In today’s Football Daily: how a ‘Wembley of the North’ could look (if you were very far away)
The 1995-96 season was a significant moment for football in Manchester. United won the Double as their hapless neighbours, City, were relegated in fittingly farcical circumstances. Off the field , United were gold-plating their dominance with the completion of a new North Stand that made Old Trafford the biggest club stadium in England.
So, about this regeneration. An idea mothballed under the Glazers’ full ownership sprang back to life almost as soon as Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe strutted into reception and told. The new minority owner’s vision is big and bold – “The Wembley of the North” – but lacking granular detail, such as: 1) whether it includes a new stadium, 2) what said stadium might look like, and 3) who is going to pay for it.
Maybe in the circumstances, that’s for the best. After all, the most memorable visions for new stadiums are those that leave reality far behind. Who could forget Portsmouth’s, a CGI symbol of the ruinous largesse that would soon flush the club down to League Two? Then there’s Chelsea, who have toyed with steampunk fantasies at both Battersea Power Station andStamford Bridge.
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