Happinesstan Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Just buy up Leazes arcade [evicting the miserable bastards that live there] and incorporate it's historic significance into the design. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Happinesstan said: Just buy up Leazes arcade [evicting the miserable bastards that live there] and incorporate it's historic significance into the design. That would cost Trillions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 If this takes off like we're hoping, then a new plot of land will have to be found and a new stadium built, as a direct result of the limitations concerning St James', which will impact on future revenue for the club. We have seen other traditional clubs do this (Arsenal) and remember it was John Hall's first choice of option also. I have been encouraged that the consortium were talking to Newcastle Council at an early stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Carpet bomb Fenham and build it on/over what's leftover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnMag Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 SD crap is removed or still in place at SJP? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 17 hours ago, TheGuv said: 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? I thought it was just the land net to the Strawberry that was sold- Not up to or including the road? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, FinnMag said: SD crap is removed or still in place at SJP? Still in place 'short-term' according to Caulkin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sima said: Still in place 'short-term' according to Caulkin. Can we add that info to the thread title? Some may have missed it and would be surprised turning up on Sunday seeing it's still plastered everywhere in the ground. Edited October 13, 2021 by nufcjb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 If it’s ever to move this spot seems like the closest to town we’d get. Plenty bars down that way too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ben said: What are these plans and I see people on twitter on about moving stadium? I've been to work all day and I'm not really in the loop, has something been said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, POOT 2.0 said: I know parks are greater than the sum of their parts, but Leazes Park is a Victorian park with a lake, some nice walls and long paths. Castle Leazes is essentially a field. That could easily be flipped to the SJP site and a new stadium (and training etc) could easily use up the Leazes park and Castle Leazes plot. The benefit of the new public park would still remain, be even closer to the offices etc and the new NUFC facilities would be world-leading. I'm not the biggest fan of using green-belt land...but it could be spectacular, with little downside. Seems daft to stunt the growth of a city because of a moveable plot. Also Leazes Terrace being fronted by a large open park would be immeasurably better. The Newcastle Green Belt is about five miles to the North, so I assume you mean "Town Moor Land" like Castle Leazes and Leazes Park. It will be difficult to obtain permissions from the Freemen . . . http://freemenofnewcastle.org/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, Ben said: Too late for the riverside. The entire plot beside the Arena is just about to get approval for residential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 19 minutes ago, Scoot said: What are these plans and I see people on twitter on about moving stadium? I've been to work all day and I'm not really in the loop, has something been said? Moving the stadium to Sunderland iirc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) If moving a full building like that is an actual thing and not just a fantasy then I'm sure the uni would happily sell them all of the Business School and Science City land to move into and away from the listed buildings. Edited October 13, 2021 by kisearch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Turnbull2000 said: Too late for the riverside. The entire plot beside the Arena is just about to get approval for residential. It's had approval for a while hasn't it? Would imagine it's not an easy site to develop with being industrial. Maybe do a swap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 People want to move the stadium? I know we cant expand as much as wanted but good god I would't trade having stadium at top of city for the world. Albeit also realise keeps getting fucking blocked off by more and more shit buildings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Tiresias said: People want to move the stadium? I know we cant expand as much as wanted but good god I would't trade having stadium at top of city for the world. Albeit also realise keeps getting fucking blocked off by more and more shit buildings Depends on the alternatives. Seeing the ideas to turn it round are great but where would we play? Would be a massive job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tiresias said: People want to move the stadium? I know we cant expand as much as wanted but good god I would't trade having stadium at top of city for the world. Albeit also realise keeps getting fucking blocked off by more and more shit buildings This Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Maybe a proper thick question, but can we not demolish SJP in it’s current form and rebuild it in a way which has a bigger capacity? Would of course leave us homeless for a season or two though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: Maybe a proper thick question, but can we not demolish SJP in it’s current form and rebuild it in a way which has a bigger capacity? Would of course leave us homeless for a season or two though. Who would we share with in the meantime? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Just now, Armchair Pundit said: Who would we share with in the meantime? No idea. Assumed it wouldn’t even be possible to do what I suggested so didn’t think that far into it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: Maybe a proper thick question, but can we not demolish SJP in it’s current form and rebuild it in a way which has a bigger capacity? Would of course leave us homeless for a season or two though. You would imagine something would be possible but would require building a training ground or campus first with a mini stadium to play the games in. Barca have the Mini Estadi and City have the Academy stadium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, Tiresias said: People want to move the stadium? I know we cant expand as much as wanted but good god I would't trade having stadium at top of city for the world. Albeit also realise keeps getting fucking blocked off by more and more shit buildings It's not what people want it's what the consortium will require. The revenue for a 70,000 - 80,000 stadium is big compared to 52,000. It's the reason other clubs have extended or planning to extend. Unfortunately there is very little that can be done at St James' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Perhaps moving from St James would finally lift the curse at the ground (though I suspect it would also be somewhat conveniently assisted by our new found status and funds) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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