It was a feeling akin to that when United are awarded a penalty. Excitement balanced by hesitancy. Your brain rushes through thoughts of what is to come: something glorious, or something else.
At Tuesday's 'Town Hall' meeting, as I listened to what might lie ahead with the Old Trafford regeneration project, excitement was the primary feeling.
It’s inevitable when you hear a member of the architect firm talking about a "world-class stadium that celebrates the club’s unique and extraordinary history." It swells further when you get the chance to chat one-to-one with that expert, and they really do recognise how essential it is to focus on that identity in any new project.