Quote Originally Posted by Sande_Man View Post
Pretty sure Hampden was being done up for the commonwealth games, Celtic said no to the game being at parkhead.

Not sure about Murrayfield but it was most likely money related!
Yup, that was it - spot on. 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, meant that Hampden was in the process of being temporarily converted into an athletics venue. The cup final was to be held at Parkhead, so the two semis were played at Ibrox.