How seven Premier League stadiums looked before mega-money renovations

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Premier League.The swarms of cash that have filtered through the top-tier teams have had a knock-on effect on facilities.As well as more being spent on players and wages, a lot of money has gone towards the infrastructure surrounding the club.It has already seen the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal undergo huge changes to the stadiums as they look to keep up with the times.Here are how those footballing stadia looked prior to their big-money renovations.There are plans to expand the stadium further to make it an 80,000 all-seater but the most recent renovation came in 2006 when an increase of 8,000 seats were added.As a result, United broke the record for the most spectators in the Premier League when 76,098 turned up to watch them beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 in March 2007.As mentioned, plans are afoot to make the Theatre of Dreams even bigger as they look to build on the fact that they are already the biggest club football ground in the United Kingdom.Every stand at Stamford Bridge has gone through multiple renovations throughout its long history having opened in 1877 before being used as Chelsea’s ground in 1905.Perhaps most important to the club is the Matthew Harding Stand, named after their former chairman, whose investment helped transform the club before his death in 1996 after a helicopter accident and renovations were completed to the end, previously known as the North Stand, ahead of the 1996/76 season.Most recently, the Blues brought in safe-standing at the Shed End this year where the most ardent supporters congregate but Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the.