Quote Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost... View Post
Never should have moved from Old Trafford and Villa Park but this is a consequence of how much it cost to reconstruct Wembley - just like how many friendlies England seem to have at Wembley compared to away.
Villa Park always seemed an odd choice to me, given it's not much bigger than Highbury was. Guess it makes sense it being in the middle of the country, but St James' would obviously have been better in terms of capacity.

All irrelevant nowadays since the money making machine went into overdrive.