Guest HTT II Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ben said: What would be the capacity of this ? That’s stunning! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Probably a daft question, but how many extra fans are not included in the total capacity due to corporate boxes and so on, or are they? Edited June 30, 2022 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Ben said: What would be the capacity of this ? If we can get pigeons watching through the glass window, could easily be around 70,000 capacity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Hundreds of billions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 2 hours ago, HTT II said: Probably a daft question, but how many extra fans are not included in the total capacity due to corporate boxes and so on, or are they? Yeah they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Seen this on Facebook, pretty cool ? Edited June 30, 2022 by Pokerprince2004 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejeck Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, Pokerprince2004 said: Seen this on Facebook, pretty cool ? Wow! can't believe part of the old Gallowgate End still exists. That's amazing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Pokerprince2004 said: Seen this on Facebook, pretty cool ? What part of the Gallowgate is this? How do you get to see it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejeck Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sima said: What part of the Gallowgate is this? How do you get to see it? I was trying to work out what part of the Gallowgate it was. By the looks of it, I think it might be where the old Gallowgate corner used to meet the East Stand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Bet it reeks of piss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sima said: What part of the Gallowgate is this? How do you get to see it? I asked the same questions, tge bloke says he took it working at St James. Someone said its exactly the same under the Milburn as well Edited June 30, 2022 by Pokerprince2004 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Sima said: What part of the Gallowgate is this? How do you get to see it? Look at the photo ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, BottledDog said: Bet it reeks of gravy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 I love stuff like that! Would love a mooch about under the stands like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 6 hours ago, TheGuv said: Totally agree on this. I'm speaking as someone that hasn't been able to get my ST back (the risk you take I suppose). But a 60-65k stadium is MORE than enough imo and surely is more cost effective than building a new stadium. I can;t recall the cost floating around in 2007 for the extension but was it not around £50m? https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/united-plan-a-60000-ground-1490092 We had the proposed plans in my old office. They were unworkable as the piling required for the extension to build over Strawberry Place would have been problematic in terms of the Metro line and station below. It would have cost a lot more than 50m if it had been workable. Today, again if workable, you’re talking 150m+. Less than a new stadium, certainly - but again, you’re talking about drilled concrete piles to a depth of as much as 30m+ (as estimated at the time). Not sure how you achieve that without the Metro Station and line potentially looking like ‘Kerplunk’. (I’m a civils quantity surveyor during the day) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 On 28/06/2022 at 21:32, Kid Icarus said: Any way to check the stadium capacity by stand? Would be interesting to see what the capacity would actually be if we mirrored the Leazes and Leazes west corner over the Gallowgate and Gallowgate west corner. Milburn Stand; 14,844 East Stand; 5,240 Leazes End; 20,062 Gallowgate End; 12,043 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Like finding an ancient burial ground that. Or more like the sarcophagus over Chernobyl given, I take it, thems the steps up past the open latrines. Stood there (the end) for the bulk of 89/90 and usually sentimental about things but wasn't too fussed when it was dug up, even less so now I know some remains. Edited June 30, 2022 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Pokerprince2004 said: Seen this on Facebook, pretty cool ? Ahhhhh! Can almost smell the piss. p.s. so can Giggsy Edited June 30, 2022 by Coffee_Johnny Inattention… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Could definitely build on top of Gallowgate and get to 61K you'd reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 I know we could get ridiculous gates, but Man U could get 100k and Liverpool 70k for most games if they're going well, most big clubs grounds are full and we probably have to accept whatever the capacity there'll be games where people can't get in who would like to and not aim for that. Be ideal to have capacity extension in hand like Man City if and when its needed of course. Not having that is the conundrum I dont know how we deal with. It will be complicated and expensive to bring the Gallowgate up to Leazes height and remodel the East Stand to squeeze a couple extra thousand on that only to find that 58-62k is full 95% plus of the time too and find you've sold yourself short and back to square one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Pokerprince2004 said: Seen this on Facebook, pretty cool ? About five years ago someone sent me this different photo of (what I assume is) those same steps. They said the photo was taken at the Gallowgate end, under the new stand . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 11 hours ago, manorpark said: The St James' Park Metro Station Site (One St James') consists of four large buildings. 1 x Residential, not for students. 2 x Office Blocks. 1 x Radisson Red Hotel (the tallest block of the 4). Can the owners not try and buy it back? Of all the things MA did in this tenure selling this land is up there as one of the worst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, duo said: Can the owners not try and buy it back? Of all the things MA did in this tenure selling this land is up there as one of the worst. Yes as mentioned earlier, that seems very possible, especially with the involvement of Jamie Reuben! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 7 hours ago, manorpark said: Yes as mentioned earlier, that seems very possible, especially with the involvement of Jamie Reuben! Need to be quick then as they're ready to start building Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, duo said: Need to be quick then as they're ready to start building Not sure if they are that advanced yet, the Metro Station Car park is still being used as a 'compound' for the materials and machinery being used on the next door "Home Group HQ building" construction that is nearly finished next to the Strawberry. We follow this (and all developments in the City Centre) very closely over on SkyscraperCity.com, and we are already up to 'Post No. 559' for this project. We have a team of local photographers that keep us up to speed (I rely totally on them) and their latest post does not show any preparation work for these four new builds . . . yet! See - https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/one-st-james-st-james’-metro-station-car-park-newcastle-various-approved.1406356/post-178290366 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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