Is that correct?, Never heard that before. Would be interested to read the source, any body got a link.
I heard this rumour years ago,no idea if its true or not,but I doubt there to be any 'links' as I would have thought the idea and planning of the shopping centre was done before the internet was up and running.
dodworth shut just after the strike,1985.most men transferred over to redbrook. there was also ideas to turn dodworth into some kind of leisure park with a dry ski run down the stack.
Dodworth shut in about 87, Mederhell opened 1990 so I would think the building of Meadowhall had started before Dodworth shut. As someone said above there where plans for a ski slope etc. on the stacks so has the poster of the rumour got the two mixed up.