St James' Park

[Stifler]

28 minutes ago, FloydianMag said:

Interesting 

There isn’t much in the way of anything in the questionnaire.

It is basically asking if you use them, how often, how you get there, and if you have an allotment.

There is nothing in the way for the future of the parks at all.

[FloydianMag]

34 minutes ago, Stifler said:

There isn’t much in the way of anything in the questionnaire.

It is basically asking if you use them, how often, how you get there, and if you have an allotment.

There is nothing in the way for the future of the parks at all.

Have they conducted any surveys like this recently or is this just coincidental after the recent Edward’s article?

[Stifler]

3 minutes ago, FloydianMag said:

Have they conducted any surveys like this recently or is this just coincidental after the recent Edward’s article?

I’m not so sure. I have subscribed to them, but unless it’s relating to a specific development or project that I’m interested in, I usually just ignore them. They do often do them where the result, or objective is clear, and it seems to be a box ticking exercise.

[Disco]

Heard a rumour that Faisal bin Salman Al Saud has been spotted drinking in the Chilly Arms. Make of that what you will. 

[Whitley mag]

4 hours ago, WilliamPS said:

We had the other end of the ground so a lot of fans never went near Wembley way or Baker St

The Wetherspoons and Globe were all Newcastle but was pretty shit compared to previous Wembley appearances.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Disco said:

Heard a rumour that Faisal bin Salman Al Saud has been spotted drinking in the Chilly Arms. Make of that what you will. 

Bloody hell! Massive

[pedro111]

About the cup final, people need to remember that we had and still do have a sizable number of vocal fans locked out these days. As I've said before I went down to London with a group of lads and only one of us had a ticket. We lit up the pubs the night before but then on the day itself we watched in pubs or like me had to travel back to Newcastle to watch it. Our small group would have made a difference at Wembley, never mind the thousands of others in the same boat.

[Wallsendmag]

2 hours ago, pedro111 said:

About the cup final, people need to remember that we had and still do have a sizable number of vocal fans locked out these days. As I've said before I went down to London with a group of lads and only one of us had a ticket. We lit up the pubs the night before but then on the day itself we watched in pubs or like me had to travel back to Newcastle to watch it. Our small group would have made a difference at Wembley, never mind the thousands of others in the same boat.

 

This is very true. A lot of supporters who chucked it when Ashley was here had no chance of a cup final ticket and a lot of the people who've replaced them maybe don't quite share their passion. That's certainly my personal experience of people who I know who've packed in at various times over the past decade or so and people who've came in as new season ticket holders in that time.

[Stifler]

I’d also add that it was quite clear that that there were season ticket holders who have been buying an away ticket and selling them on for the past 20-30 years just to build up points, for when a cup final day ever came around.

Loads of fans who had been going to all, most, or regular away games off the back of buying someone else’s, or using one of the unofficial busses who sold you a ticket if you got on their bus missed out on going to the final.

We all know it was true, but no one wanted to admit. It was either ‘Yes sir, never missed a game home or away since I was 6 years old’, and ‘No sir, never bought a ticket that I shouldn’t have’.

[NUFC91]

9 hours ago, Stifler said:

I’d also add that it was quite clear that that there were season ticket holders who have been buying an away ticket and selling them on for the past 20-30 years just to build up points, for when a cup final day ever came around.

Loads of fans who had been going to all, most, or regular away games off the back of buying someone else’s, or using one of the unofficial busses who sold you a ticket if you got on their bus missed out on going to the final.

We all know it was true, but no one wanted to admit. It was either ‘Yes sir, never missed a game home or away since I was 6 years old’, and ‘No sir, never bought a ticket that I shouldn’t have’.

 

100%, I have noticed it alot this past year or so where the away fans look older than they did couple years back. Our away support in the championship years was unreal, everyone just wanted to be there for the craic and to get behind the team. Feel for a lot of those who went back then who are locked out now. Huddersfield and Burton probably 2 of my favourites seats games I've ever done 

[54]

Dumb question, but should we build a new stadium, what would people want it to be named?

 

It'd likely be "Newcastle United Stadium" like the "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium" but thats really boring  

[Sima]

Aramco.com@LeazesPark

[Ola1949]

Aramco Arena

[Groundhog63]

The Legacy Fan Arena

[Decky]

It should be sold for naming rights before it even opens. Extra revenue and no issues with the fans about changing a more traditional name to something corporate. 

[gbandit]

"Library of the North"

[Dr Jinx]

They tend to name stadia after royal family members but that's in Saudi, so who knows really.

 

But if it was at the Arena site, you'd have to give a nod to existing heritage.. Black Gate, St Nicholas, Tynebridge etc

[Guest]

 

[r0cafella]

4 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

 

#wait. 

[madras]

5 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said:

They tend to name stadia after royal family members but that's in Saudi, so who knows really.

 

But if it was at the Arena site, you'd have to give a nod to existing heritage.. Black Gate, St Nicholas, Tynebridge etc

Black Garter dome ?

[Guest]

Need to see very good renderings before my mind is made up that an expensive renovation rather than a new build is the right idea

[Andy84]

Really need to be hitting closer to 70k for it to be worth it 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Can't imagine how it would work logistically or what capacity they can reach, but it would be interesting to hear the plans. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Can't imagine how it would work logistically or what capacity they can reach, but it would be interesting to hear the plans. 

say it louder for those in the back

 

probably another 6 month wait if it isn't going to be released until a new CEO is in place

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I'm not too concerned about the time TBH, it's a massively long term project anyway. The timing of the Euros might also play a part, I guess.