I'm a cynical, miserable, moaning bastard with little faith in not only Manchester United but football as a whole and this makes me seriously dread the idea of a new stadium because while it may be new and shiny, it most certainly will come with more negatives than positives.
There will undoubtedly be a real emphasis on hospitality. Maximising the big spenders because that's what brings in the big bucks and with a club like ours, they're queuing around the block to spend £100s if not £1000s on a single matchday. There will undoubtedly be a steep increase in ticket prices for the regular fan too. This will not only price out the working man and families more but it will also result in a real drop off in the atmosphere - which let's be honest, is pretty bobbins already.
While I can appreciate that some match going fans - especially the day trippers - would like more of a matchday experience, for which the current stadium is not equipped for, my matchday is very much get in 10 minutes before kick off, neck a beer, watch the game and leave sharpish. So I'm hardly the target audience for improved matchday experience.
Old Trafford needs modernising and the argument that a football club the size of United should have the best of the best when it comes to the stadium and matchday experience is hard to argue against, however it'll come at a cost and for me I'm honestly not excited by it in the least.
Gary Lineker suspended by the BBC for upsetting the Conservatives because he stood up for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. The same BBC whose chairman gave the Conservatives £400,000 before helping to arrange an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson
1/13 Corporation Street was one of the defining achievements of Joseph Chamberlain's mayoralty, an attempt to give Birmingham the grand boulevard it deserved. Here it is in its prime.