State of Old Trafford's disrepair evident as water floods Manchester United's stadium

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28 күн бұрын

Old Trafford flooded with water at the end of Manchester United's game with Arsenal on Sunday, leaking through the roof and cascading through the stands.
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Footage also shows the roof in Arsenal's dressing room leaking water on to the players. The Glazers, Manchester United's long-time owners, have often been criticised by fans for their apparent reluctance to invest in updating and adequately maintaining the increasingly ageing stadium.
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Пікірлер: 438

@Phil_Mitchell 26 күн бұрын

That's not rain, that's just the tears of Man Utd fans 😭😭😭

@dzeklakovic7568 26 күн бұрын

Ahhahahahahahhahah

@-A-lm5xb 26 күн бұрын

😅🤣😂 Brilliant.

@johnkennedy2524 26 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@justonecornetto80 26 күн бұрын

@@dzeklakovic7568 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@blueshadow62 26 күн бұрын

Best comment man 🧍‍♂️

@mrartdeco 26 күн бұрын

Old Trafford : “Glazers still here? Fine I’ll disassemble myself”

@ravd8082 26 күн бұрын

the glazers never invested in the club for the past 20 years they took 1 billion out

@mrartdeco 24 күн бұрын

@@ravd8082 ah yes the floor is made out of floor

@jamieround2784 23 күн бұрын

The stadium is in nearly bad a shape as the team

@rohanc9220 26 күн бұрын

When Ronaldo pointed the lack of facilities, quality of infrastructure and overall state of the club everyone blamed him. Everything he said was spot on . He was the only one who had what it takes to say what needs to be said.

@Ohanftbl 26 күн бұрын

Yes but you can’t say that as an employee

@fkyfky0208 26 күн бұрын

@@Ohanftblkeep being trash then

@itsmeprasad1987 26 күн бұрын

No one blamed him.. everyone thanked him to speak his mind..

@cisuminocisumino3250 26 күн бұрын

@@itsmeprasad1987lol, No they didn't

@-A-lm5xb 26 күн бұрын

@@itsmeprasad1987 That's not how I remember it.

@eurekacomment5719 26 күн бұрын

*Welcome to the Theatre of Streams*

@kronowtf 26 күн бұрын

*_thats crazy_*

@Young-lion99 26 күн бұрын

Ian brown wrote Waterfall for man utd

@zeiadosamaahmedngi3390 26 күн бұрын

The theatre of tears

@Jon14141 25 күн бұрын

@@Young-lion99😀

@seanyleey 22 күн бұрын

nah welcome to the theatre of tears

@nuudelz3711 26 күн бұрын

Actual healthcare safety hazard, lucky they are who they are. Regular businesses would be shut down

@llpalm08 26 күн бұрын

Portsmouth had warnings about future health and safety issues at Fratton Park from years of nothing being done due to the financial issues, and had threats of having a forced reduced capacity if nothing was done and yet I had never seen anything like this happen at Fratton Park. The current owners have sorted all the issues out since they came in and are now improving facilities, and that was on a League 1 budget so there's no reason the Glazers couldn't at least have fixed the roof at Old Trafford, and with it getting to this state there needs to be forced closures of portions of the stadium because if that waterfall happens when it is full up then the fans in those seats could get seriously hurt. Hopefully Sir Jim will get something sorted soon though.

@-A-lm5xb 26 күн бұрын

@@llpalm08 It WAS full. It was just sheer luck that it was the end of the match when the really heavy rain came down and the stadium had started to empty.

@fredfredrickson5436 26 күн бұрын

It's okay- They got shares in that.

@llpalm08 25 күн бұрын

@@-A-lm5xb That's what I meant, if the fans in those seats were still there when the waterfall started getting strong there could have been injuries, they are just lucky that the area with the worst of it had been mostly cleared just before it started.

@jwyang91 26 күн бұрын

Only thing leakier than that is Man Utd's defense

@aviationtrainsfc1 25 күн бұрын

And villa's defense as a Villa fan

@maciejmacias4111 26 күн бұрын

I am from abroad and when we travelled to Manchester for a CL tie few years ago, me and my friends were shocked at the state of Old Trafford stadium. It was horrible and visibly left to rot. We couldn't believe it as you cannot see it on TV. Glazers milked that club to the bottom..

@balanceinmidfield1843 26 күн бұрын

Apparently it never rains where the Glazers live.

@Druid2001 26 күн бұрын

well they live in florida and we are having a bit of a drought lol

@balanceinmidfield1843 26 күн бұрын

@@Druid2001 but you guys have to be prepared for hurricanes. Can’t imagine the bucks stadium collapsing once in a while 😂

@Druid2001 26 күн бұрын

@@balanceinmidfield1843 well tbf hurricanes are stronger than wind so the stadium is built to withstand it

@daze77gaming 26 күн бұрын

not just us as fans but even our own Stadium is crying now.....

@robberchas1 26 күн бұрын

True

@twyscape 26 күн бұрын

We have been watching the decay of a club that in the 90s and 00s was the envy of the world. How the mighty have fallen.

@michaelkobylko2969 26 күн бұрын

Not just fallen. Deliberately run into the ground by American vultures with no interest in anything other than taking. Prior to Glazer ownership, Manchester United had no debts and was a licence to print money. This type of takeover is not even allowed anymore.

@LeoBov1 26 күн бұрын

CR7 called it out and y’all thought he was toxic

@TalaaboDheer 26 күн бұрын

If the infrastructure of a stadium that is regularly visited is like this. What about everything else that we can't see?

@-A-lm5xb 26 күн бұрын

"Falling apart" is the phrase I've heard most often from United fans.

@obliviousij5265 25 күн бұрын

Not the glazers fault

@brittneyking4284 22 күн бұрын

@@obliviousij5265it’s not?

@obliviousij5265 21 күн бұрын

@@brittneyking4284 yeah we cant blame the owners or players sack the manager, Divi Dens In!

@abrahamhagos7714 26 күн бұрын

This is ridiculous. Owned by 2 billionaire families and can't get a roof fixed.

@aganbraganca4156 26 күн бұрын

ronaldo warned fans about this

@markalanrudings3657 26 күн бұрын

Not true. United fans were saying this BEFORE he came back... we've wanted Glazers out for a LONG time. People forget that...

@cosmo9208 26 күн бұрын

They laughed at Ronaldo's warnings. Now they get what they deserve!

@brittneyking4284 22 күн бұрын

@@cosmo9208exactly

@classifiedtopsecret4664 26 күн бұрын

All the money they take from the fans and won't even pay for repairs? Disgusting.

@i.m1981 26 күн бұрын

Why does it slways rain on me... Oh its because im a man utd fan lol

@eurekacomment5719 26 күн бұрын

Stingy cheap owners! Such scrooges!

@TheAngmarwitch 26 күн бұрын

Why should the British taxpayer fund a new stadium for a club owned by the richest man in Britain? He did this with Ineos when he bought the ICI works in Runcorn, threatened to close the site unless he got government funding to build a new plant, which he profited from directly.

@yofinance1777 26 күн бұрын

Public funds would fund the surrounding public areas. City were given the old 2008 commonwealth games as it was in best public interest 👍🏻

@drunkenhobo5039 26 күн бұрын

Remember, socialism is bad, unless it's for the billionaires.

@FaustoTheBoozehound 26 күн бұрын

@@yofinance1777Not true and this theory (advanced exclusively by property developers and their sycophants) has been disproven by study after study. Stop giving tax money or tax breaks to billionaires. They never, ever have public interest at heart.

@josephmathabela 26 күн бұрын

Sidebar: you are aware he only owns 25% of the club, right?

@Boy_O_Boy 26 күн бұрын

Thank you Glazers for this masterpiece.Not only did they destroy the football structure but also the stadium👏

@dmg9241 25 күн бұрын

That's why Manchester United fans have been complaining against Glazers family. Ronaldo was right on his interview against Piers Morgan. He told him that Manchester United stadium stills the same as it was before

@user-xu8gu6tf6z 26 күн бұрын

They should call cristiano and apologize.He speak the truth about the condition of this club's facilities.

@burmesepython393 26 күн бұрын

This is a health hazard. No different than any other workplace. The stadium should be shut down.

@edittide9842 26 күн бұрын

People are being too harsh on the Glazers. They can’t afford repairs to Old Trafford! First, they have to take dividends out of the club and second that is Ratcliffe’s problem 🤷

@KidTrafford19 26 күн бұрын

"can't afford" part made me laugh hard

@roughwalkers 26 күн бұрын

Whats crazy is that they keep putting ticket prices up 😂😂😂😂

@ghostly1178 26 күн бұрын

Can't afford, they're making a brand new stadium more seats than Wembley, yet they can't just fix a leaky roof. Make it make sense.

@nkosanamakhubela2586 26 күн бұрын

They crucified my Goat Ronaldo for speaking the truth😢😢

@raz6446 26 күн бұрын

Everything that Ronaldo said at the piers Morgan interview was becoming more evident day by day

@karatsurba4791 26 күн бұрын

Beautiful... Name another stadium that can boast a waterfall within a stadium. Truly a 'theatre of dreams'

@_wormlet 26 күн бұрын

What's that guy on about, 'if this game had kicked off at the normal time on a Sunday?' 16:30 is a normal time for a Sunday kickoff.

@mightymouse5029 26 күн бұрын

or 13:30

@_wormlet 26 күн бұрын

@@mightymouse5029 Yes, but the main Super Sunday game is 16:30.

@ChristianHeid7 26 күн бұрын

And yet... The Glazers will not put a penny into fixing it. This could have been very dangerous situation and obvious that this will lead to further damages and mold in the entire part of the stand.

@chubbygallasso 26 күн бұрын

Stadium replicates the club ....once best in class now, run down in need of upgrade.

@grumpymonkey6181 26 күн бұрын

The club, the football and the infrastructure of mufc is a shambles. How can not just united but the governing bodies allow the stadium to be in such a hazardous state? Any other club would be forced to cease trading until a health and safety risk such as this was rectified.

@patrickthomas8101 26 күн бұрын

The fact that Everton's stadium can still be weather resistant really shows how bad the owners are.

@addielekeawodidaniel9420 26 күн бұрын

And the Media will still blame Ten Hag..loll... the Glazers are the reason for all this even the performances. if they had hired proper football directors we wouldnt have all those injuries and poor recruitment let alone the stadium which has fallen apart

@theiceman7590 26 күн бұрын

Most of these players are Ten Hags.

@markalanrudings3657 26 күн бұрын

Most?! 4 of his players in the starting lineup yesterday. Not even half haha

@husky2961 26 күн бұрын

35 injury second highest this season. Whose to blame, idk honestly.

@harderway8568 26 күн бұрын

@@markalanrudings3657 He spent 400.000.000 pounds mate.

@anirudhsmenon216 26 күн бұрын

What if the injuries repeat next season with the same training regime and medical staff? Because most our injuries are non contact or muscle injuries

@CoconutClan 26 күн бұрын

I guess Ronaldo was right all this time

@John-dl1ob 26 күн бұрын

I am surprised they don’t charge the fans extra for that

@algfourty9185 26 күн бұрын

Imagine telling someone at the turn of the century that this is what would become of Man United. They'd never have believed you!

@atimiz3296 24 күн бұрын

Outsiders criticize United fans when they want the owner out, this is just one of the reasons why. No one knows better than the fans

@janeburns7673 26 күн бұрын

Could not make me more happy.

@carsonstanislaus 26 күн бұрын

As a Manchester United fan this is embarrassing 😔

@LimaJayaSRC 26 күн бұрын

but they paid 100mil for Anthony 🤣🤣🤣

@Dita000 25 күн бұрын

Im pretty sure its not even fully paid yet.

@Evemeister12 26 күн бұрын

Alex Ferguson's final years of success at Manchester United helped the glazers to hide their damage to the club. This all stems from ferguson's dispute with JP McManus and John Magnier over a racehorse.

@TheSnoozeFox 26 күн бұрын

This is actually dangerous now how is this legal?

@hazharibo7439 26 күн бұрын

Theatre of wet dreams 🤣🤣🤣

@roughwalkers 26 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@-A-lm5xb 26 күн бұрын

Great answer.

@engineer8363 26 күн бұрын

Been a while since I've had one of those happy dreams

@Billzloveschelsea 26 күн бұрын

This is what the glazers have done. Taken all of the money from Manchester United and not even invested anything in the club and stadium

@FormulaProg 26 күн бұрын

Flooding from the roof is quite bad but understandable if there's a sudden monsoon but in the dressing rooms is crazy. Needs big investment.

@roughwalkers 26 күн бұрын

I dont think the glazers understand that word

@FormulaProg 26 күн бұрын

@@roughwalkers probably not mate probably not

@Support-your-local-team 26 күн бұрын

The roof isn't understandable either, especially when it's streaming in from all over the stadium.

@FormulaProg 26 күн бұрын

@@Support-your-local-team was it? Only seen from one stand.

@Support-your-local-team 26 күн бұрын

@@FormulaProg You can see both ends of the stadium flooding in the first 15 seconds of this video and I've seen clips of one of the stands in-between it leaking too. That's at the very least three of the four stands flooding.

@DangerManQ 26 күн бұрын

Why a new stadium? Fix this like Real Madrid did. Too many memories in Old Trafford only to replace it when we have players and staff that shouldn't be here. Invest the money wisely

@NickChemist-yf6oj 26 күн бұрын

I want to see the old trafford waterfall looks beautiful !

@RankinMsP 26 күн бұрын

Perfect representation of the club. Long may it continue

@5eurocups2005 22 күн бұрын

Health and safely hazard with water also going through office ceilings. How can a multi billion pound club not maintain it's roof and guttering system? Ridiculous.

@Joshua57535 25 күн бұрын

Yes 👏 😊

@mortenfrosthansen84 24 күн бұрын

There has been some massive rainstorms these couple of months.. It is not the only place in UK, let alone in Europe, that is showing signs of not being build for that amount of water. So many floods and destroyed roads.. Some that only seems to be holding on, until the next big rain

@jamesdenny5078 26 күн бұрын

To be fair it did rain really hard

@TheReapersFORTNITECLAN 21 күн бұрын

as a man utd fan this is a disgrace

@tfootball8704 26 күн бұрын

So since Ratcliffe has come in he has not sorted the roof?????

@fi7959 26 күн бұрын

Not a simple job.

@RichardHosking-ym5fw 26 күн бұрын

No point when they are building a new stadium

@tfootball8704 26 күн бұрын

@@fi7959 It has been like this for years hasn't it? I'm sure a multi billion dollar club could sort a leaky roof out?

@roughwalkers 26 күн бұрын

He has only just come along

@rufdymond 26 күн бұрын

@@tfootball8704 ~ What are you talking about….we’ve had owners who are not interested in fixing anything…..that’s the point.

@Sutty0151 26 күн бұрын

it’s not leaking its just a water feature that got added 20yrs ago priority for new owner was new batteries for it

@tpg6555 26 күн бұрын

I’m from Porto Alegre RS, Brazil. For a moment, I felt like home

@lukealex6428 26 күн бұрын

I was always for refurbishment but after seeing this. Full rebuild....like the team and personnel....start from scratch

@sam.james.walker 26 күн бұрын

What do they mean by”if it had kicked off at the normal time for a Sunday”? It did kick off at the normal time????

@junaedyhamid7510 25 күн бұрын

Old trafford iconic Jewel singapore waterfall..

@ynwa73 26 күн бұрын

Would you risk turning on any light switch in that dump

@jasonbannon5726 26 күн бұрын

This ain't new this has been like that for years

@ENGBriseB 18 күн бұрын

Sort it out its embarrassing.

@Jesse_E5150 26 күн бұрын

Things just falling apart both on and off the pitch

@jrbanano 26 күн бұрын

If they build a new stadium, they could call it New Trafford

@jeremygziji9186 25 күн бұрын

I thought they were talking about the team

@steveblack610 26 күн бұрын

Bit of rain never hurt anyone.

@shubhamsingh-wq5th 26 күн бұрын

These cracks can be repaired but what about team?

@user-bw5pn4qv9i 26 күн бұрын

Is there a team?

@hrasrfaser 23 күн бұрын

And yet people say ronaldo was the problem. He mentioned everything right in piers morgans interview

@cloud_c5222 25 күн бұрын

The mighty has fallen

@del2186 26 күн бұрын

New stadium was on cards anyway 🤔🤔

@Lambandpotatocurry 26 күн бұрын

Everything literally falling apart there. There needs to be a drastic change on every department.

@Revtiva 26 күн бұрын

Even some of stadiums in my home country is better than this.

@kemahkeming75 24 күн бұрын

The fans bought the football tickets, found out they accidentally went to the waterpark. Unfortunately they were no water slides

@olliecrayford 26 күн бұрын

Or, instead in building a new stadium, just do general repairs and keep old trafford how it is and do general safety checks. Would save time and money doing that. Like liverpool did with Anfield.

@usmankamran9524 24 күн бұрын

Reason???

@48BA 26 күн бұрын

🎶 OLD TRAFFORD IS FALLING DOWN.....

@mattep74 26 күн бұрын

When I heard it the first time I thought it was normal banter. Seems they told the truth

@Bewar3them00n 26 күн бұрын

That’s why they call it the swamp!

@04mdsimps 26 күн бұрын

The normal time on a sunday? Half 4?

@ismailmaatoug7642 25 күн бұрын

They called Ronaldo a madman when he said nothing has changed since 2009!

@takemehomeunitedroad7960 25 күн бұрын

No need to go and watch the water fall anywhere around the world when we have it at old Trafford.

@Wiiggz 26 күн бұрын

Even the stadium is crying!

@TheInvisiblemagikarp 24 күн бұрын

Even the stadium has given up on Manchester United

@iamleoooo 25 күн бұрын

Man Utd: let guess... Your home? Ronaldo: It was. and it was beautiful... Man Utd was like any other big clubs, too many goods not enough to go around. And when i came back i offered a solution. Man Utd: Renovation. Ronaldo: But stricter, just passionate fair young and old players alike. *They called me a madman.* And what i predicted came to pass. Man Utd: Congratulations you are a problem Ronaldo: I'm a professional

@AgentLynch616 25 күн бұрын

That’s a danger to fans. Should be shut down

@LeeStewart 26 күн бұрын

We need a new stadium. Pronto.

@stephenumpleby6421 26 күн бұрын

Iam a boro never has the riverside stadium has Never leaked as far as I can remember that utfb

@joseadamputu3558 26 күн бұрын

Glazers Out, SIr Jim Should Be Majority Own Manchester United

@CARTMANBRAWH 25 күн бұрын

Cost for repairing gone for anthony 😂

@jermainelong1843 26 күн бұрын

Symbolic of their recent form.

@johnmichaelson9173 26 күн бұрын

Ten Hag said everybody knows we haven't had a fit Plumber all season.

@StevenHallsworth 25 күн бұрын

It’s tragic to see how quickly the glazers have decimated our once great club! 😔

@kungfooslap2983 24 күн бұрын

Just about sums up most things in the uk…not to be dramatic but big money has got to start stepping up and helping the infrastructure and experience of the population..decline,decline,decline whilst the rich dine on fine wine…my opinion anyway.