Queen’s Park have opted not to get involved in a war of words with Fergus McCann after the former Celtic chief executive was heavily critical of them and their ground, Hampden Park.
McCann spoke about mean-spirited people at Scotland’s oldest senior club and there being no valid reason for the continued use of their stadium in an Open Letter that was published in The Herald on Tuesday.
Queen’s, however, have resisted the temptation to correct a number of inaccuracies in McCann’s letter and stuck to concentrating on securing a new lease with the Scottish Football Association for the home of Scottish football that expires in 2020.
A Queen’s Park spokesperson said: “We have been contacted by several members of our club and from people across football in Scotland over an 'Open Letter from Fergus McCann' that appeared in The Herald on Tuesday, December 12.
“The former Celtic chief executive commented on issues surrounding Celtic's year-long stay at Hampden in season 1994/ 95 and on the National Stadium's role in Scottish football.
“Our records differ on many points from Mr McCann's, however we do not believe that going over issues from nearly 25 years ago would add a great deal of value to the debates being held just now.
“We would, however, confirm that the club provided over £10m in finance towards the rebuild of the ground as opposed to ‘none of this being paid for by its owner’.
“Queen’s Park remain focused on working with the SFA, Hampden Park Ltd, Glasgow District Council and with the various bodies who have an interest in Scotland's National Stadium at Hampden Park.”
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