In 1987 it was replaced by a new City Stand . Chairman Robert Chase said that `` Coming to a football match within the City Stand is very much like going to the theater â `` the only difference being that our stage is covered with grass '' . A fire in 1984 partially destroyed one of the stands which eventually led to its complete demolition and replacement by 1987 of a new City Stand , which chairman Robert Chase described as `` Coming to a football match within the City Stand is very much like going to the theater â `` the only difference being that our stage is covered with grass '' .