cubaricho Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Who owns Leazes Park? Is it a public space so the city owns it? Could we not do one of those things where you build like 3/4ths of a stadium almost around the Leazes End and then when that's ready to roll, knock the old SJP down and finish the stadium. That would be the best possible scenario when it came to having to play somewhere else because we'd spend the least amount of time away from St James' Park. The one real big positive here is that we have some of the most inventive and creative people available working on this solution. Our stadium could quite possibly be the best stadium on the planet when it's done, and that'll be fucking awesome. And all the noises coming from the new owners already talk a lot about how important the stadium location is so I don't think they'll even entertain moving elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 53 minutes ago, manorpark said: They decided on a Joe Harvey 'plaque' instead . . . It was a Fans Group that raised the money for the Joe Harvey plaque. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Wallace said: It was a Fans Group that raised the money for the Joe Harvey plaque. Yes, it was the "Fairs Club" (fans group) that raised the money for the plaque. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, cubaricho said: Who owns Leazes Park? Is it a public space so the city owns it? Could we not do one of those things where you build like 3/4ths of a stadium almost around the Leazes End and then when that's ready to roll, knock the old SJP down and finish the stadium. That would be the best possible scenario when it came to having to play somewhere else because we'd spend the least amount of time away from St James' Park. The one real big positive here is that we have some of the most inventive and creative people available working on this solution. Our stadium could quite possibly be the best stadium on the planet when it's done, and that'll be fucking awesome. And all the noises coming from the new owners already talk a lot about how important the stadium location is so I don't think they'll even entertain moving elsewhere. Our main City Centre Park is the Town Moor. A lot of the Town Moor is simply open fields, but some parts of it have been landscaped (since Victorian times) into traditional parks. Two of those landscaped areas of Town Moor are 'Exhibition Park' and 'Leazes Park'. The Freemen of the City control all of the Town Moor, and are dedicated to keeping it as an open space, including the two mentioned parks. http://freemenofnewcastle.org/the-moor/ Edited October 11, 2021 by manorpark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Wasnt it said that we could spin St James 90 degrees to be able to have all 4 stands upgraded and not just the current 2? Or is that bollocks? Be a canny undertaking and youd lose the Gallowgate end but we've got the money Would rather that than a new stadium. Doubt theyd want to move though imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-ingenious-plan-turn-st-16138611 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, cosmic said: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-ingenious-plan-turn-st-16138611 Adding an even higher tier to the Leazes for away fans to be sent further from the pitch would add extra fewm. On that basis, I’m all in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 They’ll all be boycotting us anyway so no need for an away end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 It's been mentioned before that the stadium could possibly be build around the listed buildings, essentially making no changes to them so not effecting the listed status. Sounds fanciful to me but I'm sure someone here will know better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I think in some/most circumstances, affecting the setting of a listed building is just as valid a reason to refuse development as affecting the building itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejeck Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 They're clearly trying to get things right for Sunday, they've been mucking about the the PA system all day. Symphony by Clean Bandit appears to be the song of choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 If we were to rebuild SJP then a good option around the Leazers Terrace issue would be to dig down. I was at the new Spurs stadium at the weekend for the NFL and outside is not as high as SJP, but inside it is much bigger because the pitch and some of the stands are below the outside street level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) The difficulty with that is you simply couldn't do it unless you had another stadium to play in temporarily. Not a development you could do over the summer or without affecting the game like a new stand. Plus you'd also have to basically push the existing stands outwards to make it work. Edited October 12, 2021 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: The difficulty with that is you simply couldn't do it unless you had another stadium to play in temporarily. Not a development you could do over the summer or without affecting the game like a new stand. Could it be done in stages like Anfield? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: Could it be done in stages like Anfield? Good question. After their next development taking capacity to 66k they'll have added 22k seats without having an affect on capacity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I mentioned this earlier as I thought they looked at this years ago but the metro was in the way?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 05:29, cosmic said: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-ingenious-plan-turn-st-16138611 Fucking hell, the state of the Chronicle website man. Completely unreadable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Reminds me of Homer's website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Nobody said: Fucking hell, the state of the Chronicle website man. Completely unreadable. Mobile mode is better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) There were better Geocity websites back in the early 90s than the 2021 Chronicle website, such an awful site which mirrors its content and so-called journos to a tee! Edited October 12, 2021 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 There's absolutely no way we'd build that stadium. The only realistic option is a new stadium. Has the construction started on the land sold behind the Gallowgate? If not we could try and buy it back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectorCoarse Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Whatever happens in the long term theres things we can do in the short term . Move Shearers statue to outside the re re named Shearers bar , name a stand after Sir Kev ( PBUH ) plus a statue outside the Gallowgate n also a statue each of Pav and Gary Speed ( RIP ) Edited October 12, 2021 by InspectorCoarse sp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Decky said: There's absolutely no way we'd build that stadium. The only realistic option is a new stadium. Has the construction started on the land sold behind the Gallowgate? If not we could try and buy it back. Ashley’s son in law owns it doesn’t he? Guess who wins again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I'm sure this has been discussed before, but can we no extend the gallowgate over the road and link it up with level 7? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Adam said: I'm sure this has been discussed before, but can we no extend the gallowgate over the road and link it up with level 7? That was the plan in 2006ish I think under Shepherd. But now the land behind the ground has been sold…nobody is sure if it’s feasible. Unless of course we buy the land back at an inflated price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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