The comments were made by the head of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Evaluation Committee at the end of a four-day stay in the city.

 

The group has visited potential venues including Celtic Park and the site of a new indoor arena in the east end, and heard presentations on accommodation and security plans.

 

Committee chairman John Tierney revealed there were areas which need to be clarified, but bid director Derek Casey declared himself "buoyant" following the technical analysis.

 

Tierney, whose team visited Glasgow's opponent Abuja in Nigeria earlier this month, said: "Your overall Games plan and the manner in which you have woven the concept of the Games into the city is truly impressive.

 

"Your overall Games masterplan, the sports venues, the concept of the athletes village, the availability of accommodation, transport and the general backdrop of Glasgow presents a great Games opportunity.

 

"We have seen first hand how important these Games are to Glasgow and Scotland.

 

"We can sense a decision to award the games to Glasgow will inspire this wonderful country and support its growing international confidence."

 

Tierney said no area of the bid had disappointed him while unnamed areas of clarification were inevitable in such a detailed process.

 

"There are obviously significant areas where your bid is in great shape and there are some areas where clearly we would suggest there is a little more work to be done," he said.

 

"There is a considerable mountain of requirements, which are not only encased in the Commonwealth Games constitution and our regulations.

 

"But we have, across the 17 sports, manuals for the delivery of every one of those sports.

 

"We're in a process of evaluation, it`s a work in progress."

 

The Glasgow team have until July 5 to respond to the points raised by the inspectors before they report on September 9.

 

Tierney listed the commitment of those behind the bid, including all levels of Government, and the concept of the event as the abiding memories of his visit.

 

His impression of Abuja was "youthful" and he added: "At some stage they are capable of delivering a Games."

 

Casey, the Glasgow 2014 bid director, believes the matters raised by the inspectors will help improve the plans.

 

"We have really found this helpful," he said.

 

"We don't just want to win the bid, we don't just want to have a good Games.

 

"We want to have a great Games.

 

"Over 600 pages it would not be surprising if there were points of clarification on both sides.

 

"We will keep on improving this bid until the very last moment.

 

"It's been a really helpful exercise as well as being testing.

 

"We have just finished the question and answer sessions and I fully expected to be tired.

 

"But I'm much more buoyed up.

 

"I feel the team's adrenaline is running very fast."

 

Glasgow officials have a month to address any issues raised in the report, before lobbying steps up ahead of the November 9 vote.

 

While some feel Africa should host the Commonwealth Games for the first time, Tierney insists the technical evaluation will have a major impact on the decision of the 71 member countries.

 

"The bidder who has the most technical bid is putting themselves in a position where they should have an advantage," he said.

 

"But you do recognise we are talking about a democratic process that does have a huge social and political series of involvement.

 

"You would have to ask the 71 constituents how this will impact on their vote."