Paul Scholes Questions Ratcliffe’s Mega Stadium Plans…
Paul Scholes thinks Manchester United may be rattling their coin jar in search of funds for a jaw-dropping 100,000 seater stadium! Last week, the club dropped a stadium bomb that sent eyebrows flying, and since then, everyone and their dog has wondered who will be writing the hefty check. Sir Jim Ratcliffe had a chit-chat with former captain Gary Neville, covering everything from who’s buying the tea at halftime to wage bills. Yet, Scholes is not convinced Sir Jimmy has the magic beans to sprout this behemoth.
As Scholes humorously points out, “Words are cheap, much like my gran’s bargain biscuits. We can say we’ll have the snazziest stadium in a decade, but where’s the piggy bank?” The club has kept the ticket price under wraps, but whispers of ÂŁ2bn are swirling like a Premier League rumor. While politicians gave it a nod earlier this year, they quickly bolted when it came to coughing up cash—the government seems to love the idea but without any financial “I do”.
They say the project could pump a cool ÂŁ7.3bn into the UK with extra jobs and heaps of homes. Architects plan an umbrella design bigger than Mary Poppins’ and a public plaza twice the size of Trafalgar Square! Can Sir Jim pull off the greatest magic trick in football history? Hold on to your kits, folks! This one’s lined up to be a whopper!
