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They showed them blowing up the old Cowboys stadium on telly a while back I think.

As if we're going to build a new stadium ffs

Originally Posted by andyroo

Can they not do a Lansdowne Road and build the grandstand over the train line?

nah you'll never get enough irish around old trafford to do the work

actually, yeah go for it

Originally Posted by thenorthwillriseagain

nah you'll never get enough irish around old trafford to do the work

actually, yeah go for it

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

It's a £#%&!ing amazing stadium but cost, $1.15 billion

About the same as the new Wembley then

Originally Posted by Sandman

The Cowboys didn't have to pay for that though did they? aren't most American stadiums funded by the local government, it's basically corporate welfare, they usually threaten to take the franchise to another city if they don't build them a new stadium ffs:shakehead:

To aid Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones in paying the construction costs of the new stadium, Arlington voters approved the increase of the city's sales tax by 0.5 percent, the hotel occupancy tax by 2 percent, and car rental tax by 5 percent. The City of Arlington provided over $325 million (including interest) in bonds as funding,[14][15] and Jones covered any cost overruns. Also, the NFL provided the Cowboys with an additional $150 million loan, as per their policy for facilitating financing for the construction of new stadiums.

It's pretty ridiculous tbh, but voters appear happy to go along with it

Originally Posted by thenorthwillriseagain

nah you'll never get enough irish around old trafford to do the work

actually, yeah go for it

fair point

Originally Posted by jaffo

They showed them blowing up the old Cowboys stadium on telly a while back I think.

I posted a video on here of a 360 degree camera shot in the middle of the pitch as it imploded. Will have a search for it, was pretty good.

Voilá

Originally Posted by dunk

Love Old Trafford, wouldn't swap it for any other stadium in the World tbh.

Correct. Love the higgled-piggledy nature of it.. love the history. Love the fact that it's still called Old Trafford. ( Etihad Stadium HAH !! ). Love the fact that it's a proper Football Ground not a multi-purpose Stadium.

Arsenal are only half the club they were after knocking down Highbury. You're literally demolishing your own history ..It'd be like knocking down Westminster Abbey and rebuilding it 100 metres away. You can insist on the name being the same for appeasement and continuity purposes, but the chattering classes would be up in arms... and rightly so.

Just consider what it is your actually supporting ? What it is that binds you to United !

Old Trafford is literally the only tangible link to the likes of Edwards, Byrne, Taylor, Charlton, Best, Law, Robbo, Eric etc.. and I obviously I could go even further back.

The faces change, the kits change, the badge changes.. history evolves but it's all anchored in by the one constant, our home... Old Trafford.

Knock it down, it's characterless in design.

Should do something like the LA Superdudes stadium, has it's own shopping mall over the stadium and widescreen tvs everywhere so you can watch highlights of other games or infomercials.

Originally Posted by Fountz

Correct. Love the higgled-piggledy nature of it.. love the history. Love the fact that it's still called Old Trafford. ( Etihad Stadium HAH !! ). Love the fact that it's a proper Football Ground not a multi-purpose Stadium.

Arsenal are only half the club they were after knocking down Highbury. You're literally demolishing your own history ..It'd be like knocking down Westminster Abbey and rebuilding it 100 metres away. You can insist on the name being the same for appeasement and continuity purposes, but the chattering classes would be up in arms... and rightly so.

Just consider what it is your actually supporting ? What it is that binds you to United !

Old Trafford is literally the only tangible link to the likes of Edwards, Byrne, Taylor, Charlton, Best, Law, Robbo, Eric etc.. and I obviously I could go even further back.

The faces change, the kits change, the badge changes.. history evolves but it's all anchored in by the one constant, our home... Old Trafford.

don't think we're actually gonna do it mate chill
i agree though "nu" football grounds look like arse

the biggest problem with OT is the lack of atmosphere, the arena watcher posted looks superb, bet when thats packed theres a top atmosphere

the problem with the cowboys stadium is where would SEF put their flags?

When old trafford does become to outdated and insufficient i'm sure our american owners will sign an dilapidated council rec on a free for our players to play on.

Originally Posted by Coracao

As if we're going to build a new stadium ffs

Who were the @#%&!s that said/guaranteed the Qatari's would buy us before the end of September?I know SSG2 was one.

Surely if they could have done the South Stand extension they would have done it when they did the two quadrants?

The tracks and the privately owned property means its probably impossible to extend any part of the stadium on that side.

Shame really, as a new tier on the South Stand along with two quadrants would make the stadium look mint, and push capacity close to 100K.

Originally Posted by Neo

Surely if they could have done the South Stand extension they would have done it when they did the two quadrants?

The tracks and the privately owned property means its probably impossible to extend any part of the stadium on that side.

Shame really, as a new tier on the South Stand along with two quadrants would make the stadium look mint, and push capacity close to 100K.

hopefully we'll change to goal posts.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

hopefully we'll change to goal posts.

£#%&! off, Anderson would be a shoe in for anyones Dream Team with posts like that.

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

£#%&! off, Anderson would be a shoe in for anyones Dream Team with posts like that.

Last season called, it wants it's joke back.

Originally Posted by Neo

Surely if they could have done the South Stand extension they would have done it when they did the two quadrants?

The North Stand and the East/West Stands were designed by different architects. This is why the quadrants look such a mess, as the stands were built at different angles and couldn't be joined easily. Quite a £#%&! up imo.

Pre takeover, AFL were commissioned to look at renovating the South Stand. The idea was to build a new two tier stand that would have seamlessly joined the East/West Stands. Unfortunately, the Glazers took over and put the kibosh on any such scheme