[Football] Manchester United "What the F'kn hell is that"

[jcdenton08]

The state of your big top, mate

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Our new playground

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Nothing says we want to compete on the pitch like spending £2,000,000,000 on a new stadium! Seriously guys, build a team and a £200,000,000 stadium.

 

[dazzer6666]

Tinpot circus tent full of tourists taking selfies. Brilliant news - they are going to be the new Spurs. Commercially successful (eventually) but will win f-all.

Just been listening to Simon Jordan on TS basically ripping MU to shreds

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Is Ratcliffe still looking for funding from the public purse for this?

"United say the entire project has the potential to create 92,000 new jobs, will involve the construction of 17,000 homes and bring an additional 1.8 million visitors to the area annually. They add the project will be worth an additional £7.3bn per year to the UK economy."

"He said there was no date in place for when building work on the stadium would begin, adding: "It depends how quickly the Government gets going with the regeneration programme. I think they want to get going quite quickly."

Sounds like it, yes...

 

[Beanstalk]

Which division is that?

The European Super Conference League (3rd tier). Only Manchester United and Plymouth ceded their place in British football. Plymouth on the basis of a successful referendum on Devon's Independence.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Good call getting Sir Norm in. I’m impressed on a few levels.

To be fair, he makes a compelling argument and there are quite a few impressive elements to take in. But I'm not completely sold on the whole thing, if I'm honest. More like a pipe dream than the actual reality that Offshore Jim is clearly banking on.

 

[joydivisionovengloves]

Butlins, Minehead.

 

[Gabbiano]

They saw how much money Spurs are making out of their new stadium and wanted a piece.

Manchester is less of a draw than London, but then United is a much stronger brand than Spurs.

Sad that this is the modern logic of football but hey, that's where we are.

I think it looks a bit odd, but at least it's interesting. Not just another scaled up bedpan.

 

[Milano]

I remember when Portsmouth unveiled these amazing plans for a stadium that looked like a ship. It never happened.
I remember when Palace unveiled the Amex plans painted blue and red. It never happened.

 

[BBassic]

I quite like it

Plus, think how hilarious it'll be when an entire new stadium is built, not to mention all that local regeneration, before Palace get their new stand done.

 

[Jackthelad]

A design inspired to appeal to a potential Saudi takeover.

This wouldn’t surprise me.

 

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

Big Jim’s Big Top

 

[Withdean South Stand]

"United say the entire project has the potential to create 92,000 new jobs, will involve the construction of 17,000 homes and bring an additional 1.8 million visitors to the area annually. They add the project will be worth an additional £7.3bn per year to the UK economy."

"He said there was no date in place for when building work on the stadium would begin, adding: "It depends how quickly the Government gets going with the regeneration programme. I think they want to get going quite quickly."

Sounds like it, yes...

Well, in the interview with Neville, Sir Jim said the club wouldn't need public money to build the stadium but that they would need it to be the center-piece of the regeneration effort that was already previously announced by the Government. I read that more as the club will benefit from the improved transport links and road infrastructure around the ground without having those costs but that the Government won't actually be paying for the stadium itself. Technicality maybe, and it made me think about the amount of work the Albion had to do on the A27. I seem to recall we had to pay for the redesign of the road and the new bridge and expansion work that was mandatorily required.

 

[DataPoint]

Nice to see B&HCC recouping money by selling them the i360

Don't know about that - but definately inspired by Brighton's Royal Pavillion!

 

[GJN1]

Hilarious that Radcliffe is promoting this at the same time as being interviewed by Gary Neville saying unless they cut staff sandwiches at lunchtime, they'll be broke by November.

As others have said, complete....

For someone with so much money, Jim Ratcliffe is a miserable sod.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

To be fair, he makes a compelling argument and there are quite a few impressive elements to take in. But I'm not completely sold on the whole thing, if I'm honest. More like a pipe dream than the actual reality that Offshore Jim is clearly banking on.

I agree, whether Offshore pulls this off is another matter to the actual architectural plans.

 

[JBizzle]

It's a really interesting concept design. I suspect the finished article may look a little different though. That said, given Man United's financial issues, this may well have "Crystal Palace's new main stand" all over it

 

[BrightonCottager]

An interesting concept and ambition for an urban regeneration project. It's what the Amex could have been if it had been put behind the station on what is now the New Concrete Quarter.

 

[dazzer6666]

Well, in the interview with Neville, Sir Jim said the club wouldn't need public money to build the stadium but that they would need it to be the center-piece of the regeneration effort that was already previously announced by the Government. I read that more as the club will benefit from the improved transport links and road infrastructure around the ground without having those costs but that the Government won't actually be paying for the stadium itself. Technicality maybe, and it made me think about the amount of work the Albion had to do on the A27. I seem to recall we had to pay for the redesign of the road and the new bridge and expansion work that was mandatorily required.

‘Part of regeneration project’ = ‘access to cheap funding’