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Anyway, because I've found a lack of any reason to oppose the article, I've decided to pass and list this article as a GA. Although I'd like it if you went over my issues (however minor they are) and if your trying to get this article up to FA, I would suggest finding some hardback references (ie, books, magazines, journals, etc) for a more reliable reference because the article have a more web references than hardback which is probably what users at FAC level will be looking at straight away, also as a word of warning - try not to use the same book for the entire article like I did with Tom Pryce, although that got to FA because there is basically nothing on the guy other than one book. Anyway, give me a buzz if you wish for me a clarify a a point or two. Also, may I invite you to review this Ga-review as well - see my signature. -- Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 10:23, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000 - so surely Old Trafford is not the largest? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.8.162.165 ( talk) 21:30, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
They've put an old version of this article on the Wikipedia front page saying wrongly that Old Trafford has the biggest capacity. They won't allow editing of the front page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.249.5 ( talk) 16:23, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
I've done all of those things now. Cheers for the help matey. It's a shame you're a blue, cos it would be really useful to have your help on more Red-related articles :-D – Pee Jay 14:09, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Good job and well done to all that have contributed in the Old Trafford article. On 13 September 2008, it was chosen as a Featured Article. Cheers, H2H ( talk) 21:56, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Do we know why one (the one to the left, from the main television gantry viewpoint) technical area overlaps into the other half of the pitch? Seems a tad unfair to me. - Dudesleeper / Talk 21:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't the alternate link detail that ground out of this page. Stephen Hayes ( talk) 09:19, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Hopefully that should do the trick. Huey Newton and the News ( talk) 09:49, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
This is unrelated to the above conversation but i thought just as a side note to the other uses section, it is known for people to have their ashes scattered there if its worth a mention? S-m-r-t ( talk) 10:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Someone removed an image detailing another use besides association football, have fixed the issue. Huey Newton and the News 10:15, 5 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Huey Newton and the News ( talk • contribs)
Because this is a featured article, we expect the highest standards of text and images. (It is common that FA candidate articles will have images criticized because of redundancy or substandard quality.) In this case, the text about the Super League Rugby is already supplemented by a photo, therefore the second image File:Photo-0275.jpg is redundant. Also, the second image is substandard -- being blurry and poorly composed. It doesn't fit an FA article -- and isn't required here.
I want to point out that alternate text is now a requirement for all FA article images. The photos in this article need to have that added. — CactusWriter | needles 13:57, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
I edited to remove the suggested speedy deletion. This is a good article on an important subject. It's certainly long enough and significant enough to remain. It also a featured article. I suspect that the suggestion that it be deleted has something to do with it appearing on the front page today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.46.242.83 ( talk) 02:33, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
I know this is a featured article and all, but this sentence could use a bit of work:
The 1970s saw the dramatic rise of football hooliganism in Britain, and when Manchester United were relegated to the Second Division in 1974, the club's hooligan firm – the Red Army – gained notoriety, a knife-throwing incident in 1971 forcing the club to erect the country's first perimeter fence, restricting fans from the Old Trafford pitch.
In one sentence it covers the rise of hooliganism, Man U's move to Second Division, the hooligan firm, a knife-throwing incident, the construction of the perimeter fence, and said fence's impact on the fans. It talks about "the 1970s", starting with 1974 and progressing to 1971. Did the Red Army gain notoriety because Manchester was relegated to the Second Division in 1974, or because of the knife-throwing incident in 1971? Likely it should be split into at least two sentences. I don't know much about football so I'll leave it to someone more knowledgeable than I. Suggestions? Keep your fork, there's pie ( talk) 19:06, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Where have all the references gone??? Someone has clearly copied the text from the actual page and then pasted it in the editor over the top of the original text... Would be a shame to lose the references... Ck786 ( talk) 21:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
First paragraph: 'With space for ......... spectators' - is this how many seats there are, or is this in fact how much space there is for spectators? If it's the former, I suggest this is re-worded because there is of course plenty of space that spectators could stand (in the aisles, the benches, the boxes, for example). Tomlock01 ( talk) 12:37, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
The addition of the information about the Intercontinental Cup is not appropriate for the lead section of this article. First of all, the lead section is supposed to be a summary of the rest of the article, and since the 1968 Intercontinental Cup is not mentioned in the rest of the article, it should not be mentioned in the lead. Second, this article is about Old Trafford, not Manchester United, and the information about the 1968 Intercontinental Cup would be better suited to the History of Manchester United F.C. (1945–1969) article (that's not to say I would endorse its inclusion there either). Finally, it's clear that User:Jamen Somasu has a vendetta against UEFA and is only adding the info to point out how "barbaric" people from Europe are. I mean, my goodness, throwing food at away players to stop their lap of honour? How much more neanderthal can you get?! – Pee Jay 19:42, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
This is getting silly now. As I see it the information is relevant to the stadium, but not important enough for the lead section. So how about we just mention it somewhere else in the article? Alzarian16 ( talk) 20:21, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
“ | Who were the "animals" in the end? We could hardly run the lap of honor after the final whistle consecrated the 1-1 scoreline. The coins being thrown didn't allow us to continue. At least, the British pound has always been, then and now, stronger than the Argentine peso. A while later, in the hotel, a group of men met with Zubeldía. Lonely during the night, Bilardo came to him and said, "You realize, Osvaldo, that we are at the top?". Bilardo finished: "You realize, Osvaldo, that we are alone on the top?". Dr. Madero tells this in the journal "Animals", precisely a pincharata publishement. | ” |
The shading in the diagram at the top of the Structure and facilities section appears on the full size SVG when it is clicked on, but not the smaller size that appears in the article proper. This should be remedied as soon as possible, as the description of the image makes mention of the shaded area. Sven Manguard Talk 06:41, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
The article says it was set against Inter in 2007 with 73,738, referenced with this article, which specifically mentions the record being set. However the Paul Scholes testimonial this month had an attendance of 74,731 ( http://www.manutd.com/en/Fixtures-And-Results/Match-Reports/2011/Aug/manchester-united-v-ny-cosmos.aspx), although no mention is made of it being a record. Do we keep the old reference and add the report on the Scholes match? Decorativeedison ( talk) 20:08, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
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Capacity varies due to allocation and segregation.
Honor the King has reverted my minor edit on the grounds that the original is "better writing". Let's see if he's right by comparing my version to his preferred one.
This is how it reads now:
United's permanent residence since 1910, with the exception of an eight-year absence from 1941 to 1949, following the bombing of the stadium during the Second World War. During this period, the club shared Maine Road with local rivals, Manchester City.
My version is:
United's home since 1910, with the exception of an eight-year absence from 1941 to 1949 when, following the bombing of the stadium during the Second World War, the club shared Maine Road with local rivals Manchester City.
My version follows two of George Orwell's famous rules in Politics and the English Language, namely:
2.Never use a long word where a short one will do.
3.If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
Using these rules as a guideline, I substituted home for permanent residence and when for During this period.
There is also no need for a comma between local rivals and Manchester City. A comma signifies that the reader should pause between the words which is clearly not the case in this sentence. Haldraper ( talk) 19:48, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
Anyone know why the pitch is raised, and more importantly, have a reliable cite? I searched a bit and found nothing but speculation and guess about drainage, undersoil heating, and previous problems with the turf.
It's an interesting and uncommon feature, and would improve the article. TjoeC ( talk) 18:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
I imagine it is raised to aid irrigation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.246.169 ( talk) 18:18, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
I replaced the main photo with this, and it was almost immediately changed back. I realise it was probably better to get some other editor's thoughts on it first, rather than just changing it, and that maybe I'm biased seeing as I took the photo. Is it suitable to replace the main infobox photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LiamUK ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Old Trafford has been United's home ground since 1910. It did not stop being their home ground when it was bombed in 1941. Because of the bomb damage, they played at Maine Road after the war. Maine Road did not become United's home ground, they just used it to play matches. Haldraper ( talk) 09:14, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Soccer Aid venue 2006, 2010-Present
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There was a huge, detailed list of rugby league test matches added to this article. This shouldn't be here because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an almanac or yearbook. Also, international rugby league at this stadium had been summed up in prose in the same section, as is advisable. This ground is, of course, best known for football and there isn't and shouldn't be lists of all its England matches or cup finals where prose is sufficient for the average reader.
User:Fleets should explain his edits in summaries when others take the effort to. I have only seconds ago warned him for edit warring over an image on Sadio Mané where he is not offering any explanation there.
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Considering Manchester United’s attendance against various teams this season 2017/18 in the premiership has been over 75,000 then this would suggest the figure currently stated is too low. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.90.93.196 ( talk) 22:30, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
Agreed against Everton, the attendance was 75,042 thus will change it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.147.84.176 ( talk) 01:25, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
There are no dates on this section. The stand is partially old. It does not state what parts, and when it was gradually extended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.126.206.36 ( talk) 11:51, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
I came across Otkritie Arena, whose Infobox contains:
Surely Old Trafford also is Cat. 4 - although UEFA stadium categories suggests that UEFA doesn't publish lists of qualifying stadia (bizarrely).
Should / could / would we want to add 4* to this OT article?
Trafford09 ( talk) 08:53, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Thx; I guess I feared that would be the case; ah well. Trafford09 ( talk) 22:36, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
The other uefa four star rated teams, such as the Bernabeu and the Camp Nou, have a 4 star icon underneath their picture. I’m fairly sure Old Trafford falls into this category so not sure why it doesn’t also have the icon. DeclanLukeOGara ( talk) 14:49, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
Ignore this, just seen that there was already a discussion about it. DeclanLukeOGara ( talk) 14:50, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
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Information to be added or removed: Remove: The stadium's provision for disabled fans is below standards required by regulations. Add: An £11 million investment into upgrading the accessibility facilities in the stadium is underway. This development will create 118 new wheelchair positions and 158 new amenity seats in a variety of areas around the stadium, including a new purpose-built concourse at the back of the Stretford End. Explanation of issue: The information is out of date. References supporting change: https://www.manutd.com/en/visit-old-trafford/accessibility-plans https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-united-spend-11m-double-17573771 https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/delegation-in-old-trafford-to-review-new-accessibility-facilities https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11264323/old-trafford-new-disabled-facilities/
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"would further increase the its capacity to 88,000"
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I believe there hasn't been service to this station for a few years now, but the article says it's still in use on matchdays. Does that need correcting / removing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.99.129.6 ( talk) 16:13, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
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In the Transport section of this page, it highlights that the 53 bus service is operated by First Greater Manchester, in which it is now no longer the case. It is now served by Go North West. ItsKestrel ( talk) 00:03, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
It should be removed, the owner can't be the tenant! I looked at removing it and leaving that list below, but couldn't see how to remove it without removing the other list. Govvy ( talk) 10:06, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
West Stand wasn't the last to be covered, that was East Stand. West Stand wasn't all terraced, it had a small seating area in top right hand when facing it 2A02:C7C:60BF:8C00:785E:23B1:5764:83DF ( talk) 10:52, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
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Old Trafford is the FOURTEENTH largest stadium by capacity in Europe - (and not the eleventh as stated in the top paragraph of the page) 2A00:23C4:5387:3001:5CE9:5FC6:72D4:9DB4 ( talk) 13:31, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
The article features the inclusion of a miniature Lego model of the stadium that needn't be included in the article. It adds nothing, and simply appears to be an image of a hobbyists model of the stadium. The image is also described as a "scale" model, which I would dispute as it is not an accurate, proportional replica of the stadium, it's simply a mini-Lego model. Further, the image description mentions a model-maker who doesn't appear to of particular prominence, and is, at the least, without a Wikipedia page of their own. 92.233.97.202 ( talk) 22:26, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
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Anyway, because I've found a lack of any reason to oppose the article, I've decided to pass and list this article as a GA. Although I'd like it if you went over my issues (however minor they are) and if your trying to get this article up to FA, I would suggest finding some hardback references (ie, books, magazines, journals, etc) for a more reliable reference because the article have a more web references than hardback which is probably what users at FAC level will be looking at straight away, also as a word of warning - try not to use the same book for the entire article like I did with Tom Pryce, although that got to FA because there is basically nothing on the guy other than one book. Anyway, give me a buzz if you wish for me a clarify a a point or two. Also, may I invite you to review this Ga-review as well - see my signature. -- Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 10:23, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000 - so surely Old Trafford is not the largest? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.8.162.165 ( talk) 21:30, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
They've put an old version of this article on the Wikipedia front page saying wrongly that Old Trafford has the biggest capacity. They won't allow editing of the front page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.249.5 ( talk) 16:23, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
I've done all of those things now. Cheers for the help matey. It's a shame you're a blue, cos it would be really useful to have your help on more Red-related articles :-D – Pee Jay 14:09, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Good job and well done to all that have contributed in the Old Trafford article. On 13 September 2008, it was chosen as a Featured Article. Cheers, H2H ( talk) 21:56, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Do we know why one (the one to the left, from the main television gantry viewpoint) technical area overlaps into the other half of the pitch? Seems a tad unfair to me. - Dudesleeper / Talk 21:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't the alternate link detail that ground out of this page. Stephen Hayes ( talk) 09:19, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Hopefully that should do the trick. Huey Newton and the News ( talk) 09:49, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
This is unrelated to the above conversation but i thought just as a side note to the other uses section, it is known for people to have their ashes scattered there if its worth a mention? S-m-r-t ( talk) 10:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Someone removed an image detailing another use besides association football, have fixed the issue. Huey Newton and the News 10:15, 5 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Huey Newton and the News ( talk • contribs)
Because this is a featured article, we expect the highest standards of text and images. (It is common that FA candidate articles will have images criticized because of redundancy or substandard quality.) In this case, the text about the Super League Rugby is already supplemented by a photo, therefore the second image File:Photo-0275.jpg is redundant. Also, the second image is substandard -- being blurry and poorly composed. It doesn't fit an FA article -- and isn't required here.
I want to point out that alternate text is now a requirement for all FA article images. The photos in this article need to have that added. — CactusWriter | needles 13:57, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
I edited to remove the suggested speedy deletion. This is a good article on an important subject. It's certainly long enough and significant enough to remain. It also a featured article. I suspect that the suggestion that it be deleted has something to do with it appearing on the front page today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.46.242.83 ( talk) 02:33, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
I know this is a featured article and all, but this sentence could use a bit of work:
The 1970s saw the dramatic rise of football hooliganism in Britain, and when Manchester United were relegated to the Second Division in 1974, the club's hooligan firm – the Red Army – gained notoriety, a knife-throwing incident in 1971 forcing the club to erect the country's first perimeter fence, restricting fans from the Old Trafford pitch.
In one sentence it covers the rise of hooliganism, Man U's move to Second Division, the hooligan firm, a knife-throwing incident, the construction of the perimeter fence, and said fence's impact on the fans. It talks about "the 1970s", starting with 1974 and progressing to 1971. Did the Red Army gain notoriety because Manchester was relegated to the Second Division in 1974, or because of the knife-throwing incident in 1971? Likely it should be split into at least two sentences. I don't know much about football so I'll leave it to someone more knowledgeable than I. Suggestions? Keep your fork, there's pie ( talk) 19:06, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Where have all the references gone??? Someone has clearly copied the text from the actual page and then pasted it in the editor over the top of the original text... Would be a shame to lose the references... Ck786 ( talk) 21:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
First paragraph: 'With space for ......... spectators' - is this how many seats there are, or is this in fact how much space there is for spectators? If it's the former, I suggest this is re-worded because there is of course plenty of space that spectators could stand (in the aisles, the benches, the boxes, for example). Tomlock01 ( talk) 12:37, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
The addition of the information about the Intercontinental Cup is not appropriate for the lead section of this article. First of all, the lead section is supposed to be a summary of the rest of the article, and since the 1968 Intercontinental Cup is not mentioned in the rest of the article, it should not be mentioned in the lead. Second, this article is about Old Trafford, not Manchester United, and the information about the 1968 Intercontinental Cup would be better suited to the History of Manchester United F.C. (1945–1969) article (that's not to say I would endorse its inclusion there either). Finally, it's clear that User:Jamen Somasu has a vendetta against UEFA and is only adding the info to point out how "barbaric" people from Europe are. I mean, my goodness, throwing food at away players to stop their lap of honour? How much more neanderthal can you get?! – Pee Jay 19:42, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
This is getting silly now. As I see it the information is relevant to the stadium, but not important enough for the lead section. So how about we just mention it somewhere else in the article? Alzarian16 ( talk) 20:21, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
“ | Who were the "animals" in the end? We could hardly run the lap of honor after the final whistle consecrated the 1-1 scoreline. The coins being thrown didn't allow us to continue. At least, the British pound has always been, then and now, stronger than the Argentine peso. A while later, in the hotel, a group of men met with Zubeldía. Lonely during the night, Bilardo came to him and said, "You realize, Osvaldo, that we are at the top?". Bilardo finished: "You realize, Osvaldo, that we are alone on the top?". Dr. Madero tells this in the journal "Animals", precisely a pincharata publishement. | ” |
The shading in the diagram at the top of the Structure and facilities section appears on the full size SVG when it is clicked on, but not the smaller size that appears in the article proper. This should be remedied as soon as possible, as the description of the image makes mention of the shaded area. Sven Manguard Talk 06:41, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
The article says it was set against Inter in 2007 with 73,738, referenced with this article, which specifically mentions the record being set. However the Paul Scholes testimonial this month had an attendance of 74,731 ( http://www.manutd.com/en/Fixtures-And-Results/Match-Reports/2011/Aug/manchester-united-v-ny-cosmos.aspx), although no mention is made of it being a record. Do we keep the old reference and add the report on the Scholes match? Decorativeedison ( talk) 20:08, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
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Capacity varies due to allocation and segregation.
Honor the King has reverted my minor edit on the grounds that the original is "better writing". Let's see if he's right by comparing my version to his preferred one.
This is how it reads now:
United's permanent residence since 1910, with the exception of an eight-year absence from 1941 to 1949, following the bombing of the stadium during the Second World War. During this period, the club shared Maine Road with local rivals, Manchester City.
My version is:
United's home since 1910, with the exception of an eight-year absence from 1941 to 1949 when, following the bombing of the stadium during the Second World War, the club shared Maine Road with local rivals Manchester City.
My version follows two of George Orwell's famous rules in Politics and the English Language, namely:
2.Never use a long word where a short one will do.
3.If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
Using these rules as a guideline, I substituted home for permanent residence and when for During this period.
There is also no need for a comma between local rivals and Manchester City. A comma signifies that the reader should pause between the words which is clearly not the case in this sentence. Haldraper ( talk) 19:48, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
Anyone know why the pitch is raised, and more importantly, have a reliable cite? I searched a bit and found nothing but speculation and guess about drainage, undersoil heating, and previous problems with the turf.
It's an interesting and uncommon feature, and would improve the article. TjoeC ( talk) 18:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
I imagine it is raised to aid irrigation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.246.169 ( talk) 18:18, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
I replaced the main photo with this, and it was almost immediately changed back. I realise it was probably better to get some other editor's thoughts on it first, rather than just changing it, and that maybe I'm biased seeing as I took the photo. Is it suitable to replace the main infobox photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LiamUK ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Old Trafford has been United's home ground since 1910. It did not stop being their home ground when it was bombed in 1941. Because of the bomb damage, they played at Maine Road after the war. Maine Road did not become United's home ground, they just used it to play matches. Haldraper ( talk) 09:14, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Soccer Aid venue 2006, 2010-Present
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There was a huge, detailed list of rugby league test matches added to this article. This shouldn't be here because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an almanac or yearbook. Also, international rugby league at this stadium had been summed up in prose in the same section, as is advisable. This ground is, of course, best known for football and there isn't and shouldn't be lists of all its England matches or cup finals where prose is sufficient for the average reader.
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Considering Manchester United’s attendance against various teams this season 2017/18 in the premiership has been over 75,000 then this would suggest the figure currently stated is too low. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.90.93.196 ( talk) 22:30, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
Agreed against Everton, the attendance was 75,042 thus will change it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.147.84.176 ( talk) 01:25, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
There are no dates on this section. The stand is partially old. It does not state what parts, and when it was gradually extended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.126.206.36 ( talk) 11:51, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
I came across Otkritie Arena, whose Infobox contains:
Surely Old Trafford also is Cat. 4 - although UEFA stadium categories suggests that UEFA doesn't publish lists of qualifying stadia (bizarrely).
Should / could / would we want to add 4* to this OT article?
Trafford09 ( talk) 08:53, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Thx; I guess I feared that would be the case; ah well. Trafford09 ( talk) 22:36, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
The other uefa four star rated teams, such as the Bernabeu and the Camp Nou, have a 4 star icon underneath their picture. I’m fairly sure Old Trafford falls into this category so not sure why it doesn’t also have the icon. DeclanLukeOGara ( talk) 14:49, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
Ignore this, just seen that there was already a discussion about it. DeclanLukeOGara ( talk) 14:50, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
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Information to be added or removed: Remove: The stadium's provision for disabled fans is below standards required by regulations. Add: An £11 million investment into upgrading the accessibility facilities in the stadium is underway. This development will create 118 new wheelchair positions and 158 new amenity seats in a variety of areas around the stadium, including a new purpose-built concourse at the back of the Stretford End. Explanation of issue: The information is out of date. References supporting change: https://www.manutd.com/en/visit-old-trafford/accessibility-plans https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-united-spend-11m-double-17573771 https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/delegation-in-old-trafford-to-review-new-accessibility-facilities https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11264323/old-trafford-new-disabled-facilities/
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"would further increase the its capacity to 88,000"
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I believe there hasn't been service to this station for a few years now, but the article says it's still in use on matchdays. Does that need correcting / removing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.99.129.6 ( talk) 16:13, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
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In the Transport section of this page, it highlights that the 53 bus service is operated by First Greater Manchester, in which it is now no longer the case. It is now served by Go North West. ItsKestrel ( talk) 00:03, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
It should be removed, the owner can't be the tenant! I looked at removing it and leaving that list below, but couldn't see how to remove it without removing the other list. Govvy ( talk) 10:06, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
West Stand wasn't the last to be covered, that was East Stand. West Stand wasn't all terraced, it had a small seating area in top right hand when facing it 2A02:C7C:60BF:8C00:785E:23B1:5764:83DF ( talk) 10:52, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
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Old Trafford is the FOURTEENTH largest stadium by capacity in Europe - (and not the eleventh as stated in the top paragraph of the page) 2A00:23C4:5387:3001:5CE9:5FC6:72D4:9DB4 ( talk) 13:31, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
The article features the inclusion of a miniature Lego model of the stadium that needn't be included in the article. It adds nothing, and simply appears to be an image of a hobbyists model of the stadium. The image is also described as a "scale" model, which I would dispute as it is not an accurate, proportional replica of the stadium, it's simply a mini-Lego model. Further, the image description mentions a model-maker who doesn't appear to of particular prominence, and is, at the least, without a Wikipedia page of their own. 92.233.97.202 ( talk) 22:26, 20 October 2023 (UTC)