The post above stating that this is a marquee game is dead-on. If we play it at a "lesser" park then what on earth will the Englanders and the world think of our football game? More to the point, perhaps, what will fans throughout Scotland think is the level to which Scottish football has sunk? Hampden looks the part, is the part and provides the atmosphere that is needed on such a special occasion INMHO.
If we can't get a good crowd at Hampden then let's ask the question..... is football dying in Scotland (due to a lack of money or what)?
The last semi-final we played at Hampden against Celtic was a super game filled with incident and excitement. I saw it because I phoned a senior staff member at Shaw Cable who provides our home T.V. service and said if you can get the game on a U.S. channel that I can access I WILL STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT YOUR POOR SERVICE FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS..... i.e Creative, like!
IT WORKED,,,,,HA! HA!