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Old Trafford revamp/could be torn down and rebuilt according to Glazer plans
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What do people think is a realistic capacity we could close to fill every week?
Assuming we're still competitive and not relegated for some reason.
Is 90,000 realistic?
I think 85,000 is a nice number
Assuming we're still competitive and not relegated for some reason.
Is 90,000 realistic?
I think 85,000 is a nice number
If the last two corners and Sir Bobby Charlton Stand were to be redeveloped like the opposite of the ground, I think we would be very close to 100.000.
If building a new ground, I think the club will aim at around 90.000.
If building a new ground, I think the club will aim at around 90.000.
Honestly, I think we would fill 100,000 pretty easily for the vast majority of games.
I very rarely go to OT anymore but would go pretty regularly if I could just go online and buy a ticket for the odd game.
Agree. I go regularly but am often forced to sit by myself. If I want a season ticket it means sitting by myself for an entire season before, hopefully, getting the chance to move seats. I'm just too old to do that now. Every time that I'm lucky enough to get a pair together, I've no issue getting someone to come with me. I'm sure for some games it wouldn't sell out but I think there's a huge appetite out there from people put off by what a ballache getting tickets can be.
It looks bad that Everton, Spurs and West Ham all have more modern stadiums than us. We should be miles ahead of them
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Was just reading through this twitter thread, got a bit of a laugh out of this. Tiered seating, car parking and changing facilities and ways for people to get there.. mind blowing stuff.
You might also be able to get some food, and maybe a scarf.
West ham doesn't count. They got a stadium built by public money at bargain basement rental prices.
There are definitely many people abroad who'd visit more often (or even visit in the first place) if more tickets were easily available.
Suppressed demand
Neither do Everton who are still playing where they've played for about a century
They are currently building a new stadium which will be ready for the 24/25 season.
Qataris will hopefully build a brand new one
the main issue for me with a redesign is making sure existing ticket holders are not priced out of equivalent seats. We'd lose more of the atmosphere and it doesn't sit right with me to pander to the £ note.
OT would fill 90,000 no problem. Tickets are already like gold dust.
Things aren’t build the way they were used to.Arsenal fans have to vacate their seats after the Emirates Stadium roof suffers huge LEAKS
Its not even that old a stadium!
Could be worse
We need to build a stadium as big as possible. 100k should be a minimum as this will help with income obviously and FFP. The more income the more we can legally spend on players transfers. They could open up say 10-15k seats to pay on the day fans that cant afford a season ticket.
Someone was saying to me that, even if they refurbed the current stadium, there's not much they could do, as the foundations couldn't take much more pressure? They would have to literally strip it right back and do some extensive work, hence the cost of almost a new stadium, and the extra length of time to do this.
well, it got annihilated in WWII and since the the 90, 3 stands have been completely bulldozed and rebuilt….
But yeah, 110 years or something.
That’d absolutely amaze me considering North, East & West were completely bulldozed in the 90’s.
Yeah, I'm not too sure about this.
Just can't wait for either the refurb or new build to start. It will feel like the club is actually progressing for the first time, in a long time.
Yeah I’d absolutely agree with this. Feels like we’ve stood still both on and off the pitch for a decade.
So new owners, ETH and a plan for the modernisation or rebuild would be a great sign of progress.
I've heard people saying we need a training ground?
Does anyone know if it's necessary?
I know Ronaldo complained about it.
I don't even think the stadium is in bad nick.
Just needs a refurbishment and maybe rebuild the Bobby Charlton stand
Just needs a jacuzzi.
I think Carrington likely needs 50-100m spent on it to get it up to top top standards is all.
Interesting. Jon's insights on the Abu Dhabi scandal are some of the best out there too.
Always trying to copy united!
They'd have to spend money to do so
You need funding to develop property and it's getting too expensive to borrow.
But why purchase the surrounding land? Long term hold? Hoping it increases in value due to the Quays developing?
Package it together with the sale of the club. They can sell it for way more than purchased.
If they could build Spurs' stadium within 3 years, I'm sure a new Old Trafford could be completed in a similar timeframe.
By which time the first part of the revamp will probably need revamping again.
Actually, 6 years seems quick based on the timescales of other major builds, but that may just be build time (ie not including the planning/tendering phase).
From announcement to opening - Wembley Stadium (9 years), Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (11 years), Emirates Stadium (9 years). Everton's new stadium was announced in January 2017 and is due to open in August 2024.
If new owners decided to go down the brand new stadium route, I'd be surprised if United were playing in it much before 2030.
Not really. If they take a stand down and rebuild it they said the team would just play with a reduced capacity of 50k for a season. That's what they want, more space for boxes and an increased attendance. The rest of the revamp would be cosmetic.
I work in the trades in the States and the Cubs redid Wrigley Field in about 6 months. Granted those last 2 months were pretty dicey and there were still a lot of things to be done behind the scenes but that work can get done quickly.
I prefer the latter option(complete revamp). Which'd mean we'd tear down a stand and rebuild it every couple of years.