Yeah that makes sense.
New Stadium or Revamp Old Trafford | Aim is to build 100k seater stadium
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran are here to talk about a frustrating 2 points dropped at Crystal Palace. They then discuss the regeneration of Old Trafford. Finally, Nik is joined by special guest Michael Statham from the Football Oranje podcast - who gives us a more in depth look at our EL opposition FC Twente, and then runs through the (many) Dutch connections currently at United.
I think one of the articles written last week suggests that although we'd challenge for NFL games, we wouldn't build it for NFL.
Spurs have positioned their stadium to host a full schedule if the NFL decides to have a full time team here.
I seen an article somewhere last week saying we’d be looking to take the major boxing events from Wembley and host them at the new OT.
How would that work?
Never mind the logistics, would they be playing at 12-1am or something?
He's seen the Wizard. The Wonderful Wizard of Saudi Arabia.
Even the goalkeeper is looking up going "what the feck is that?!!"
Maybe @Hal9000 meant the NFL Europe? But that's been dead since 2007, today's successor is called the European League of Football (ELF). Certainly they wouldn't get the dumb idea to station a team for the actual NFL on the other side of the Atlantic?
Fair enough that would make much more sense.
maybe they would reschedule the time when playing over here just a thought……
So the American fans of the other team would just have to watch the game at 8-12am their time?
Think most of us would want to see Old Trafford to be refurbished with an expansion of the south stand.
Seems more complicated, time consuming and more expensive that building a new stadium as I’ve understood it.
As much as it would be a pain to leave Old Trafford. It’s probably the sensible decision.
I just don’t hope they will knock it down like site plan seem to imply. Where are we even going to play our games if that is the case?
Let's be honest here. Regeneration just means a load of bars, restaurants and apartments that no local people can actually afford.
Yep. But we're just naive idiots living in the past and need to "move with the times"
I read that Sir Jim is the richest person in the UK. If thats the case, why dont he use his wealth to fund the £2B needed for a new stadium? Is it a matter of not having the money or are there legal restrictions stopping him from personally financing it? As a lifelong United fan this is a legacy opportunity that he could truly leave behind.
Yea he can't take it with him can he
Possibly. I'd hate a gentrification of the area but it's all about money innit. Wonder how it'd affect the houses near OT. Could go up in value. But yeah it's just an extension of the Quays. Anyway, that's Manchester thesedays - funky living if you've got the cash.
Rather modernize something classy than build something thats easy on the eye but soulless
So the American fans of the other team would just have to watch the game at 8-12am their time?
That'd never happen to then Prem. There's no chance we'll have the odd fixture Stateside. You just know it'll happen eventually.
That's the problem. To modernised the ground they'd need a bigger footprint and I'm not sure building over/on the canal or even railway is feasible.
It needs to be a new stadium. OT cannot be revamped to the level needed due to the south stand
A new stadium on the same site is the dream for me
A new stadium on the same site is the dream for me
We should massacre a load of people on the site of the new ground, that way their spirits will haunt the ground and it won't be soulless.
Wimbledon (tennis) have just got approval from the Deputy Mayor of London for 39 tennis courts and have said, "Our ambition, if everything falls into place, is that we could see tennis balls being hit on that site between 2030 and 2033."
If that's of any relevance, "New Old Trafford" may be a good ten years away.
If that's of any relevance, "New Old Trafford" may be a good ten years away.
7pm UK is 2pm on the East coast and 11 am on the West - perfectly normal times for US sports events, they aren't fixated on specific times like the UK tends to beSo the American fans of the other team would just have to watch the game at 8-12am their time?
Oh yeah.
It's the whole premise of modern day Manchester that "we do things differently here" but ultimately we do things like everyone else.
The next two NFL games in London next month are both at 14:30pm in the afternoon. Do they normally kick off at 7pm?
How so?
I've stayed up to watch a lot of boxing/mma in Europe that was timed for an American audience.
Wouldn't surprise me if that pops up again in the next few years.
Just look at the schedules, baseball has games scheduled every afternoon, college football has regular 11am games, you can basically watch live sport on TV all day because they spread them out and because of the 3 hour time difference coast to coast
Evertons new stadium is looking really nice, I know its a lot smaller that what we are looking to build but it still shows that you can build a modern stadium that doesnt look soulless
in what way does it look like is isn't soulless?