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Septic Park is a stadium that is literally infectious.
Parkhead is known as "Paradise" and if you're a Celtic fan, it really is. It's a beautiful grand structure, and the second biggest club stadium in the UK after Old Trafford, just ahead of Arsenal. Although when West Ham move to the Olympic it may be bigger, not sure.
It's the largest football stadium in Scotland.
It's in a rough area of Glasgow so be careful. I had a gun pointed at me right around the side of this stadium. Okay, let's tell you more about this.
First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I've been to Celtic Park more times than some hardcore fans that live in Glasgow itself. I'm a big supporter of the team, and have even seen them play at Anfield, and in Cleveland, USA against Boca Juniors. But nothing compares to Parkhead, packed to the rafters, singing "You'll Never Walk Alone", a song that they share with Liverpool. I was here to see a game as recently as 2014, and expect to be going again in 2016. Watching footy matches is as much of a hobby as food.
However my most interesting experience was when a kid on a bike cycled up to me right next to the club shop, and pointed a gun right in my face. There are no legal guns in the UK (not even the police carry them), so this was unusual and shocking. He said "Celtic or Rangers." I said "Celtic." He said "lucky for you. Bang bang. You're dead." In the thickest Scottish accent ever. And then cycled away.
Now why do they say Glasgow is a rough town?
So when I was doing my first tour of Scotland in 2011, I also hit up every single stadium in the country. My obsession with footy (soccer to Americans) is the reason. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are based on first-hand personal experience, usually from multiple visits. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to most of them yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at many of them, which I will post later. Also, when back in Scotland I plan to take more pix, and add more stadia! So watch this space!
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It was built in 1892. Scotland has played there 20 times. It's in the East End of Glasgow.
It's shimmering green and absolutely stunning. It rocks when it's full of people like no other UK stadium, and it is gorgeous when empty.
There is a cemetery here so Celtic fans can be buried in the stadium. I am not kidding. I am seriously not kidding. That's how rabid the fans are.
They may go back to safe standing to increase the capacity, I hope they do. I hope everyone does.
Concerts are held here too, including The Who (1976), Bryan Adams (1992), Prince (1992) and U2 (1993), and Wet Wet Wet (1997). I like kicking in the gutter and wishing I was lucky. Wishing I was lucky. Wishing I was lucky.
