IT has been witness to some of the greatest nights and afternoons of Real Mallorca football club and its downfall has mirrrored that of the club over recent years but soon the Luis Sitjar stadium will disappear under a mass of rubble.
The stadium, in the centre of Palma, has now become an eyesore since Real Mallorca moved to their new stadium at Son Moix and the Palma City Council decided yesterday that it has to be demolished for health and safety reasons.
The Luis Sitjar has been in steady decline for years. It has become a home for squatters and council officials maintain that it is a clear and present danger to the city.
“We have decided to demolish it after hundreds of complaints from neighbours,” said a city council spokesperson. The bulldozers will move in this morning as part of an operation which will cost the council in excess of 1.5 million euros.
More than one Real Mallorca fan is expected to shed a tear as the former first division soccer stadium is destroyed.
The final whistle for the Luis Sitjar football stadium
ENRIC BORRAS