GLASGOW Taxis Ltd have pledged to be the driving force behind the Evening Times’s Save The Hampden Roar campaign.
Edinburgh-based Scottish Rugby Union wants to poach the SFA from Glasgow - and we are telling them to back off.
Now Glasgow Taxis Ltd, the city’s 800 black cabs with yellow flags, has joined the call.
Six city cabbies took an unusual route to the National Stadium when they were welcomed pitch-side by Hampden Park Ltd’s managing director Peter Dallas.
They were joined by Glasgow Taxis Ltd chairman Stephen Flynn and vice chairman Jack Ferguson as they united behind the Evening Times’ campaign to preserve the stadium on Glasgow’s South Side.
Speaking on behalf of Glasgow Taxis Ltd, Stephen Flynn said: “Glasgow Taxis is extremely proud of the city’s sporting heritage and Hampden Park forms a huge part of this.
"We’re delighted to support the Evening Times’ excellent Save The Hampden Roar campaign, in particular in fighting against the prospect of big Scotland games and domestic finals and semi-finals moving along the M8.”
Peter Dallas added: “We’ve had a terrific response from the public after the Evening Times launched its Save The Hampden Roar campaign.
"Few people know the city better than Glasgow Taxis Ltd so it’s fantastic to have their support and to have been able to give a few of their drivers an exclusive pitch-side tour of Hampden Park.”
If the SFA moves Edinburgh's Murrayfield, Glasgow would lose out on hosting top European and international matches.
As told in the Evening Times earlier this month, Glasgow Life economic impact assessments show that the 2007 Uefa cup Final, the last major European final in the city was worth more than £15million.
Cash came from fans of Seville and Espanyol spending their money in Glasgow over several days.
Hampden is pencilled in as a host for the 2020 European Championships and the stadium is due to hold four matches.
These matches are expected to produce a higher return that then the Uefa Cup Final.
Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, has said losing Hampden could damage the city's reputation and international status and have a knock on effect on other sports as well as football.
Hampden as the home of Scottish football has a substantial impact on jobs, the airport and the transport network.
In recent years the venue has sold out gigs by world famous acts including Take That, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Beyonce and Coldplay.
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