Source: Daily_Mail
HATCHET MAN: Bigger than Wembley and more convenient - why a revamped Old Trafford must stage the to
If Manchester United increase the capacity of Old Trafford to 95,000 it should become a rival to Wembley for the big matches.[LNB]The stadium would be the country's biggest and instead of playing FA Cup semi-finals on the problematic pitch in London, they should take them north.[LNB]England friendlies, after the success of taking the team around the country when Wembley was being re-built, could be staged there too.[LNB] [LNB]Fans galore: 95,000 will be crammed into Old Trafford [LNB]It would solve the problem of the importance of matches at the national stadium being diluted, provide a better atmosphere and finally acknowledge the inconvenience for so many of travelling to London.Perhaps by the time Old Trafford is extended the FA's debt mountain at Wembley will have shrunk a little too, to make it possible.[LNB] More from Hatchet Man... HATCHET MAN: Bowyer, Carr and Phillips ... all old men who've had their day and will only bring Birmingham straight back down 05/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Spare Stoke but relegate the rest of the bottom eight - they are all complete and utter rubbish05/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Rooney and Evra have their (yellow) cards already marked and would miss the Champions League Final with one more05/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Wenger's woeful eyesight is back for everybody to see04/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Barton hasn't learned his lesson - but neither have Newcastle 04/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Dirty dozen without a win should raise more questions for Aston Villa boss O'Neill04/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Sbragia's time is up, Sunderland need to make a change NOW04/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Stoke and Wolves can do better than Everton misfit Van der Meyde01/05/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE [LNB] [LNB]
