It’s hard to imagine Celtic playing anywhere other than Parkhead, but this very nearly the case over 30 years ago.Back in 1992, the Hoops unveiled plans to move away from their Celtic Park home in favour of an all new 52,000 all-seater stadium.Celtic Park has been Celtic’s home since 1892AFPWhile their iconic current ground now welcomes crowds of up to 60,000, there was a time when the club looked set to up sticks and start afresh elsewhere.And younger fans may be surprised to discover just how different a location they could have been spending their Saturday afternoons.That is because Celtic’s proposed £100million stadium would have seen them relocate roughly 3 miles down the road to Cambuslang.Located on the outskirts of Greater Glasgow in South Lanarkshire, the new site was billed as a game-changer to the club’s fortunes. The Scottish giants spent the early 1990s playing second fiddle to bitter rivals Rangers, and the Bhoys’ board looked to put a stop to this with a major announcement.In April 1992, the club’s official magazine, the Celtic View, ran a front page with the headline: ‘Paradise found’.What was Celtic’s new stadium proposal?The proposed move to Cambuslang Investment Park made for an impressive prospect, with the site sold as both a football stadium and multi-purpose events venue.It was incentivised by the Taylor Report, commissioned in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, which clubs had to conform to by 1994.Celtic’s potential new home would certainly have taken them into a new era, with plans detailing a lengthy list of features.These included a ‘space age roof’, as well as a parking area for 4500 cars, and an integrated Celtic museum on the site.GettyCeltic endured a tough time in the 1990s, with Rangers winning nine league titles in a row until 1996[/caption]Here is an artist’s impression of the Hoops’ impressive new stadium plansA retail village was also proposed – boasting major stores and even car showrooms.The ideas didn’t stop there, which extended to a bowling alley and an eight screen cinema complex, as well as a pair of park and ride train stations with direct links to Glasgow city centre. There would also be drive-through fast food restaurants, office units and a petrol station.The plan was to start with a 32,000 arena and add 20,000, with plans for a curtain which could come down to add an even more futuristic feel to the Cambuslang stadium.Chairman Kevin Kelly was at the forefront of the project as it was unveiled, even being pictured at the site with his hands held aloft.Declaring a new future for the club, he said: “For far too long, the Celtic board has faced a non-stop barrage of ill-considered criticism from uninformed people of dubious motivation.”Arsenal legend Liam Brady was Celtic boss when the new proposal was announcedGettyBut trouble lay ahead for the bold new idea.Why did Celtic’s new stadium never materialise?Reports claimed the site was a ‘toxic timebomb’ riddled with up to 5000 different chemicals, many of them poisonous and cancerous.While this was quickly rubbished, the proposal was met with plenty of opposition from the Celtic support, who didn’t want to leave their spiritual home.And as time went on, the super stadium idea became increasingly less likely to become reality.The proposed capacity of the new ground was altered to 40,000, while concerns were raised over the club’s ability to fund the project.This came after Celtic struggled to afford the transfer of Willie Falconer from Sheffield United in early 1994.Fergus McCann was Celtic’s majority stakeholder between 1994 and 1999GettyGettyMcCann oversaw the redevelopment of Celtic Park as we currently know it[/caption]And the new stadium idea was ultimately knocked on the head by the arrival of Canadian businessman Fergus McCann in March of the same year, who wanted to take over the club.With Celtic just a few minutes from bankruptcy, McCann came into power, and later scrapped the Cambuslang plan.Determined to stay in their current location, the club instead opted to redevelop Celtic Park in 1998, and increased it’s capacity to 60,000.This certainly proved the boost the Hoops needed, as they went on to enjoy a trophy-laden start to the 21st century, led by Martin O’Neill.And with the Northern Irishman returning to the hotseat in Glasgow’s East End earlier this week, he will be hoping to pick up where he left off in 2005 as Celtic face Rangers in the Scottish League Cup semi-finals on Sunday.