From the centre circle to the Scottish league’s most famous hedge, a virtual tour will offer fans from around the world an intimate look at the goings-on at a professional football club.
Today is the launch of the Glebe Park Virtual Tour, an online collaboration between Brechin City FC and designers Mercury 92.
Using a series of “hotspots”, fans can see the results of cutting-edge image capture technology and explore the stadium at their leisure.
The club’s chairman, Ken Ferguson, said the club was originally “slightly unsure” what the 3,960-capacity stadium would offer to a novel project.
He said: “Having now viewed the initial results and all the surprises hidden along the way I can only say ‘wow’.
“To think that all aspects of Glebe Park can now be viewed from anywhere around the world excites us greatly.
“We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg with the potential this project has to offer.”
The club are often known as the Hedgemen because of the beech hedge that runs behind the terracing.
Supporters can see behind the scenes, with exclusive footage from inside the home dressing room, as well as the off-limits physio and kit rooms.
Away fans looking for help getting to Glebe Park can also see captures of the ground’s surroundings.
In addition to the 360-degree static imagery, fans can walk from the home dressing room to the centre circle in a video.
The club’s commercial manager Grant Hood assisted Mercury 92 and said: “It’ll be fun for those who are familiar with Glebe Park, as well as being informative to those who are less so.
“Together we’re delighted and proud to launch such a high-quality offering free of charge to our online visitors a brand new concept which we suspect will be the envy of clubs far larger than our own.”
The collaboration came about as the “young company” from Aberdeen wanted to find a test subject to demonstrate its new technology.
Mercury 92 managing director Brian Dillon said: “The management committee at Brechin City were entirely receptive to the idea from the outset and allowed us the time and access required for us to capture the many images supporters can now enjoy.”
The ground’s iconic hedge was briefly threatened in 2009 because Glebe Park’s pitch dimensions, at just 67 yards wide, were too small for it to meet Uefa requirements. A fine was suspended by the SFA after Brechin City carried out work to resolve the problem.
Visit www.brechincity.com to view the tour.