Whether or not that is the case, New Broomfield would appear to be in a poor state. It was reported in June that Airdrie's stadium has cracks in each of the four stands. The stadium, built at a cost of £6 million, was only constructed a couple of years ago and ironically is one of the main reasons the club finds itself in the hands of administrators KPMG. Money, reckoned to be approximately £450,000, is owed to main creditor Barr for building the stadium but Airdrie supporters Group 'Save The Diamonds' were already convinced that the work carried out was substandard, with 72 faults with the work carried out already identified. A spokesman for the local council said: "There are no immediate concerns about safety and we are not looking at drastic action like closing the stadium. But we expect the areas in the report to be attended to." However, Jim Innes, the head of a consortium bidding to buy Airdrie, commented: "This is all we need. The club's problems just seem to multiply. I hope the stadium would be under guarantee and Barr's can rectify these problems."

In June Hearts recovered a trove of lost club memorabilia dating from as far back as 1896 from a secret vault in Tynecastle’s old wooden main stand. This has thrown open the possibility of a museum at the ground for displaying the lost treasures.

Next May the Champions League Final will be played at Hampden Park but the decision was met with some criticism in Scotland, not least by the four competitors of the Scottish Cup semi-finals which were played there last season. The playing surface at the newly rebuilt venue leaves a lot to be desired and considerable work will be needed to get it up to standard come the European circus in nine months time.

Morton and their Cappielow Park home seem to have been saved from extinction thanks to a £500,000 take-over.

Central League outfit Johnstone Burgh have announced ambitious stadium plans that will also include a centre of excellence for the development of young talent in the area. Should the plans be given the green light then Burgh would quite possibly be ready to move into their new home, to be built on land next to the McMaster Sports Centre, in two years time. As well as a new stadium, five seven-a-side courts with floodlighting and indoor football areas would be built. Lottery money from Sport Scotland would be needed to fund the development that many Burgh fans feel is essential if the club is to move forwards.

One of the strange trends in Scottish Junior Football this summer appears to be the construction of mobile phone masts within the grounds as methods of generating income. Irvine Meadow's Meadow Park has two on its main stand roof, while Renfrew, Cambuslang Rangers and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy have also had them constructed in the close season, much to the annoyance of some supporters.

The Scottish bid to host Euro 2008 moved another tentative step close to reality in July when the bids for new stadiums were submitted to the Scottish FA. Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Hearts, Falkirk, Aberdeen and a joint bid from the two Dundee clubs were submitted and accepted, but moves from Inverness Caledonian Thistle have been thrown out as they missed the deadline. Aberdeen have drawn up plans to quit Pittodrie and Kingswells is the site suggested, although should the Euro 2008 bid fail then the club will rethink the 30,000 capacity. Any new stadium in Dundee will have club office space at either end, with temporary seating boosting the capacity to 30,000.