Im sure the example given was much smaller, in the size Killie were proposing (~8k). Can't find anything online about it
I used to be in the 'Save Firhill' camp but I'm now not convinced it is best suited to our needs. As said the place is falling apart; the JH, although offering one of the best views in Scottish football, is smattered with broken seats, faded colouring, disgusting toilets and a concourse which hasn't changed since we moved in. The North Stand is an identikit stand, the Main Stand is a death trap and the Bing is literally a dump. The atmosphere has been woeful this year as well, not wanting to diss the North Stand guys but it's been considerably quieter than previous two seasons.
I am in two minds about St Mirren's ground. The size is perfect but the stands too shallow meaning the view isn't great on my two visits. I dont know the answer to improving that unless you look at Hamiltons stadium which personally I quite like although I assume others dont. I am however very envious of St Mirren's training centre, youth system and commercial operations. All three put us to shame, although hopefully with Thistle Weir we can hope to emulate their success.
Ideally I would have us move from Firhill to an area well served by transport, eateries and bars. We would have a ~8000 seater stadium but with some uniqueness about it. The new Brighton stadium is by far the best fully new ground I have visited and the experience is superior to anything I have seen in British football. The away end, for example, stocked up with Derbyshire beers and food(not just pies...), was lit black and white and had pictures of Derby greats in the concourse which itself was in stark contrast to the bear concrete we get up here.
I would have guessed our best chance of getting something would have been a tie in with the Warriors and the Council but I suspect that ship has sailed.
I fear relegation this year followed by another long spell plodding along in First Division with sub 2000 crowds. We really should be riding the crest of a wave right now and being very optimistic and bullish of our future, unfortunately for whatever reasons that isn't the case. There is nothing stopping us being an established player in the top division in the country but for that we really need some drive and imagination from the board to keep fans on board and buying into the future vision of the club. TAG looked to be a great platform for this but is now nothing more than a bad joke.