LFEE Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 https://x.com/jimmywatt19/status/1766919377809453141?s=46&t=DDNXUN2PoOBhgKmoF77zNw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 07/03/2024 at 15:15, Arknor said: look extremely boring and seem to be more about protecting wealthy fans from the elements. people really like enclosed stadiums? why not sound proof it whilst they are at it so no one knows whats going on inside. I don't think you have visited Las Vegas in the summer when the baseball season is on. Regularly hits 40C to almost 50C, it's not enclosed to protect the wealthy from some drizzle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Isn’t there still some weird laws that prevents football games being played in stadiums with a closed roof? I remember when the cup finals were at the Millennium stadium, there was one that had loads of rain and usually they would close the roof for the rugby, but were not allowed to for the football. It seems pointless now when modern stadiums with roofs are the size of a 30 story building. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 6 hours ago, Pata said: I don't think you have visited Las Vegas in the summer when the baseball season is on. Regularly hits 40C to almost 50C, it's not enclosed to protect the wealthy from some drizzle. I’ve watched cricket in Sydney in those temperatures, and they have no roof at the SCG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Just now, Stifler said: Isn’t there still some weird laws that prevents football games being played in stadiums with a closed roof? I remember when the cup finals were at the Millennium stadium, there was one that had loads of rain and usually they would close the roof for the rugby, but were not allowed to for the football. It seems pointless now when modern stadiums with roofs are the size of a 30 story building. No, the only UEFA regs relate to the roof being open or closed. It can be either, but can’t be changed during play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 7 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I’ve watched cricket in Sydney in those temperatures, and they have no roof at the SCG The Waca was the worst for ridiculous temperatures. 45 degrees when I was there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 15 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: No, the only UEFA regs relate to the roof being open or closed. It can be either, but can’t be changed during play. I was just looking at the rules there, apparently it can be closed before the game, or at half time, but at no other time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Urban Gardens is the charity that oversees some of Newcastle's green spaces including Leazes Park, iirc Woefully underfunded and, now, skint. Busted. I'm a champion for urban green spaces for wildlife, diversity and human wellbeing. Now might be a perfect storm, however, to shift the ground there. Provided the current site and everywhere around was replaced and rejuvenated with parkland. Having said that, and referring back to the club's survey, a great deal was made of people's willingness to attend any stadium earlier, spend more and stay longer. Bit of a tap-in to how the moneymen want it. Stand alone ground where the city's establishments don't get all the business, the club does. Also, as an aside and notwithstanding 14 years of Tory austerity due to be supplemented by more years blue Labour Austerity, I think the Town Moor is a fucking joke. Get the cunt planted and invested in like Central Park, for eg. Tell the Freeman to get fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 54 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: Tell the Freeman to get fucked. Expect a horse's head in your bed m8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 If anyone is interested in finding out what pre-application discussions there might have been with the council about redevelopment on St. James' Park or developing Castle Leazes or the arena site, there has been a recent judgment that pre-application planning advice is not exempt from freedom of information requests. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, Groundhog63 said: I think the Town Moor is a fucking joke. Get the cunt planted and invested in like Central Park. Tell the Freeman to get fucked. The Town Moor is our main City Centre Park area, stretching from the City Centre to the suburbs of (West to East) Fenham, Kenton, Gosforth and Jesmond. Only small parts of it are laid out as useable parks, eg Nuns Moor Park, Exhibition Park and Leazes Park. It really M U S T be used better though!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Is a big field not nice like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 5 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Is a big field not nice like? Nicer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) Photoshop an 80k seater in the middle of that and I'm IN Edited March 11 by Groundhog63 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Well personally I don't compare every green space to Central Park I do like it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 https://twitter.com/jimmywatt19/status/1766919377809453141?s=46&t=FsEm6VC2ijNnTjHjyXU7DA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 19 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Well personally I don't compare every green space to Central Park I do like it though. Greenwashing with Saudi bucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 41 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Is a big field not nice like? Yes. It just could be used a lot more usefully and still be 'nice', in fact 'even nicer'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomYam Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 2 hours ago, Groundhog63 said: I think the Town Moor is a fucking joke. Get the cunt planted and invested in like Central Park, for eg. Tell the Freeman to get fucked. The Town Moor is, by and large, an empty if unique space. Nowhere else quite like it, for better or worse. If a new stadium is built on Castle Leazes, I'd like to see the remaining moorland there converted into parkland as a northwesterly extension of Leazes Park. A Leazes Park extending from Strawberry Place to Belle Grove Terrace in Spital Tongues (developed and maintained by NUFC) would be a massive civic enhancement. The remainder of The Town Moor can be left as is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 If we did that then it would be nice for some sort of paths to be put into the Town Moor, just enough for the hoppings and potentially other festivals, but not enough to interfere with the grazing cattle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) The town moor is absolutely a joke. You don’t have to go as far as New York to show it up - have a deeks at any of the parks in London and you can easily show the town moor up for what it is; a field. In fact save yourself the congestion charge and stop in Watford. Cassiobury Park which adds so much to Watford as a town. There are a huge amount of tertiary improvements to be had on this, get some Saudi money hoyed at it and the city, not just the club, can benefit massively. Edited March 11 by BoSelecta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 The Town Moor isn't a park though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Yeah the Town Moor is shit. It just exists, it's not really used in any way. Its only justification for existing in its current state is the freemen of Newcastle and their "grazing rights", but come on, it's 2024. Nobody cares about this anymore and it has no relevance in modern times, but yet it prevents anything being done with what would otherwise be a wonderful green space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, BoSelecta said: The town moor is absolutely a joke. You don’t have to go as far as New York to show it up - have a deeks at any of the parks in London and you can easily show the town moor up for what it is; a field. In fact save yourself the congestion charge and stop in Watford. Cassiobury Park which adds so much to Watford as a town. There are a huge amount of tertiary improvements to be had on this, get some Saudi money hoyed at it and the city, not just the club, can benefit massively. A vast field full of cow & dog shit that has a funfair, in the pissy rain, on it once a year. Get the cattle back on the farm and Make Our Moor Great Again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Chris_R said: Yeah the Town Moor is shit. It just exists, it's not really used in any way. Its only justification for existing in its current state is the freemen of Newcastle and their "grazing rights", but come on, it's 2024. Nobody cares about this anymore and it has no relevance in modern times, but yet it prevents anything being done with what would otherwise be a wonderful green space. The town moor is absolutely unique. How many other major cities have an expanse of agricultural land with grazing cattle in the heart of the city? The cost of turning 400 hectares of land into parkland and managing it would be astronomical, and it would be likely to become a massive headache in terms of rough sleeping and crime without the natural visual surveillance the open nature of it allows. Edited March 11 by Jackie Broon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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