Sir Jim Ratcliffe has grand plans to build a 'Wembley of the north' at Old Trafford but the Man Utd owner is forgetting there are some excellent stadiums in the north, including the one Manchester City play in.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's plea for public funding to help him build a 'stadium for the north' has so far got little reaction from other football clubs in the region, but if it ever threatened to turn into a reality it's not hard to imagine one or two grumbles emerging.
"We will not be able to change that on our own, which is why this task force is so important to help us seize this once-in-a-century opportunity." Part of Ratcliffe's pitch is to give the north a stadium that can host a Champions League final or an FA Cup final. But Old Trafford hosted an England international last year and the FA Cup is never leaving Wembley.
Since 2009 there have been finals held at stadiums offering an attendance of between 60,976 and 65,842 on six occasions - in Rome, Munich, Lisbon, Cardiff, Kyiv and Madrid. The Etihad would fit the bill.
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