St James' Park

[pubteam]

2 minutes ago, duo said:

I was expecting something more than just another stack if i am honest.  On Sela's website they say "we offer world-class experience development and event production". 

 

 

 

They may not want anything permanent so it won't effect any potential ground redevelopment.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

We don't know it's 'just another Stack' though, do we. It's a fanzone in the style of Stack, done with the Stack people are presumably the club and Sela. 

[Bellis80]

That stack are involved at all when Sela are a company that are supposed to do things exactly like this, and big enough to sponsor a Premier League club shirt, suggests to me they might not be a proper company at all.

[enthusiast]

Still, look on the bright side - finally there'll be somewhere near the ground you can get a pint and a scran.

[Wallsendmag]

8 minutes ago, enthusiast said:

Still, look on the bright side - finally there'll be somewhere near the ground you can get a pint and a scran.

 

You can at the Shark Club.

[Big River]

28 minutes ago, Bellis80 said:

That stack are involved at all when Sela are a company that are supposed to do things exactly like this, and big enough to sponsor a Premier League club shirt, suggests to me they might not be a proper company at all.

 

Stack is tried and tested, it makes complete business sense to utilise them. what were you expecting like? Sela to fly over a bunch of Saudis to run it all?  I'm not sure they'd quite understand our culture.

[TBG]

Fuckin' hell we need a win soon. 

[Pancrate1892]

That Pearson will be sniffing around like Fred west with a hard on 

[Pancrate1892]

11 hours ago, duo said:

I was expecting something more than just another stack if i am honest.  On Sela's website they say "we offer world-class experience development and event production". 

 

 

 

All that yes, but in a shipping container 

[Joelinton7]

40 minutes ago, enthusiast said:

Still, look on the bright side - finally there'll be somewhere near the ground you can get a pint and a scran.

Is there not already?

[Joelinton7]

They’ve talked about a stage so you’d imagine live music or magic maybe. 

[TBG]

3 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

They’ve talked about a stage so you’d imagine live music or magic maybe. 

 

 

Always wondered why his mask was black and white

 

[Bellis80]

17 minutes ago, Big River said:

 

Stack is tried and tested, it makes complete business sense to utilise them. what were you expecting like? Sela to fly over a bunch of Saudis to run it all?  I'm not sure they'd quite understand our culture.

Agree it makes sense but why was it being linked to Sela in the first place? We’ve got a bit of land and have people who did something similar in the city before. Was no reason for them to ever mention Sela being involved.

[Big River]

Just now, Bellis80 said:

Agree it makes sense but why was it being linked to Sela in the first place? We’ve got a bit of land and have people who did something similar in the city before. Was no reason for them to ever mention Sela being involved.

 

they're probably funding a lot of it for brand exposure. I bet their logo will be all over it, and they have to do zero of the work involved. everybody wins really!

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I don't get the problem, Stack know about making temporary experiences in toon and Sela know about sports experiences and marketing. 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2023 by AyeDubbleYoo

[Bellis80]

It’s not a problem, I just thought a company that can do massive projects in Saudi Arabia could arrange to get some shipping containers arranged on a car park in Newcastle themselves if they were involved.

[Sima]

19 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

Is there not already?

 

 Literally dozens of places.

[tgarve]

22 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

Is there not already?

I think it’s a joke ?

[bowlingcrofty]

23 minutes ago, Bellis80 said:

It’s not a problem, I just thought a company that can do massive projects in Saudi Arabia could arrange to get some shipping containers arranged on a car park in Newcastle themselves if they were involved.

Why though when there's a tried, tested, well established brand that people are already aware of that they can engage with for a temporary setup. The brand is so well established that just saying 'Stack' people know exactly what it is. Why not utilise that? Sela's job is to oversee the event and experience not to actually physically create it.

[Bellis80]

The club are a bigger brand. Just use that and you have a company already on board that could create it.

 

The Stack in town was good. If they said we’re letting them have that car park until we’re ready to do something with it i’d understand it.

[Lazarus]

2 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

You can at the Shark Club.

 

It costs an arm and a leg there.

[enthusiast]

1 hour ago, Joelinton7 said:

Is there not already?

Yeah, that's entirely my point: hope it's nice for the people that end up going there, but can't for a second see the point when you've pretty much the entire city centre right there.

[Cookie1892]

2 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

You can at the Shark Club.

i have a love hate relationship with that place

 

love the size of it, the amount of screens, the waitresses etc

 

hate how long it takes to get served and the amount of plebs who just dont move from the bar, also think it could be laid out in such a better way

[Wallsendmag]

25 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

 

It costs an arm and a leg there.

 

If you're expecting this new place to serve cheap food and drink I suspect you'll be in for a nasty surprise.

[Wallsendmag]

14 minutes ago, Cookie1892 said:

i have a love hate relationship with that place

 

love the size of it, the amount of screens, the waitresses etc

 

hate how long it takes to get served and the amount of plebs who just dont move from the bar, also think it could be laid out in such a better way

 

It's OK. Lots of other places I'd go ahead of there on a matchday. Agree that the lay out could be much better given the amount of space they have to work with.