{"id":291824,"date":"2023-10-24T10:26:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291824"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:26:33","slug":"inside-the-uks-abandoned-football-grounds-from-scrap-yard-to-lidl-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/inside-the-uks-abandoned-football-grounds-from-scrap-yard-to-lidl-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the UK’s abandoned football grounds \u2013 from scrap yard to Lidl renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Football stadia in the United Kingdom are largely revered as churches among fans, but there are those destined for hellish fates.<\/p>\n

    There are a wide variety of reasons why a club might stop playing at their home venue, whether due to relocation, bankruptcy, or something more sinister. Dozens of clubs have upped sticks for one reason or another over the decades, leaving major developments behind without much thought for what comes after.<\/p>\n

    Some sites are swiftly snapped up as pieces of prime real estate, while others are left abandoned for years at a time. Eventually, grounds that once bustled by the thousands become ghost towns – or in some cases scrap yards and superstores.<\/p>\n

    Daily Star Sport <\/b>breezes through some of the most spookish settings left to the elements, with some still left untouched to this day.<\/p>\n

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      Millmoor – Rotherham<\/h3>\n
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      Rotherham called Millmoor their home for a little more than a century before the Millers moved on in 2008. However, many fans of the club still consider the predecessor their ‘spiritual home’, having first housed the club during its early days as Rotherham County.<\/p>\n

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