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I just don't see how PIF could possibly think of that as a viable solution for them. The costs would be ridiculous, given the challenges they'd need to overcome, and from their POV, spending all that money to create 6/8k of what would have to be the cheapest seats in the house makes literally zero sense.

I wasn't there so can't comment on exactly what I was said. A quick Google search just says that they said it would 'double revenue" so who knows. For me as a former ST holder, and now member, if they built a new stadium in Leazes Park or Castle Leazes that had 20k more seats than SJP, even allowing for 5k of those being corporate, that gives me (along with 1000s of others) a far better opportunity to watch my team, and as vital as the extra revenue is in this day and age, that's what it's really about for me if I'm being truly honest. As big as football is these days, it doesn't exist without the supporters.

Can only take them on face value as they'll know far more than me or you. I mean they could be lying because they want to build a new stadium and it's one way to get fans onside more with the promise of having a much increased transfer kitty but they've barely put a foot wrong since they arrived so I'd rather give them the benefit of the doubt. If it was Mike Ashley, a proven liar, telling me this, that may not be the case!

We already are making considerably more money from commercial deals than we were 3 years ago and that will continue on a upward trajectory, especially if we qualify for Europe again this year.

You want our fans to pay what Chelsea fans do to watch their team? The club have said a new stadium could double revenue. For arguments sake let's say our current turnover is £250m a year. Doubleling that is a game changer for us, regardless of what any graph says.

Senior people at the club have already said a new stadium could double our revenue. That would clearly make a huge difference to what we can and can't do.

And the fans advisory board. That American lass who used to support Man Utd but switched over to us in October 2021 needs to have a say.

Even if that decision was to build a new stadium at Gosforth Park or out towards the airport? Nah not for me like.

Did t senior figures at the club not tell supporters a few month ago how much more revenue could be achieved with a new stadium at that fan event at the Stack? It was a massive game changer.

Put simply there just isn't the space at the current SJP for all the extra corporate, boxes etc. Look at the footprint of our ground and then compare to Spurs or Arsenal and see what I mean. We just don't have the room. We're currently paying Fenwicks and Hadrians Tower to host a lot of our corporate supporters. End of the day it depends what people want. If you're happy to give the really best performing clubs in the Country a £200m headstart every season as a trade in for remaining at SJP then that's fair enough, there's plenty in that boat I guess. If you're wanting to explore what could well be a once in a lifetime opportunity to see how big this club can get, to have us up there with the very best in the Country from a financial perspective, and to give us the very best opportunity to not only get right up there, but stay there, then the trade off would be leaving SJP. If it was a hop over to Leazes Park or Castle Leazes I personally can't see the issue there. Ultimately it's a plot of land, the actual structure perched on it resembles nothing like it did when I started going there back in 1984. If the trade off was to an out of town location I'd suggest it's an entirely different conversation altogether, and not one people would be on board with. My opinion is that the happy medium is the one I'd be most behind. Ultimately I just want the club to be the best it can possibly be, and not hamstrung in any way shape or form.

It's just your generic out of town retail park, the likes of what have been popping up all over the Country these past 25 years or so. I live 5 minutes drive away, and it serves a purpose at times although I'm far from a regular visitor. Couldn't think of a worse place to build a stadium, nor do I see where there's room to put a 70k ground there anyway.

I'm yet to speak to a Newcastle fan who thinks that moving to somewhere like the Silverlink would be a good idea mind

Tbf Bromley have always been a Non League team up until this season. Even in League 2 they'll be used to playing in small ramshackle type grounds. Whether it was SJP, Old Trafford, Emirates, or Tottenham stadium, they would have been blown away as it's a world away from what they're used to.

They'll never be able to enjoy their own club as long as we are doing well. It's always been NUFC first and their own team 2nd. Their crowd on Saturday was no great surprise. They've been struggling to pull in a crowd for league games, often over egging the actual attendance by some 10/15k people, occasionally more, despite being in the Promotion frame all.season. Whilst we are flying they've got absolutely nothing, and it shows.

Yeah but lots of South Tyneside is closer to Sunderland than it is Newcastle, and the biggest town, South Shields is definitely nearer to Sunderland so, a bit like them, that doesn’t really wash.

I know for a 100% fact that they've been pestering Valley Gardens Middle School in Whitley Bay these past few months offering free tickets because 2 of my mates kids go there and have had the email about it.

On the flip side my ticket for the League Cup Semi Final was 20 quid and the bairns was only a tenner.

Aye it was shite. I was one of the lucky ones who had a ST but most of my school mates, who'd I'd stood with in the very late 80s up until the end of the 90/91 season before I got my season ticket, couldn't get in anymore. We're now in a position where every single match is massively over subscribed. Wimbledon at home in the League Cup, oversubscribed, Bromley in the FA Cup, oversubscribed. When both those clubs returned some of their allocation the extra tickets were snapped up instantly. I actually agree that we could fill an extra 28k seats for the vast majority of games taking things as they are. As I said above it would also make the membership more worthwhile for people. In fact they could probably increase the price of it a bit as people would be buying it knowing they've got decent access to tickets instead of the 1 in 4 chance or whatever the average seems to be now is.

That's another reason why SJP is hopelessly too small and outdated now. We need 20k more seats. It would still be jam packed every week but that would probably give another 15k fans a chance to get in (assuming 25% of any capacity increase would be corporate) and make the membership far more attractive and not the complete waste of money that it's turned out to be for a lot of fans who are still sat on zero ballot successes. One of the remits that the new owners promised was that they wanted to further increase the size of the already huge fanbase. Clearly they're well on their way to doing that but the current SJP really stifles things in that regard.

Dyche leaves Everton.

Have to be honest I've never heard of him so I'll have to take your word for that. If he's even half decent he'll be a difference maker for them as the Championship is absolute dog shit this season.

It's sold out but you'll be able to get any that appear on resale.

They played Arsenal at tbe Emirates a couple of seasons ago in the League Cup. Tbf Arsenal only played their kids that night, unlike yesterday so only beat them 5-1.

Thickest man on the Internet is Keith bless him.

Absolutely immense. What a season he's having!