IN THE past, football stadiums impressed people by their sheer size. Facilities were often spartan, but any ground with vast banks of terracing, accommodating swaying hordes of supporters, was considered to be among the best in the land. Scratching the surface, the truth was most were similar, with primitive toilets, catering and safety features but it was basically all about scale, even if the aforementioned facilities were woefully inadequate for big crowds. In those days, many of the grandstands had a common appearance and that was hardly surprising given that one engineer, Archibald Leitch, seemed to have a hand in all the major stadiums, including Anfield, Hampden Park, Highbury, Goodison Park, Old Trafford, Ibrox Park, Hillsborough, Molineux, Roker Park, Stamford Bridge, Villa Park and…