Manchester United's New Stadium: Old Trafford Re-Imagined! | Designs & Concepts 

What do you think should happen to Old Trafford when the time comes - redevelopment, renovation or a brand new rebuild? Any of these concepts that you like?

honestly the one at 2:25 is my fave, it keeps the spirit of old trafford, while modernising it

I think that we need a stadium fitting our mythos. The stadium should be intimating and hopefully around 100K capacity. The deep sided stadiums are ideal. A rebuild is needed. The railway is in the way.

The rafters for me are United, cause it's the first thing you see as you're walking with thousands of people towards the game. That's when I start getting excited.

As a happy gooner, we’ve been there and done that, you’ll have a big rebuilding programme ahead of you, it’s a long painful road, new owners, new stadium, new players and possibly a new manager ! That painful transition took us 17 years from moving out of our beloved Highbury, to where we are with the Emirate’s stadium, manager and team today ! But good luck, it’ll be great to have the old rivalry back again, instead of those two financially doped false rivals that play in blue ( you know the ones)😆

Ownership first and start everything from scratch we need people who has love for this club then we know that new begging is coming, We love Man Uniide.

A stadium with an area for supporters to pay on the day is a must for me I used to turn up about 11am for a 3pm kick off with my 3 sons and pay to get in the family stand or The Stretford end before it was re developed and became season tickets only It’s the best way to get younger people to go to matches , just turn up with your mates and enjoy the games

New next door, 105,000 (largest in Europe) with a retractable roof. Keep certain design principles from the current ground including a mirror of the lower bowl then build on top! Current OT downsized for the women and youth teams. 5* Hotels, luxury apartments and other amenities to transform the whole area! 🇶🇦

I know what you are saying about the white rafters but I actually think every design would look better and cleaner without them, if we are going to have a new stadium I would go for a very modern design that makes it stand out from the rest

They need a completely new training facility too. Ideally right next to the stadium. But the area is so crowded and industrial.

I like the one that has flames around it at the bottom. It looks so cool

Love these kind of content , we want more please!!!

Has to be a new stadium in my opinion. The heart and souls of the club resides in the memories and hearts of the fans and not the bricks, mortar and leaking roof 😊 And if 25% of the club sold brings in £1.5BN it simply is not enough to do the job.

Surely a retractable roof is a must in Manchester

United needs a new stadium, that's the least the owners can give the always supportive fans.

Good to see u back in your old studios.. takes me back to when I first started watching your videos... Old timer of united people's TV here 😂

Good video, I think whatever stadium be it rebuilt or newly built on the site the capacity has to exceed 85,000 if not 90,000 fans and additional corporate facilities to drive the clubs earnings going forward will be insane compared to any other club, and you would be guaranteed to sell it out every home game so the addition revenue from the extra seating and hospitality and the addons from increased concessions and sales at the man united shop would put the club on a different planet from any other club in the EPL and most around the world Plus i am sure they could push to get major events like the champions league final or the Europa and Conference league finals an maybe he world club championship etc which would only increase revenues further

It must rival Real Madrid or better, 100,000 capacity, retractable roof... It has to be the best in UK. Futuristic is the future.

Note: I am a fan of City, Inter MIlan, and Barcelona. The idea of redeveloping Old Trafford, as opposed to a new location, is sound. Redevelopment similar to what Real Madrid are doing to Bernabeu, and Barcelona to Camp Nou, is a good idea. Of the scenes you presented, 1, 3, and 5 are the best. Whichever one of those is largest is the way to go. All of those keep the old look fans are accustomed to, while also making it more modern. Good luck!

I agree with both your picks. I absolutely loved the simplicity of the first one and the other one feels like an acceptable modernisation of OT.

they should a brand new one …. right beside old trafford…… means we can play while new state of art is being built….. then refurb old trafford and keep for academy, events, and woman’s football…. develop area around the grounds with entertainment areas and kids interactive venues….. make it a day event place…. more attractions and hotels with parking if possible ….. 105,000 capacity be the goal

A full rebuild would be my choice with a retractable roof like Real's. I quite like the layout of Wembley but want the fans right along the pitch like it is currently. This is essential for atmosphere. A 100,000 seater is ideal and we would easily fill it every game. A blend of Real's, Wembley and the Allegiant(Las Vegas) would look amazing.

For me the most important factor is the capacity. United can sell out for lots of games and the capacity needs to increase to at least 90,000 and this would rule out some of those designs. We need new owners first, then decide on the capacity required and only then can we look at designs for a new/revamped stadium.

Time for a new stadium!!

What you forget is that United own that land across the canal and can build a new stadium from scratch. All that land was surveyed 5 years ago.

This can only happen if Qatar get the club

Apparently, the railway line (which is a vital arterial route into Manchester) means that OT would have to be closed during redevelopment of the SBC stand as the cranes for construction would have to be parked on the pitch. There aren't many viable options for playing matches. The Ethiad is out of the question, as are the Liverpool stadia and Elland Road. Realistically United would be looking at either Huddersfield or Edgeley Park with massively reduced capacity. The losses in revenue would be staggering and the club simply cannot afford that under the current ownership. An option might be to enclose the railway line but this would be a huge infrastructural project and very costly. Probably cheaper than closing OT for a season but probably still running to tens of millions and taking many months to complete before construction of the stand could start. Under the current ownership, this isn't going to happen. Under different ownership, United could probably play at Stockport and absorb the financial hit.

Wow....its beautiful.... well done man utd.... glory glory man utd

Personally I think they should pull down the second tier on the West and East stand and second tier Quadrants, and then rebuilt the stadium as a 3 tier to match the North stand all the way around, fixing and modernizing the stadium as they go (New train tunnel with Metro Link station too.) Then we could have the best stadium with 120,000 capacity and it still be called 'Old Trafford.' They could also build like 5000 apartments under the stands too to generate cash if they wanted to.

These are my favorite videos Sam. Wish we can get a better stadium. Biggest club in the world and we deserve the best

I think just build a brand new stadium but on the roof have like the screens are on top with the roofing and have the capacity to 89.500 would be nice but all the stadiums did look really nice for United I do agree there

We could use Boltons ground if needed to be honest with it being just off the motorway people would probably be fine with that. I think the next stage of a United stadium needs a roof and should also have better public transport access with entertainment / pubs and children's play or sports facilities.

Love the old background Sam!! Reminds me of when first subbed

5:40 hands down. The best stadium. It feels like a war zone 🥶

Bro, I love the new background. Sick 👍🏽

Sam, what are your thoughts on having a closed (retractable) roof and movable pitch (also retractable) for Old Trafford? It appears every stadium is moving in that direction as it creates new revenue streams by being able to host other events not related to football. It also creates new uses such as the hospitality suites at the New Bernabeu.

Awesome vid. Keep up the great work. Not wanting to be a killjoy, but not going to get excited about these concepts until the Glazers are gone.

I like the 5th one, looks modern, it would need slightly wider seating and 100-110 thousand capacity with better facilities for half time beer!

The stadium where another stadium is being built next to old Trafford!!! Makes so much sense n it’s a great design

Nice work Sam....love the video

I like the stadium at 2:24 it's nice and feels like home ❤🔴🔴🔴

Always a good watch Sam 👍👍👍

The symmetrical design you finally plumped on is quite in keeping with United’s original vision.l used to go a few times in the 70s, when the North Stand and the old scoreboard end were covered by a futuristic cantilever roof. The original idea was to continue the roof around the whole of the ground, so to cover the main stand and Stretford End. At the time the new cantilever sides were only two tier if l recall, your choice would be similar but with three tiers. Old Trafford poses the club a massive conundrum. Personally l would hate to see United leave the place they are synonymous with, the way City moved from Maine Road. But l cant help wondering what they would have ended up with if they had taken up their option to move to the site where the Trafford Centre now sits, all those years ago.

Aqui do Brasil torço por isso. O Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea e outros precisam de estadios atualizados. São lindos, clássicos e imponentes, porém precisa desta atualização.

The gray one with the red lights outside... stunning 4th or 5th one...

I like the first one too !!!! Simple and charismatique enough !!!

if you are building a new stadium, might as well build one that break records and then some. - largest capacity in europe i.e just better than fking madrid or manshitty - Modern-futuristic, high-tech and future proof - Intimidating outer look (red devils hell theme e.g. red accent lightings, steep stands), but also taking inspirational design elements from the current OT (white rafters, red bricks, stretford end, new SAF end etc) - Retractable roof and pitch to host non- footballing events when there are no games, like concerts or ceremonies etc to create extra revenue stream. Never demolish OT, refurbish and repurpose it for women and youth teams, primary heritage museum, concerts etc.

You can’t knock down old Trafford it’s too iconic

I think a ground share with city would be funny for a little while we can paint the inside of the etihad red. And watching city fans sit in there away end while watching us fill there ground would be funny aswell

Populus have been commissioned to work up some plans so hopefully sometime soon we will no longer have to fantasise over bot generated stuff. My personal choice would be to do the south stand and to wrap the third tier of the SAF around the east and Stretford ends. Also new roof/possibly retractable or fully enclosed to shut out Manchester rain. Also need new facade and extended concourses.

Defo international break vibe about this video. Great stuff.

The railway is an opportunity and not a problem! I am an engineer and I have identified huge potential to make improvements to the alignment which benefits Network Rail, the rail companies and most importantly United. I have written to the club about the feasible options but they have “ master planners” engaged to develop ideas. I’m back in my box !

@UnitedPeoplesTV - it's known as a cantilever roof and I agree it's synonymous with OT. Some of those designs looks awesome. Now we just need new owners willing to invest in our club 😢

I've supported United for 40 years we should knock it down rebuild it 150000 seat stadium get the waiting time for tickets down the bowl was good look

Happy to be here

My favourite one is probably the same as yours. Just looks clean and smart while still keeping the essence off Old Trafford

I was at OT sat for Brentford and Tottenham for the NFL on Sunday and the game day experience is night and day. Sightlines, digital signage and screens, concessions all better than OT. The kick in the balls is Joel Glazer is on the new stadium committee for the NFL so the likes of Buffalo, Jacksonville their new homes are signed off partly by him. But can’t see why OT needs renovating?

Meanwhile, Avram Glazer : "Tf is he talking about a new stadium...."😂

Or maybe Utd could temporarily move to Leigh Sports Village until the improvements or re-build is complete

Super perfect 🏟️

Great show Sam. Speaking personally, I prefer the option of a brand new stadium, somewhere we can create new memories

I'd like to see the possibility of a section of the outside being able to project huge images and video, how cool would that be

United stadium needs to stay on the same location. There are parts of old Trafford that have been there since it’s inception. I love the fact we keep the same foundation. It adds to the rich history of the club. If you’ve ever been to a historic site, you can feel the energy in the air. That’s what you want for old Trafford. I don’t like the characterless globalist modern stadium design. That’s not what Manchester is. Manchester United was built on the largest industrial estate in the country and the stadium should reflect Manchester with modernity. I love the idea of keep the rafters. But I don’t want a light up outside that looks too slick and smooth. Expand and redevelop the current stadium. Do not build a new one.

Not with you on the rafters Sam, they were innovative at the time but, like the Sydney Harbour bridge, you wouldn't do it again. A completely new concept O.T is needed

I'm with you on what you call the "rafters" we have to have those. It's synonymous with man united. Old Trafford actually got the nickname "old scaffolding" from them. We must keep naming rights too. New Trafford? 😁

1:42 The railway track is not a problem, you can built around it (same as old Atletico Stadium with the road) or the city of Manchester should built a railway tunnel.

hi sam im not to bothered of which way they go, but what i want to see is a retractable roof at old trafford. what do you think?

A brand new state-of-the-art stadium that has seating capacity of 100,000 would be awesome!!!

Amazing🔥 0:21

Honestly I'd be happy with either option. I just want us to have the best stadium & have the best training facilities for our men, youth & women like they deserve. We've been neglected for far too long man. We've been left to rot by the Glazers not investing in things that matter to us fans. Sooner Sheikh Jassim comes in & revamps everything the better then gradually we'll see vast improvements made. A new DOF & others that actually know football is also extremely important

with the way they build stand these days the rail way track is not a problem

Og background. Takes me back a few years

Amazing🔥 0:13

I love your new look and theme

Only a QATAR FULL SALE will deliver this to the standards of the Santiago and the Spotify.

I’d love the 5th one, it looks modernized

I think Spurs got it absolutely right. Build a new stadium alongside the old. Renovating OT would cost as much as building from scratch.

People saying the white rafters have to stay are narrow-minded. They haven't always been a feature of Old Trafford. Stadia need to evolve and develop. You need a huge stadium with wow factor.

Must also keep in mind the atmosphere. Anfield for example is intimidating because they are close to the action

2nd one is definitely dreamland but the other 2 look mint especially the 3rd

I hope from my heart that one day the south stand of Old Trafford will be expanded. It has been clear for a long time that the trains are a big problem, but I am convinced that if there is the will among the owners (Glazers and Sir Jim Ratcliffe) to expand Old Trafford = South Stand, then there is a chance that it will happen. Money is not the problem, the problem is once again the train yard

As a liverpool fan I would hate to see it knocked down it should be renovated and preserved, also great video mate.

As a Cardiff fan, I hope your stadium developments go ahead and that the Glazer's are gone asap. If you think about it, Villa Park has a road going under one of its stands, therefore there's no reason why a stand can't be built with a tunnel for the trains. You could even build a new railway station over on the other side of the line to allow for freight traffic to turn directly into Trafford Park. Therefore, from Piccadilly, there's four tracks into the station with a platform on the Manchester-Liverpool line for Old Trafford whilst the freight lines go around the station into the freight terminal with no issue over signal visibility etc.

Yup, the flames around the bottom one or the one with the smoke. A tongue in cheek reference to hell for the home of the red devils :)

Really I can't wait

Capacity Increased, it must be fit for purpose and future proof, Large Screens Inside for fans, I like Tottenhams new stadium or the Bernabéu tbh if we could do something like that and not knock OT down it means too much to players and fans….but I’m open to anything that improves it

Love the first one

They could sell tickets most games for 140k capacity. Volume of people going into the area match day are the only things stopping a capacity of 100k +

Nice Video and informative. With the Glazier's still in charge with 75% and Sir Jim Ratcliffe with a proposed 25% of the ownership of Manchester United is bad for the Club of Manchester United and the proposed Modernisation/NEW Build Old Trafford Stadium. I personally opinion is that nothing will be done to Old Trafford for a considerable period of time as long as the Glaziers are actually in charged. I just hope I am wrong. With Regards. BAZZ. PS I prefear a New Build with a Capacity of 100,000.

8:28 is my favourite

Not a Man U fan but I've been to the stadium half a dozen times over the years (walked to the top of the North Stand ooof) - personally I think they need to do a Tottenham, just appreciate the history of the ground but let it go and start again within the same area. It's definitely possible in the area but obviously they'd have to buy out a lot existing commercial infrastructure....you're probably taking close to a billion quid.

I like the second oval shaped one. Very intimidating look

I think should add all our champions banners around the new stadium

The first concept is the best

How do we know we “will” be getting a new stadium ? We haven’t even got a new owner.

Maybe the glazers stay another 10 years and we get 5 portaloos and 2 portacabins.

Man Utd's Old Trafford stadium that a bit of TLC won't cure. All it needs is the Upgrade of the Sir Bobby Charlton's Stand with a 2nd tier to complete the original design & the removal of the 3rd tier of the Sir Alex Ferguson's Stand & replaced by TV Screens for all 4 corners. We also want a levelled retractable new Roof + modern refurbishment of the rest of the stadium to warrant a 90K capacity in comfort. SBCS 25K + SAFS 25K + SES 20K + ES 20K = 90K. The expansion should not exceed the rail track. Old Trafford known as 'The Theatre of Dreams' unique in style is the Super Bowl of stadiums & is potentially The best Stadium in the country, possibly the world.

hope that old trafford's identity won't be lost, definitely wishing it could hit >80k capacity

5:25 temiz ve modern tasarim ve göze cok şık . Yani ic atmosfer ucurabilir

The round one is nice Try minimise it abit but it's the best