Cathkin Park is recognised as one of the most significant football heritage sites in the world. Home to the second iteration of Hampden Park and Third Lanark’s old stomping ground, it is a Mecca for football enthusiasts, and a cradle for the sport as we know it today.
But as with many other sacred sites around the globe, its significance sees it at the centre of a dispute over its ownership and future direction. An ongoing hallowed turf war has reignited this week, and it is in Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday, rather than on the field of play, where battle lines have now been drawn.
