Manchester United will aim to build a 100,000-seat stadium should the club press ahead with plans to move to a new Old Trafford.
The six-figure capacity is seen as a realistic number designed to future-proof the ground given high demand for tickets. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s preference is also for a stadium built from scratch, rather than renovation, and United believe doing so on land owned by the club adjacent to the current ground is feasible, meaning the team could continue to play at Old Trafford through the construction work.
The alternative, improving stand by stand, would mean a reduction of capacity at different points and headaches over how to house 51,000 season ticket holders should the number of available seats fall below that figure.
There is a major difference in cost, with a new build expected to surpass ÂŁ2billion and internal acknowledgment costs could rise, while renovation is around half that amount. [The Athletic]
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There is going to be a new state-of-the-art baseball stadium for the current national champion LSU-Eunice Bengals.
Even though the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, July 26, was moved indoors because of rain, it was still a festive occasion. After eight national championships and over 60 players drafted from LSUE, it was about time for a new facility.
"All of those young players at that junction, my very first year, trying to create a vision of what this place can do,” said LSUE athletic director and baseball head coach Jeff Willis. “The word that comes to mind is just so thankful."
Willis has worked hard to bring glory to the Bengals. The new stadium is a well-deserved reward. It will feature new covered chair back seating, improved concessions, and a fan shop. The artificial surface will provide the area with a new venue for the Eunice community. [Fox 15]
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Urban Community School on Cleveland’s West Side may soon be getting a new athletic center. Plans submitted to the Cleveland Planning Commission show a new athletic center for the school that would be located on a 1.2 acre site on the east side of West 47th Street.
This project would be a part of the existing expansion of the UCS campus.
The proposed gymnasium is to be around 19,200 square feet, housing three 50-foot-by-84-foot cross courts, and a 50-foot-by-94-foot basketball court, a presentation submitted to the commission said. The building would be able to accommodate a variety of sports, including volleyball, wrestling and pickleball. [Cleveland.com]
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