club of the size and reputation of Rangers did not have its own training facility. I am delighted, therefore, to have been part of the creation of this superb complex."
That considerable investment is sure to reap long-term rewards for Rangers by nurturing up-and-coming talent in the perfect training environment. Now that the bricks and mortar are in place, Rangers new, strengthened coaching team can begin to build the players of the future.
The name Murray Park was chosen in recognition of the incredible efforts of chairman David Murray in his 13 years at Ibrox - and the decision was nothing to do with him.
The other members of the Rangers board met without him and decided that it was only right that the state of the art facility was named after him and despite protests from the chairman their wish was granted.
Director-Secretary Campbell Ogilivie revealed: "It was decision taken by the Board in conjunction with supporters groups. David Murray had a huge part to play in this and naming the Rangers Football Centre Murray Park is recognition of all of his efforts for Rangers over the years.
"We also chose the name 'Rangers Football Centre' because it encapsulates everything that will go on here in terms of the first team and youth development and it also maintains the RFC image.
"We would like to thank Bank of Scotland, Rangers Pools and Sport Scotland for their commitment in this project and praise the design team, Gareth Hutchison Architects, and the construction company, Barr Construction, for such forward thinking ideas."
THE MURRAY PARK COMPLEX
Murray Park includes six full size pitches, two half size pitches, a practice area, a synthetic indoor pitch and the training centre housed within a 38 acre site at Auchenhowie, Milngavie.
The centre is divided into three distinct sections – an administration wing, a professional wing and a youth wing. The youth and professional wings have their own reception area, dining room, changing rooms, kit store and lecture room, whilst facilities such as the gym, medical suite and indoor pitch are shared between the professional and youth set ups. Two and half pitches will be dedicated to the first team, with the remaining areas being utilised for youth development.
The Gym and Medical Suite
Every piece of equipment in the 150,000 state-of-the-art gym is linked to the medical centre’s computer system to allow Doctor Gert Goudswaard to monitor the training of every player. Each player has an individual code which activates a personalised fitness programme designed to meet their unique requirements.
The gym also includes an isokinetic machine, which allows players to work within the constraints of an injury by testing muscle strength and reaction during a workout. The machine ensures that players who are coming back from injury do not strain weak muscles and joints, so preventing re-injury and hastened recovery.
Rangers 6 x 3 metre hydrotherapy pool has an angled, moveable floor and a series of massage jets and currents that will allow a range of rehabilitation exercises to take place. Players can swim against the current or run in shallow or deep water to work muscles in a supporting environment. High power jets can also be used as a massage aid.
The Indoor Pitch
Murray Park’s 60 x 40 metre indoor synthetic pitch is laid on a bed of sand and tiny rubber crumbs designed to cushion the surface and prevent injuries. This revolutionary new surface closely mimics real grass and is used by clubs such as Ajax. Players will be able to train whatever the weather in this facility.
The Editing Suite
Rangers 50,000 editing suite contains the latest video editing equipment linked to a remote control camera on the professional training pitch. Remote radios will allow the Manager to remain in constant contact with the camera operator who will film every training session and edit it to the Manager’s requirements. Footage can then be shown in the lecture rooms to assist with post-match analysis and tactical meetings.
The editing suite can also produce tapes focusing on a specific player, opponent or move. For example, a short tape can be created to show every penalty taken by a specific team over the last three seasons or every goal scored by a specific player in a season.
Facts and Figures:
The Murray Park site covers 38 acres in total. The complex cost 14 million and took 12 months to build.
The undersoil heating on the professional pitch includes 27 miles of hot water piping and cost 150,000 to install.
A five-strong ground staff team ensures all 10 pitches are kept in excellent condition while 19 other members of staff work behind the scenes to keep the training facility running smoothly.
The professional pitches at Murray Park were built in exactly the same way as the Ibrox pitch, were sewn with the same grass seed and receive the same feeding programme to mirror the playing surface at the Stadium as closely as possible.
The laundry room, which cost 25,000, will wash approximately 700 kits every week.
Rangers hydrotherapy pool contains 9,600 gallons of water and can be adjusted from just a few centimetres in depth to 1.75 metres.
Drainage for all 9 outdoor pitches cost 1.2 million to install. A 30 foot deep lagoon containing 1.7 million gallons of water will be used to recycle water for pitch drainage.
Bert van Lingen has designed a special target wall to assist players with shooting practice. A mound with varying gradients has also been created to aid fitness training.
Murray Park will cost 1.25 million per annum to run and maintain. The complex is protected by round-the-clock security and CCTV. Seven security guards are employed to protect the site.
The first team players have their own chef at the Training Ground to prepare healthy meals every day in consultation with the Club Doctor, Gert Goudswaard.
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