How the old and new Trafford stadiums will benefit Manchester United both on and off the pitch
Old Trafford is the football institution of the United Kingdom, and this remains the case even if Manchester United beat it and build a new Old Trafford.
Old Trafford is still a stunning sight, but it has been left behind.
The only remnant of Old Trafford that survived Luftwaffe bombing during the Second World War is the tunnel wall between the coach's boxes.
No matter how dear the stadium is to longtime United fans, it would be a mistake to think that bulldozing the 114-year-old stadium would cost the club its legacy. Manchester United should keep the same footprint, but at the new Old Trafford.
Joel Glazer, who hasn't been in Manchester for almost five years, is in favour of redeveloping the stadium. The Manchester United co-chairman likened a trip to Old Trafford to visit the legendary Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox since 1912.
Since the last time the Glazer took his place in the directors' box, the waterfall has gushed down the roof of the Stretford stand, staff have had to plug the cracks in the roof of the Sir Bobby Charlton stand, and sewage has overflowed in the toilets.
Manchester United have room to rebuild Old Trafford at their current home ground. There will be no reduction in capacity, no loss of matchday revenue, waiting for their game progress, and no need to inquire about the rental rate of the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester United could buy land nearby, with parking behind the Stretford stands, at least two or perhaps three football fields long.
Due to rail line issues at the back, the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand is the only single-storey grandstand in the stadium. This problem can be bypassed by building new stadiums and proposing to "rotate" the stadium.
Manchester United will have plenty of room to accommodate a sizable fan park, the Etihad Hotel's Town Square. The ticket office is located behind the Sir Alex Ferguson Grandstand and is considered to be the best part of the modern fan experience.
When asked if United would temporarily relocate to Ashton New Road, a senior United employee replied: "There's no fucking chance. In 1946-49, Maine Road was Manchester United's home stadium, and in 1956, their first European game – a 10-0 win over Anderlecht – took place at Manchester City Stadium.
Every place in the Etihad region is blue, except for the dazzling green Asda logo. A bridge connects the Etihad Stadium to the City Football Academy, and commuters can see the large city flag with the club's coat of arms.
For Red Devils fans wearing red, white and black bar scarves, it would be discordant to walk down Warwick Road towards Alan Turing Road. mary d'The s will have pro-Manchester United visitors smear 'mufc' on the front door without spray cans. No one at Manchester United has seriously raised the idea of renting an apartment at Manchester City.
In 2007/08, Manchester United's squad featured in the East Stand.
Old Trafford is collapsing" is the slogan raised in the Manchester City fan *** derby, and the song has been broadcast everywhere from Manchester to Newport. The stadium, which has been overlooked by the absent landlords of the Glazer family, was once the grandest stadium in Europe and is now not worth hosting Euro 2028.
Exterior matters, and the painting of the stadium's façade in August 2022 is long overdue. **Shows that it hasn't been repainted in over a decade. The color changed from maroon to scarlet.
The turquoise-colored glass façade of the East Grandstand is synonymous with early 2000s architecture and is outdated. It's no wonder that non-permanent images are often pasted on it. The main entrance to the stadium is located there, below the statue of Sir Matt Busby, which is proudly placed opposite the bronze statue of the Trinity of Best, Law and Charlton.
It has already caused an aura, and supporters will miss the sight for years to come. The word "Manchester United" is exactly the same as the sign that greeted visitors in the fifties.
Fans gather outside Old Trafford in September 1972 for a match against Derby County.
Anyone who has been to Old Trafford knows the stunning sight inside the pitch. Ascending the steps of your designated neighborhood and walking towards the light will still stir your soul. One will never get tired of seeing its manicured pitches and red seats for the interviewees.
Manchester United's stadium infrastructure used to be the best of its kind, with them extending the North Stand in 1995 (in time to host Euro '96) and adding several tiers to the Stretford Grandstand and Scoreboard Stand in 2000 before receiving planning permission for the quadrant in 2004. Inserted in 2006.
Little has changed significantly over the past 20 years. The Munich Tunnel was opened on the 50th anniversary of the 2008 air crash, and the upper exterior of the Stretford Grandstand was also remodeled to accommodate more disabled facilities in 2020.
The upper façade of the Stretford Grandstand was remodeled in 2020.
The single-storey Sir Bobby Charlton Grandstand has undergone extensive interior renovations. Former communications director Charlie Brooks ordered a complete makeover of the dilapidated ** facility in 2019, with the players' lounge restored at the behest of Erik Ten Hag at the start of the season, the directors' lounge also upgraded, and the reception suite upgraded. The home dressing room is now more luxurious, in stark contrast to the drab environment of the visiting team.
In November 2021, the Manchester Evening News aptly greeted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal with a ruptured stadium and a ruptured badge. The title is "Restore the Theater of This Broken Dream". No one wants to do that.
Players' lounge.
Knocking down Old Trafford would be a symbolic gesture as well as a logistical one. The uncaring Glazer family has left it in disrepair, suggesting that during their nearly 19 years of ownership, not a single expansion has taken place. Old and New Trafford, New Era.
The stadium has been left behind by Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United fans once sang "Barcelona, Real Madrid, they will make brave bids", and the latter did much more than that at the revamped Bernabeu. The Camp Nou is being rebuilt.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe met with Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham while awaiting approval for the upcoming investment. 'Ratcliffe is like Alex Ferguson, partnering with the people he needs to use,' quipped one loyal United figure.
Ratcliffe was born in Failsworth, not far from Newton Heath, where Manchester United was founded in 1878 and played on North Road. At a time when Old Trafford has become an integral part of Manchester United's identity, it would be a bold move to return to the Reds to their roots and be close to the city centre.
It takes more than just another brick on the wall.
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