I know this thread was for rags but I spoke to an Arsenal fan this week who said much the same stuff. He heads up a reasonable sized business so you would think he would have a little bit of (business) sense, but no.........
'But when they get bored'
Reply ... re birth of area surrounding the ground doesn't sound like they will get bored.
Ah but you don't even own your stadium.
reply... (sigh) we pay a miniscule amount in rent to keep Manchester happy and on our side, why is that a problem.
But your fan base is small compared to us, rags and Chelsea
reply, so why are we expanding the stadium
On and on it went, I only kept him talking because he is good for business, I would have loved to tell him to shut da f*ck up.