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100th Anniversary Of Old Trafford

Sports News - February 03, 2009
Today Man United celebrate 100 years since Old Trafford first opened. Old Trafford has the second largest capacity of all the English Stadiums, the first being Wembley. The famous stadium first opened it’s gates to the masses in a game between Manchester United and Liverpool on the 19th February 1910.

Old Trafford has been Man United’s home since 1910, expect from 1941 to 1949 when the stadium was bombed during the Second World War. During those eight years, United had to share Maine Road with fierce rivals Manchester City.

During the period of 100 years, Old Trafford has been rebuilt and expanded and will now hold a capacity of 80,000.

Old Trafford has held many special and important sporting occasions including the FA Cup semi-finals, 2003 UEFA Champions League final, UEFA Euro 2006 and 1966 World Cup. In other sports the Theatre of Dreams has also held the final of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and has hosted Rugby League’s Super League Grand Final since 1998.

The current record attendance came in 25th March 1939 when 76,962 fans watched a FA semi-final game between Wolves and Grimsby Town. The lowest ever attendance Old Trafford has ever seen came in May 1921 when only 13 people saw Stockport play Leicester.

The record attendance for a Man United game came in 2007 when 76,098 people watched United beat Blackburn 4-1. The lowest ever attendance for a United game came on the 29th April 1950 against Fulham where only 11,968 people attended.

Old Trafford has also staged the record League win between United and Ipswich in which United won the game 9-0. The biggest ever loss saw United lose 7-1 to Newcastle in 1927.

Old Trafford was nicknamed ‘The Theatre of Dreams’ by Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton after all the success and domination Man United has had in football.

Recently there has been talk about United extending the South Stand which could see Old Trafford have a capacity of 98,000. That would make it the 8th biggest football stadium in the world.

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Fergie Warns City and Madrid

Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned football clubs that the big spending we have seen recently in the transfer windows could lead to financial disasters. Sir Alex has said that big clubs must act more responsibly.

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Man United didn’t spend that much during the summer, which was a surprise to most of us because United did bank £80 million from the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo. It is thought that these comments by Sir Alex are aimed at Manchester City and Real Madrid who both spent huge amounts over the summer.

"I think there is an awful lot of expenditure and you say to yourself: Where is it going to end?" Ferguson told The North West Business Insider.

"That is exactly what was happening in the business world two years ago. There were warning signs and everyone knew there were, yet they carried on because it was so easy to access loans.


"In the football world you say to yourself the warning signs are there, but nobody seems to be bothering about it. You wonder where it’s going to go and what is going to happen if one major club are to go, to collapse."


"The clubs involved cannot complain because they see a possibility of richer rewards ahead. That has got to be the carrot"
"But it is not easy winning things, definitely not easy, and they’ll soon find out."

He does have a point, United have spent big over recent season’s but Man City and Real Madrid have totally blown the transfer window out of the water. There aren’t many clubs, which can financially compete with Man City and Real Madrid.

It does need to be sorted out but will someone really do something about it?


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United After 21-Year Old Keeper?


  Man United keeper Edwin Van Der Sar will decide whether to retire or not this winter. With the possibility of Man United’s number one being up for grabs, United are keeping an eye on a 21-year old.

Man United were made aware of Sporting Lisbon’s keeper Rui Patricio a few years back by none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports in Portugal’s media suggest that United scout Toninho Cruz has been keeping an eye on the youngster and there is a good chance that United will bid for the player.

It is thought that Man United have been given first option on the player.

Some facts about Patricio

  • His fullname is Rui Pedro dos Santos Patricio
  • Patricio was born on the 15th February 1988 in Marrazes, Portugal
  • He has been at Sporting Lisbon since 2002
  • Patricio has made 50 first team appearances for Sporting
  • He hasn't always been a keeper, as a younger player he was a striker
  • In 2008, he was in Portugal's senior squad in which he made the bench
  • In 2008, it was thought that he had joined Inter Milan, but he hadn't

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England To Play At The Theatre Of Dreams

Manchester United have announced that the England Rugby team will play at Old Trafford. That is great news for the club and the stadium but what I am more worried about is the pitch. As far as I know, no dates have been announced.

If any of you have seen the Old Trafford pitch recently then you will know that it doesn't look great at all, it cuts up and it isn't lush green, it looks more muddy.

Saying that, this England match could be during the summer and might not affect United at all.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill was delighted with the news: "We are delighted that Old Trafford has been chosen to host this international fixture," he said."It underlines the stadium as one of the premier venues in world sport, and we look forward to welcoming both teams to the Theatre of Dreams."

*Update*

The date has been announced and it will be on the 6th June, so it won't affect Man United at all.