stevoc
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The more I look at the size of the footprint of other top stadiums the more I think there is nowhere near enough room there, and building over the railway would add only a sliver. The only way is to take over the container yards and build there, which would mean finding another site for them. If we did they might be happy to move, it must be a pretty crap location for moving containers in and out by road. If not I say move, anything else and our ground would be second class, and we shouldn't settle for that.
The club hold a lease over that land they don't actually own it I believe. It's a long lease for I think another 30+ years, but even if the yard could be moved would United then be in a situation where they potentially don't own the land where some or all the the stadium is situated. Not to mention who knows how much it would cost to buy land somewhere else and move that transit terminal, if that's even possible.