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madras

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Just now, TheBrownBottle said:

West Denton still an option then?  Better than HS2 I reckon.  Not sure where the Elswick - General Hospital - East / West Denton route would fit mind - they couldn’t be serious about making it all underground (could they?)

Not a chance imo. I always though the Leamside to Washington would come first.

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madras

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3 minutes ago, manorpark said:

 

These are the only images I have retained of the "Number 1 St James" plans from 2007 . . . 

Number 1 St James' Plans - 2007.png

You always seem to be in the know with this sort of stuff. Was westwards from St James' ever really a serious consideration ?

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manorpark

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10 minutes ago, madras said:

You always seem to be in the know with this sort of stuff. Was westwards from St James' ever really a serious consideration ?

 

It was only one of a number of 'aspirations' by the club at that time. I am still searching through my papers from those years, but I cannot remember any serious proposals being developed, and no City Council planning applications about it were ever made.

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Groundhog63

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50 minutes ago, madras said:

I was told it was there for possible future extension to the west end. Could never see it myself like.

 

What I perceived to be the crack. 

Obvs never going to happen. Close it down, fill it full of concrete. 

Build, build, build. 

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manorpark

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37 minutes ago, madras said:

You always seem to be in the know with this sort of stuff. Was westwards from St James' ever really a serious consideration ?

 

I thought you were talking about St James' Park!

 

Were you talking about the Metro?

 

West Newcastle was always the extension Tyne & Wear PTE wanted the most, but from day one it was dismissed as it was too expensive - sadly !!

 

Metro Extensions - Fantasy.png

 

 

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madras

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8 minutes ago, manorpark said:

 

I thought you were talking about St James' Park!

 

Were you talking about the Metro?

 

West Newcastle was always the extension Tyne & Wear PTE wanted the most, but from day one it was dismissed as it was too expensive - sadly !!

 

Metro Extensions - Fantasy.png

 

 

 

Yeah I was on about the metro. You'd have thought west from Central would have been the way to go given the space from the old line was already there.

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Those grade 2 listed buildings on boot boy alley still look like the major obstacle to me, alongside the cost of redesigning the Gallowgate.

 

Hope it happens for those who desperately want to stay at SJP, still think East Stand is key though and reason that’s being looked at first.

 

You can’t have a world class stadium with the East Stand in its current guise, think ultimately if they can’t do anything with that it’s back to the drawing board and re-location will be on the table.

 

 

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nufcjb

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Is it possible to demolish the East Stand. Somehow reconfigure the seating capacity plan there and put a see through glass corporate box on top of  the stand? The box would have a view of the pitch on one side and the view of the city on the other side. Something really modern looking. Move all current corporate boxes to that side and replacing it with seats in the current stands.

 

I was watching the F1 and was thinking about the VIP area above the paddock or pit stop and was thinking something similar above the East Stand.

 

 

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Miggys First Goal

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4 hours ago, manorpark said:

 

I thought you were talking about St James' Park!

 

Were you talking about the Metro?

 

West Newcastle was always the extension Tyne & Wear PTE wanted the most, but from day one it was dismissed as it was too expensive - sadly !!

 

Metro Extensions - Fantasy.png

 

 

 

 

Hundreds of billions for that like. Would be great though.

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Paully

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Great news for NUFC and the local economy! We'll be 65K by then too!

 

Euro 2028

 

What stadiums will be used?

 

Ten stadiums have been slated to host matches. They are (listed in order of capacity):

 

London — Wembley Stadium (90,652)

Cardiff — Principality Stadium (73,952)

London — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (62,322)

Manchester — Etihad Stadium (61,000)

Liverpool — Everton Stadium (52,679)

Newcastle — St James’ Park (52,305)

Birmingham — Villa Park (52,190)

Glasgow — Hampden Park (52,032)

Dublin — Aviva Stadium (51,711)

Belfast — Casement Park (34,500)

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Toon No9

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8 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

Unless things accelerate very quickly to shovels in the ground I assume this means no expansion until after 2028, right?

Almost 5 years left. Must be plenty of time to add the capacity to 65000, if it's possible.

 

1-2 years of planning and still 3 years to make the expansion doesn't sound impossible.

 

 

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Kanj

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Just now, Toon No9 said:

Almost 5 years left. Must be plenty of time to add the capacity to 65000, if it's possible.

 

1-2 years of planning and still 3 years to make the expansion don't sound impossible.

 

Club need to pay the rush fee on the feasibility report! 

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33 minutes ago, Toon No9 said:

Almost 5 years left. Must be plenty of time to add the capacity to 65000, if it's possible.

 

1-2 years of planning and still 3 years to make the expansion doesn't sound impossible.

 

 

 

 

The new Anfield stand is approaching year four since they went through local approvals. They've had various delays (Covid, contractor issues) but there was also five years before that where they had initial plans and then switched them. It's certainly possible, but given the complexity of the various elements it seems really unlikely to me. 

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Decky

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I think we'll end up staying at SJP rather than a new stadium in the future. The most likely option is that they'll bring in expert architects and engineers who will come up with plans to demolish and rebuild the East Stand with a few extra thousand seats in it, and also sort out how to build the Gallowgate to level 7 without it being an issue for the metro beneath it. People are saying it can't be done but we're talking about the Saudis and Reubens here, if anyone can get it done its them. 

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Mikky

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32 minutes ago, Decky said:

I think we'll end up staying at SJP rather than a new stadium in the future. The most likely option is that they'll bring in expert architects and engineers who will come up with plans to demolish and rebuild the East Stand with a few extra thousand seats in it, and also sort out how to build the Gallowgate to level 7 without it being an issue for the metro beneath it. People are saying it can't be done but we're talking about the Saudis and Reubens here, if anyone can get it done its them. 


hopefully can do something that maximises the matchday income side of things - ultimately I think that’s going to be key - even the basic stuff like getting fans in quicker - serving food/drink quicker etc 

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