The Red Army and The Field of Dreams
Acquiring Manchester United tickets for a home game not only lets you to see one of the most exciting clubs in Europe play live, but also lets you experience the atmosphere at Old Trafford, also known as the Field of Dreams, home ground of the Red Devils, parade ground for the Red Army.
Manchester United tickets have been sold for home games at Old Trafford since 1910, apart from the 8 years it took to rebuild after it was bombed in WWII.
The stadium was named Field of Dreams by one of its most renown players Bobby Charlton.
Best known for his midfield attacks Sir Robert “Bobby” Charlton also had a deadly long-range shot which helped him win the World Cup and get names the European Footballer of the Year in 1966.
Able to seat 76,212 Manchester United ticket buying supporters, Old Trafford is the second-largest of any English football stadiums, and it is one of two stadia in England to have been given a “UEFA elite stadium” five-star rating by UEFA.
Old Trafford has hosted many FA Cup semi-final matches as a neutral venue and a few “English national football team” England international fixtures.
During the “1966 FIFA World Cup” and “UEFA Euro 1996″ and the “2003 UEFA Champions League Final” matches were also played at Old Trafford.
The Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four stands, officially known as the North, East, South and West Stands.
Three out of the four stands have at least two tiers, except the South stand which has just a single tier.
The lower tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from standing room only terraces in the early 1990s.
The most well-known stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, more famously, known as the Stretford End.
Originally designed to hold 20,000 fans, the Stretford End was the last stand to be covered and also the last remaining all-terraced stand at the ground before the forced upgrade to seating in the early 1990s.
Stretford End is where Manchester United’s most die-hard supporters, known as The Red Army have their seats.
Most of the noise and atmosphere at Old Trafford comes from this stand, and once the roar from the fans there was measured as louder than that of a jumbo jet lifting off.
Unless you’ve been subscribing to your season Manchester United ticket for many years it is impossible to get a seat in the Stretford End, even for the most die-hard fan.
Manchester United’s Red Army was once the biggest and most infamous group of followers British football has ever seen.
When the Red Army followed their team to an away game, the town would be in a uproar: the fans would travel en-mass by train, coach, car or even by foot if necessary to get to the game.
During the mid-seventies when Manchester United had been relegated from the top flight of English football and played in the “Football League Second Division” Second Division for one season, the Red Army caused such chaos at games around the country when visiting stadiums where they would often outnumber the home fans, that it led to the introduction of segregation and fencing between of home and away fans at football grounds throughout England.
The Red Army is now nothing like it was in the 1970′s & 80′s.
This Manchester United supporters club, now has a fan base of over 300 million fans across the world.
The huge number of Manchester United supporters, all of whom would like to visit Old Trafford, both to see a live game and to experience the atmosphere there, result in it almost always being difficult to buy Manchester United Tickets.