Yeah but MANY of us have heard this before, and it never happens.
I'd LOVE to see New Street be improved. But it's a big task. It's the one national stations they KNOW will take a LOT of effort to improve, and as such they probably wont.
I can see it remaining the same for 10 years! It's just such a nightmare it's actually quite funny. It is the transit point for SO many trains, why on earth they upgraded Manc Picadilly before New Street is confusing!