THE dream of one football team for Sheffield is still alive.
Former Sheffield United chairman Michael McDonald believes the merger of the Blades with Sheffield Wednesday in a bid to create one super club is still on the cards.
McDonald believes the only way success can be achieved in the city is if the two teams join forces in a new stadium and play under a name such as Steel City or Sheffield.
He insists there is support for the scheme and is carrying out a feasibility study.
Mcdonald knows there's opposition from both sets of fans and admitted: 'At the outset it's not going to be easy but Wednesday and United have had full
houses this season.
'If you have the fans then the two clubs have to be put together to achieve success.
'I see Sheffield as the place where football started and it could be the place where football changes.'
McDonald, who quit as United chairman in November after Adrian Heath's departure as manager, still owns around 12% of the club's shares.
He added: 'Torino and Juventus share a ground and this week we have seen Swindon go into administration.
'We have to find a way to solve things. Unless the mad payments stop I can see it happening again.
'We're doing feasibility studies to find out the cost. If we can sell the two grounds and have one new stadium near the M1 and the new airport that's the way forward.'
The idea has been mooted before and there has been strong resistance from fans.
But McDonald insisted: 'There are a lot of people in the city who want to play at the highest level and don't want to fight relegation every season.'
