Queen's and Airdrie in groundshare proposal

Queen's Park are in talks with Airdrie United over sharing the Excelsior Stadium next season when Hampden is closed for refurbishment for the Commonwealth Games.

Thursday 11/10/2012

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The Spiders will vacate their current premises at the end of the 2012/13 term as a new running track is put in for the Glasgow 2014 games.

Unable to use Lesser Hampden – which will become a training venue for athletes – Queen's Park had other options for ground-sharing including Firhill.

But Airdrie's Excelsior Stadium – with artificial 4G pitch and capacity of 10,171 – is in pole position.

A Queen's spokesman said: "Discussions have been going on for a considerable time. We've known for two years that Hampden would be shut, but nothing has been finalised yet."

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