St James' Park

[Turnbull2000]

3 minutes ago, nufcnick said:

Thats right, we can’t start extending until after euro 2028 as SJP is hosting games 

 

Yeah, that would be a bit shit. Lets say they commence 2029, 3 year programme. That's pretty much a decade from buy out.

 

 

Edited April 30, 2024 by Turnbull2000

[Mag3.14]

1 hour ago, tgarve said:

There will be plenty when the prices are jumping 30% for people who were on the 10 year deal

 

Be more than 30%: £467 -> £764 (assuming another 5% average price hike next season) so that'll be near on a 64% increase for a seat in the gallowgate for those coming off the "10 year" deal

[Fezzle]

14 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

This just a hunch or have you heard something?

Was it not Manor Park that said the Gallowgate wasnt structurally strong enough to simply extend? Would need completely removed and rebuilt as it was literally built over the old footprint or something

[The Prophet]

 

[Kid Icarus]

Why on earth would the lease not be agreed though? 

[Guest]

Just now, Kid Icarus said:

Why on earth would the lease not be agreed though? 

Newcastle City Council aren’t exactly the easiest in the world to deal with

[Kid Icarus]

Just now, Jack27 said:

Newcastle City Council aren’t exactly the easiest in the world to deal with

 

They can't be any worse than Simarc.  It's in the Council's interests for the club to extend the lease.

[Joey]

I don't think they have much choice what with the Reubens having their hand in it really.

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, The Butcher said:

Get the Saudis to 9/11 that shite.

[NE27]

2 minutes ago, OCK said:

39 minutes ago, The Butcher said:

Get the Saudis to 9/11 that shite.

 

 

Obviously wtf.

 

...but Chris Farley man, absolute force of nature 

[dcmk]

42 minutes ago, The Butcher said:

Get the Saudis to 9/11 that shite.

[Bondedcrown]

41 minutes ago, Turnbull2000 said:

The only way to achieve 60k+ is to expand the Gallogate, surely? But they've just about completed the Stack which is to remain in place for 3 years. Something doesn't tally.

Gallogate? Fuckin hell!

 

[Sima]

I reckon they'll demolish the East Stand and rebuild full of hospitality.

 

After being there at the weekend, the view you get from those seats is too primo to be a "standard" price.

[jonny1403]

50 minutes ago, Turnbull2000 said:

The only way to achieve 60k+ is to expand the Gallogate, surely? But they've just about completed the Stack which is to remain in place for 3 years. Something doesn't tally.

 

The Stack is literally just shipping containers. You can pick it up and move it in a week if needed.

[Guest]

Just now, Sima said:

I reckon they'll demolish the East Stand and rebuild full of hospitality.

 

After being there at the weekend, the view you get from those seats is too primo to be a "standard" price.

 

AirBNB deal with the terrace houses behind. 

[Groundhog63]

1 hour ago, NG32 said:

Any stadium expansion needs to allow loads of radge packets in. 

Need to upgrade the WiFi then otherwise they'll not be able to post on here

[OpenC]

19 minutes ago, Sima said:

I reckon they'll demolish the East Stand and rebuild full of hospitality.

 

After being there at the weekend, the view you get from those seats is too primo to be a "standard" price.

 

Yeah, put the posh seats and the cameras in the East Stand and make the rest amazing I reckon.  I still think three big sides and one small looks like Parkhead which looks amazing I think, and doesn't traditionally struggle for atmosphere.

 

Oh and change the font back

 

 

Edited April 30, 2024 by OpenC

[midds]

15 minutes ago, Sima said:

I reckon they'll demolish the East Stand and rebuild full of hospitality.

 

After being there at the weekend, the view you get from those seats is too primo to be a "standard" price.

Mentioned this a few weeks ago - to have no corporate at all running along the entire touchline isn't sustainable to maximising income. Corporate is going to be one of the next big cash injections we need to push on 

[RS]

Imagine a New East stand operated on a driven rail system and moved into position on match days and “slid” out when not in use. 
 

 

[spudwiser]

There could be a potential group share as a result of the development? 

 

Who would that be with?

[midds]

And whatever they decide to do they need to get a move on before the rules are changed and the cost of the refurb counts towards FFP/PSR/new pigshit rules

[J7]

Quite disappointed it’s not a new stadium, however hopefully it’s something innovative and not just a copy of the Leazes at the Gallowgate. Personally think the two bigger stands are terrible. 

[Amir_9]

13 minutes ago, OpenC said:

Oh and change the font back

 

 

 

 

So much this. I loved the old one, current one looks tacky as fuck.

[Jonas]

Just now, huss9 said:

i'm more worried about the reduced capacity for a couple of years whilst its rebuilt.

They didn't reduce capacity building the Milburn/Leazes extension, so fingers crossed

 

Overly romantic and maybe being different for differents sake but I'd still like a Tyne Bridge arc in a Gallowgate extension.  Squeezes an extra thou in and would look purdy.

[STM]

I'm pretty much expecting everything short of a new stadium. Once the works done, I imagine it will look radically different, new roof, new seats, new layout, new corporate, new media area, new dugouts and changing rooms.

 

SJP needs to be fit for purpose but by keeping the ground in the same location, you keep it's soul alive.

 

I think the compromise might be a major stadium sponsorship, perhaps not the name itself but pretty much everything else. Undoubtedly from the middle east. 20m per year for the next 20 years wouldn't half pay for some of the expansion costs.

 

Imagine something like SELA in neon lights shining across the city, which don't forget you can see as far as the A1. I think I can just about take this compromise for a class stadium.

 

 

Edited April 30, 2024 by STM