St James' Park

[Sima]

 

[Stifler]

  On 18/09/2024 at 11:20, pedro111 said:

Any news today?

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Fucking dick.

I got all excited there.

[Guest]

I’ve accepted it’s never coming 

[PauloGeordio]

 Checked thread title hadn’t changed. No significant news then! 

[PauloGeordio]

  On 18/09/2024 at 11:34, Jack27 said:

I’ve accepted it’s never coming 

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[Kimbo]

Hypothetically, if they did decide there’s not a viable plan, would they announce or it just leave it alone and move on?

[r0cafella]

  On 18/09/2024 at 11:43, Kimbo said:

Hypothetically, if they did decide there’s not a viable plan, would they announce or it just leave it alone and move on?

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I’d be extremely surprised if doing nothing was an option. 

[Guest]

  On 18/09/2024 at 11:47, r0cafella said:

I’d be extremely surprised if doing nothing was an option. 

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Seems like a real Newcastle United thing to do though

[r0cafella]

  On 18/09/2024 at 11:48, Jack27 said:

Seems like a real Newcastle United thing to do though

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Aye it does, and IF it was the case we can safely discard any talk of being number one into the bin. 

[Fak]

  On 18/09/2024 at 11:47, r0cafella said:

I’d be extremely surprised if doing nothing was an option. 

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NUFC transfer windows 2024.

[Jackie Broon]

To be fair, Peter Silverstone said a decision on the stadium was imminent, not an announcement. There may be quite a bit of negotiation and design work to do after a decision before they are ready for an announcement.

[Guest]

  On 18/09/2024 at 11:56, Jackie Broon said:

To be fair, Peter Silverstone said a decision on the stadium was imminent, not an announcement. There may be quite a bit of negotiation and design work to do after a decision before they are ready for an announcement.

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[Jackie Broon]

For what it's worth I have a hunch that they have decided on Castle Leazes, but the announcement of that will have to be very sensitively done and there will be a lot of behind the scenes work before they'll be ready for that.

[Wallsendmag]

  On 18/09/2024 at 12:15, Jackie Broon said:

For what it's worth I have a hunch that they have decided on Castle Leazes, but the announcement of that will have to be very sensitively done and there will be a lot of behind the scenes work before they'll be ready for that.

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Hope you're right!

[Guest]

I don’t even care about the decision I just want to read the feasibility study 

[PauloGeordio]

  On 18/09/2024 at 12:15, Jackie Broon said:

For what it's worth I have a hunch that they have decided on Castle Leazes, but the announcement of that will have to be very sensitively done and there will be a lot of behind the scenes work before they'll be ready for that.

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Is that your Spider senses tingling or do you “know” anything? 

[bobbydazzla]

Would be a crease if they've been sneakily building a new stadium and then they just announce it as a fait accompli and our next home game is in an 80,000 capacity state of the art megadome on the Otterburn Ranges

 

 

Edited September 18, 2024 by bobbydazzla

[Jackie Broon]

  On 18/09/2024 at 13:13, PauloGeordio said:

Is that your Spider senses tingling or do you “know” anything? 

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Just spider senses and Occam's razor, it's the most obvious answer and I don't the planning issues are insurmountable if the Council are on-side.

[Guest]

  On 18/09/2024 at 13:22, Jackie Broon said:

 

Just spider senses and Occam's razor, it's the most obvious answer and I don't the planning issues are insurmountable if the Council are on-side.

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Hasn’t the new student accommodation been started?

[Jackie Broon]

  On 18/09/2024 at 13:27, Jack27 said:

Hasn’t the new student accommodation been started?

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That's a redevelopment of the existing student accommodation, it doesn't involve the moorland.

[gbandit]

What kind of sector are you in Broon by the way?

[Dr Venkman]

  On 18/09/2024 at 13:34, gbandit said:

What kind of sector are you in Broon by the way?

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Town crier.

[WilliamPS]

They are not going to announce a new stadium with a design and a new location in one go. The first question is whether to build a new one or rebuild SJP, that’s all that will be decided initially.

 

A new stadium would cost at least £500m, more than the club cost, it’s not going to be a quick decision. It will go all the way up the chain at PIF.The longer it takes the more serious its being taken so if you want a new stadium the delay is a good sign.

 

If the decision is a new build I doubt they’ll only have one location, more likely a shortlist with a preferred option. The club don’t own Leazes park so be crazy to announce a new stadium on land owned by someone else. It would become the Guehi of land purchases 

[Jackie Broon]

  On 18/09/2024 at 13:34, gbandit said:

What kind of sector are you in Broon by the way?

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Planning, I'm possibly the only person on here who has actually dealt with a planning application for a football stadium (albeit sub 10,000).

[ponsaelius]

  On 18/09/2024 at 13:34, Jackie Broon said:

 

That's a redevelopment of the existing student accommodation, it doesn't involve the moorland.

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It is actually going to involve some of the Moor, as part of the new application there likely a need/demand for better access/pedestrian links across the Moor as a gateway (as this is used as the main and logical pedestrian access, rather than the northern end of the site). But yes the built development is only on the student blocks.

 

 

Edited September 18, 2024 by ponsaelius