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Manchester United have been supplied a brand new stadium totally free earlier than 2002 in accordance with a British politician, Graham Stringer.
The Purple Devils not too long ago introduced plans for a £2 billion stadium that can reportedly be inbuilt 5 years.
The plans declare that the brand new stadium might be adjoining to the present Outdated Trafford and maintain 100,000 followers.
It will make United’s new floor the most important within the nation and the second largest in Europe after the brand new Camp Nou in Barcelona.
Sir Jam Ratcliffe has claimed that the brand new stadium might turn out to be a vacation spot “just like the Eiffel Tower in Paris.”
United’s present stadium has had a listing of issues together with a leaking roof because the Glazers have refused to take a position any severe cash into the stadium since taking on the membership in 2005.
Nonetheless, in accordance with Manchester MP Graham Stringer, United have been supplied the prospect to maneuver into a brand new stadium totally free earlier than the 2002 Commonwealth Video games.
Writing in Manchester Confidential he claimed, “on a private word, I discover deep irony within the present state of affairs. It might have been averted if United had accepted a proposal from Manchester Metropolis Council after we have been planning the 2002 Commonwealth Video games.”
The Labour politician went on to assert that the plan was to covert the Video games’ venue into “an 80,000+ substitute or competitor for Wembley.”
“United have been the one membership with adequate assist to make this viable. I had conferences with Roland Smith, who then chaired United’s board. He rejected the supply.”
After being knocked again by United, he claimed the council went to Manchester Metropolis with their supply “who bit our hand off.”
The politician claimed that the brand new “state-of-the-art stadium made them engaging to first Thaksin Shinawatra after which to the Abu Dhabi United Group” which ultimately led to their period of success within the final 15 years or so.
In different phrases, it was a sliding doorways second that would have seen United save £2 billion and on the identical time rob their noisy neighbours of the whole lot they’ve achieved during the last 13 years.
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