Original: Following the success of athletics events at the Commonwealth Games , the decision to convert the stadium into a football venue received criticism from athletics figures such as Jonathan Edwards and Sebastian Coe after their praise of the stadium , but redevelopment was deemed necessary to give the venue a financially viable long-term future .
Simplified: Athletics figures such as Jonathan Edwards and Sebastian Coe therefore criticised the decision to change the stadium into a football stadium . Redevelopment was called necessary to give the stadium a future .