With fewer opportunities, Falkirk had been nothing like as profligate, converting the first of them so early that the most frequently asked question in the stadium concerned whether Celtic had the resilience and the ability to come back.
Gulati listed a few of the basic obstacles, including erratic weather patterns, differing needs in terms of the size of the stadium and concerns about ensuring a crowd that is pro-United States against certain opponents.
But the expansion effort succumbed to a combination of maladies, including upstate-downstate rivalries; fears that the bills would promote, or block, the proposed stadium; and concerns among unions about some provisions of the governor's original legislation.
Whelan, who controlled Wigan Athletic, refused permission for the Warriors to stage their elimination at the stadium, citing concerns over the playing surface.
Tennis officials view a soccer stadium with concern.
The Guardian revealed on Monday that the Fare network, which is used by Uefa to monitor discrimination within stadiums, had concerns about Shprygin's racist views and far-right affiliations.
"As far as our plans for the Olympic Stadium are concerned, we are continuing at a pace," he said.
Lord Harris, chairman of the Lords committee, said the clubs were acting "like children squabbling over who goes down the slide first as far as the stadium is concerned".
While support for the stadium ran high, concerns surfaced.
United have already cancelled an open training session scheduled for today at the Hong Kong Stadium because of concerns about player safety.
