To rebuild or not to rebuild, that was the question.
And Manchester United’s task force have now delivered an emphatic answer — that the next act in the club’s famous history would be better served by demolishing Old Trafford and building a new 100,000 home on adjacent land.
The club are expected to make an announcement on Tuesday confirming the decision and revealing architect's plans of their new super-stadium on a new site.
To some of a certain age, whose memories are dominated by memories of long-sleeved George Best slaloming in from the touchline, a packed Stretford End roaring its heroes to victory against Barcelona on a raucous 80s night and even of the pitch invasion triggered by Denis Law’s backheel, it may well be a tragedy of Shakesperean proportions.