Mark Goldbridge gutted at Man Utd update confirmed by INEOS

Manchester United fan and presenter Mark Goldbridge has been left “devastated” at an replace that has emerged from Outdated Trafford.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 speak all issues United.

From managers to gamers and funds, Ratcliffe, who has injected £300m into the membership since coming in final 12 months, worryingly claimed that the cash was on account of run out at Outdated Trafford by the tip of the 12 months.

“If you concentrate on Manchester United as a enterprise, it’s gone off the rails. It’s gone off the rails a good distance, actually. When you take a look at the numbers, the numbers have been pretty scary, actually. As a result of they’d form of misplaced management, I feel, of the place the ship was headed. And the prices had acquired uncontrolled.

“When you consider it in actually easy phrases, you’ve acquired the working prices, that are all of the workers and the mounted prices of operating the enterprise. And then you definately’ve acquired all of the squad prices, participant salaries and participant purchases.

“In super-simple phrases, the membership has been spending extra money than it’s been incomes now for the final seven years, and it ends in a really troublesome place. And for Manchester United, that place ended on the finish of this 12 months, the tip of 2025, with the membership operating out of money.”

Since then, United have confirmed plans for a brand new 100,000-seater stadium, which can see the present Outdated Trafford knocked down. Plans have been revealed on Tuesday and the brand new stadium is ready to price round £2bn.

Speaking on Tuesday, Ratcliffe mentioned: “Right this moment marks the beginning of an extremely thrilling journey to the supply of what would be the world’s biggest soccer stadium, on the centre of a regenerated Outdated Trafford.

“Our present stadium has served us brilliantly for the previous 115 years, but it surely has fallen behind the very best arenas in world sport. By constructing subsequent to the present web site, we can protect the essence of Outdated Trafford, whereas creating a really state-of-the-art stadium that transforms the fan expertise solely footsteps from our historic residence.”

Goldbridge “devastated” at Outdated Trafford replace

On Monday night, Goldbridge took to X to react to the information he heard of Outdated Trafford being knocked down and changed, an replace which was confirmed by INEOS the subsequent day.

Then, on Tuesday, Goldbridge had this to say on the photographs of the brand new stadium. “I’ve simply seen the photographs of the brand new stadium… Some will prefer it, some will not. Jogs my memory of the outdated Olympic stadium in Munich. Spiders internet.

“I feel it really works nicely. Seems to be like a circus tent and we’re run like one.”

All being nicely and if United get authorities backing, it would take round 5 years to construct the brand new stadium, but it surely doesn’t look as if Goldbridge is greatest happy.