Nicknamed “The Theatre of Desires” by legend Bobby Charlton, Outdated Trafford has been Manchester United‘s house floor since 1910. Followers from the Mancunian metropolis have witnessed historic moments, however now they’re wanting ahead to maneuver to a brand-new stadium. Nevertheless, in line with stories, Manchester United is contemplating the thought of demolishing Outdated Trafford to keep away from future monetary impacts.
In line with The Solar, preliminary plans thought of preserving Outdated Trafford as a scaled-down secondary venue, however “it’s wanting more and more seemingly that will probably be totally demolished.”
The rationale behind this resolution stems from the excessive prices of sustaining Outdated Trafford as an historic construction whereas concurrently setting up a brand new stadium. Manchester United shouldn’t be solely in search of to construct a state-of-the-art venue but in addition goals to revitalize the encircling Trafford space.
Estimates for the brand new stadium run as excessive as £2 billion or extra, and securing funding stays a urgent difficulty. Sustaining the present Outdated Trafford whereas supporting the monetary calls for of a brand new construct might stretch the membership’s sources past possible limits.
Followers help new stadium over Outdated Trafford redevelopment
Earlier this yr, a process pressure led by Lord Sebastian Coe—together with Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and membership legend Gary Neville—was established to discover choices for the way forward for Manchester United’s iconic house. The group is contemplating each redeveloping Outdated Trafford and setting up a completely new stadium.
United surveyed over 50,000 supporters, together with season ticket holders, members, and govt membership members, to collect their opinions. Outcomes confirmed that 52% of respondents favor a brand new stadium at Outdated Trafford, whereas 31% favor redeveloping the present construction. The remaining 17% had been undecided, in line with the membership.
Outdated Trafford, with a present capability of 74,310, stands as a construction over a century previous. The proposed new stadium, past providing trendy upgrades, is anticipated to accommodate as much as 100,000 followers.
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