"Devastated" – Mark Goldbridge gutted at Man Utd update confirmed by INEOS
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Manchester United fan and presenter Mark Goldbridge has been left “devastated” at an update that has emerged from Old Trafford.
Man Utd announce new 100,000 stadium plan
It has been a busy few days for co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who sat down with the media on Monday to talk all things United.
From managers to players and finances, Ratcliffe, who has injected £300m into the club since coming in last year, worryingly claimed that the money was due to run out at Old Trafford by the end of the year.
“If you think about Manchester United as a business, it’s gone off the rails. It’s gone off the rails a long way, really. If you look at the numbers, the numbers were fairly scary, really. Because they’d sort of lost control, I think, of where the ship was headed. And the costs had got out of control.
“If you think of it in really simple terms, you’ve got the operating costs, which are all the staff and the fixed costs of running the business. And then you’ve got all the squad costs, player salaries and player purchases.
“In super-simple terms, the club has been spending more money than it’s been earning now for the last seven years, and it ends in a very difficult place. And for Manchester United, that place ended at the end of this year, the end of 2025, with the club running out of cash.”
Since then, United have confirmed plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium, which will see the current Old Trafford knocked down. Plans were revealed on Tuesday and the new stadium is set to cost around £2bn.
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Facts on Man Utd’s new stadium plans |
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Referred to as “New Trafford Stadium” |
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New Stretford End will have a capacity of 23,500 |
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Stadium will be visible from the Peak District |
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5-10 years to build |
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Second largest stadium in Europe behind Nou Camp |
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Will be tallest building in Manchester |
Talking on Tuesday, Ratcliffe said: “Today marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey to the delivery of what will be the world’s greatest football stadium, at the centre of a regenerated Old Trafford.
“Our current stadium has served us brilliantly for the past 115 years, but it has fallen behind the best arenas in world sport. By building next to the existing site, we will be able to preserve the essence of Old Trafford, while creating a truly state-of-the-art stadium that transforms the fan experience only footsteps from our historic home.”
Goldbridge “devastated” at Old Trafford update
On Monday evening, Goldbridge took to X to react to the news he heard of Old Trafford being knocked down and replaced, an update which was confirmed by INEOS the next day.
“Actually devastated Old Trafford is getting knocked down.”
Then, on Tuesday, Goldbridge had this to say on the images of the new stadium. “I’ve just seen the images of the new stadium… Some will like it, some won’t. Reminds me of the old Olympic stadium in Munich. Spiders web.
“I think it works well. Looks like a circus tent and we’re run like one.”
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All being well and if United get government backing, it will take around five years to build the new stadium, but it doesn’t look as if Goldbridge is best pleased.
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