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Must admit I’ve only been once this season but is the corner not as good as it was ?

Interesting to see how we go tonight, they look strong in midfield with the 2 Brazilians as well and of course Cunha will be a handful. Think we’ll do very well to get 6 points out of these 2 home games, if we do talk of a title tilt might start getting whispered.

They looked at the fixture list.

I hope it’s nowt like the Aviva, can’t think of anything worse, or more soulless than some big glass structure with barely any extra seats for the East Stand.

There’s about 30 concession tickets for Wolves on the website that can’t be fucking purchased, absolutely crackers when folk can’t get tickets, not to mention the money club is losing money by the size of the family enclosure.

Clearly explains the reaction of this Parisian spoilt fuckers.

This generations Dolly Potter and the swampies will be out in force the minute it’s announced, it’s up to the club to present a plan that the majority of Tyneside wants, creating new usable park space closer to the City Centre would be hard to argue against, whilst opening up Leazes Terrace. If the club go with Leazes Park they need a clear plan and determination to see it through unlike John Hall.

It’s still very unclear what we’ll get in March, I would imagine we’ll get a very good mock up of what a redevelopment of SJP will look like, but when it comes to a new stadium i’m unsure. Are we going to see the 2 options and then a period of consultation, if we see a mock up of the new stadium on a preferred site, it would suggest key stakeholders have been consulted on the said site surely ? Be interesting to see what reactions are to both plans if they are presented side by side.

Get that upper tier expanded all war round marra, build it and they will come.

Few and far between on the North Easts premier coastline thankfully.

I get that the kid can finish and stats look impressive, but this tends to be when he’s given acres to cut in on his right foot, if he’s up against a fast, physical full back he’s got no chance. Just doesn’t cut it for me, fell over at Arsenal when through in the left channel, lacks pace, physically weak and lacks ability on the ball to be a top player.

Could be a real handful this lad next season.

Always a place you need to watch your back, especially if travelling by train.

Sure the APT rules get rolled back from tomorrow. We’ve now got the Head of PIF Europe on our board, I don’t think we should be worrying about much. Where a serious football club now, with serious people running us.

Think Solis becoming officially a board member is significant, undoubtedly already a major influence as PIF’s head of European investment, but think this could signal they’re becoming more hands on with big decisions looming. Should hopefully streamline decision making process and signs they’re starting to take the show over after PCP departure. Hopefully big few months ahead with stadium and sponsorships incoming.

It would be fucking cold in winter but look great from the train arriving in town from Laandan. No doubt it’s bleak down that way especially in winter, however it could also transform and grow that part of the City. I would prefer Leazes Park but if that’s not a goer I think we should seriously consider it as an option.

They wanted to pay over 100 million for Caicedo before he snubbed them. Got no doubt they’d want Isak but this isn’t Newcastle under Ashley anymore, there’ll be no helicopters getting fired up, they’ve got no fucking chance.

We’ve got to trade better undoubtedly but this surely boils down to how much are we getting for him. You don’t risk jeopardising the season for a couple of million when the treble is still on and if you don’t have a replacement to come in. Yes we’ve got to many keepers, but one is a crock waiting to happen and the rest are shite.

Will lead us to the promised land.

We need to keep him even when Pope’s back, fuck PSR can’t risk derailing the season unless it’s absolutely stupid money.

Aye think they’re screwed for anymore development in the foreseeable, they’ve got an offshore company who purchase houses in the area that come up for sale, but apparently they need a good couple of streets to expand the Kenny Dalglish stand which could be decades.

Think they wanted to recreate a Kop end behind the goal.

Always thought the planned Liverpool stadium In Stanley Park was a bit different.

Newcastle United insiders shown new stadium capacities as breathtaking images emerge Chronicle Live understands that things are gathering pace as far as a 2025 stadium announcement is concerned Lee Ryder Newcastle United's new Chief Operating Officer, Brad Miller, at St James' Park (Image: NEWCASTLE UNITED FC) Newcastle United chiefs are believed to have had two prospective stadium capacities put to them ahead of their 2025 St James' Park project proposals. As Chronicle Live reported on December 28 last year, insiders are understood to have been shown exciting early drafts on what a revamped St James' and a new stadium elsewhere could look like. The images are not for public consumption at this stage but those behind the scenes are getting braced for the announcement which is set to take place in spring. It is more than a year now since Newcastle launched a feasibility and looked into what CEO Darren Eales called the "art of the possible". Fans were asked to provide feedback in a specially commissioned survey that could help to shape the club's future stadium facilities. But since then there have been many hints dropped by club chiefs on what will happen next and some key appointments behind the scenes. On May 31, Newcastle appointed Brad Miller as Chief Operating Officer with his brief to manage the stadium project. The former Manchester Airport supremo told Chronicle Live in August: "There's three big things on why did I join the club. One is obviously the stadium. "Two is to invest elsewhere, across the rest of our facilities, whether that be training ground, academy, etc. across all of the teams. And then working on our existing operation." After Miller's arrival, Newcastle moved quickly to acquire the services of new director Roger Thornton. Thornton's arrival earlier this year was significant as far as the next part of PIF's bigger picture is concerned. He was introduced to the board by Jamie Reuben after working closely on the Pilgrims Quarter project, Newcastle Racecourse and buildings on Grey Street. Miller also said in August: "I've had the pleasure and the privilege of meeting a number of people in the city already, whether that be local council, our partners, regulatory bodies we work with, the Freemen etc. And believe me, I feel the weight of responsibility already in terms of let's make sure that we do the right thing." Newcastle chiefs ruled out any switch to Gosforth Park last year with the second option for a new stadium not expected to be too far from the current historic venue. Miller stated "We don't want to: stretch the elastic band too far." Miller then said in November, in a fan event at the STACK: "The first choice is if we stayed at St James' we have the 52,000 seats already. It comes with significantly more money if we transform it and it will look amazing. That's option one. "Option two is if we were to move away, and not too far away as we aren't going to stretch the elastic band to the point of breaking. The second option we are looking at it seriously as it does have the potential to earn more than twice as much in terms of revenue, compared to a transformation of St James' Park. And more seats, a lot more seats potentially." And Chronicle Live understands that the option of staying at St James' could involve an increase in capacity to the region of around the 60,000 mark. Some sources believe that would see a redesign at the Gallowgate End if Newcastle decide to remain on Barrack Road. It was Eales who intervened during Miller's speech to remind him that "option two" would include "more seats" than staying put at St James'. The club are also understood to have had a capacity of around 70,000 put to them at a potential new stadium. Both options would offer Newcastle the chance to satisfy some of those fans waiting for season tickets while the chance to boost revenue and improve the club's PSR fortunes would inevitably increase. We understand that the drafts for both stadium options are believed to be breathtaking and will excite supporters. Newcastle vowed to run the final proposals past the fan advisory board and wider supporter base before any final decisions are taken.

The Spurs stadium is practically on the same footprint as WHL, it’s a real difficult conundrum is it the design that makes it soulless, or the fact it’s to big for them and is now full of fair weather fans. If we move to Leazes Park it’s practically the same situation as them really, I would say with the big single tier it couldn’t be anymore conducive to creating a good atmosphere, so if that doesn’t work not sure what will. The new Everton stadium will be interesting as seems very compact with steep stands and probably a lot less corporate than Spurs. I understand the concerns about creating a soulless experience, on the flip side though I find the current SJP depressing as fuck, the Milburn and Leazes are awfully designed and have no atmosphere whatsoever, and the East Stand needs condemned Ultimately I think a rebuilt SJP will have no resemblance to the current stadium and would be just as soulless as any new stadium a couple of hundred yards up the road.