St James' Park

[Superior Acuña]

Racecourse is completely unacceptable, don’t think they’d do it though. 

[Kanj]

Moving it to the racecourse site or outside the city fundamentally changes the club's unique positiioning and relationship with the city centre. The club just cant up and leave the lease in place and whatever recourse would be involved with that. 

[gbandit]

So much noise about this right now. Does feel like we’re going to get some concrete news soon 

[Kanj]

NFL and Heavyweight Boxing ain't happening unless NCL airport expands inbound flights + quality hotel lodging improves. Concerts will no doubt increase with better facilties, assuming we would literally take anything that goes to Sunderland. 

[Terrymac1966]

Quite happy to leave it to those who are investing to make decisions on our behalf for the absolute best financial outcome. It will be nice to get back in whatever...Consett would be handy ‎

[Stifler]

7 minutes ago, gbandit said:

So much noise about this right now. Does feel like we’re going to get some concrete news soon 

But how soon until we need concrete?

[gbandit]

Just now, Stifler said:

But how soon until we need concrete?

You’ll have to ask Mike Graham about that 

[54]

15 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

 

A 70k stadium is the sweet spot like. Especially if it does have expandability.

[TBG]

Plenty of open space near Amble.

[Karjala]

Thought the arena site had been sold and was therefore not an option? I'd be happy with that location though tbf.

 

It's either a class redevelopment of SJP (for £1bn it'll be a lot more than just adding 10k seats) or a new stadium behind SJP on Leazes Park for me. 

 

The new stadium on Leazes Park probably isn't going to be so easy and might not be an option either.

 

Building a stadium well out of the city centre would be deflating to say the least.

 

 

Edited October 3, 2024 by Karjala

[LFEE]

1 minute ago, 54 said:

A 70k stadium is the sweet spot like. Especially if it does have expandability.

Why do you say that?

[Stifler]

4 minutes ago, TBG said:

Plenty of open space near Amble.

Morwick Dairy milk and ice cream stands in the stadium.

[Stifler]

4 minutes ago, LFEE said:

Why do you say that?

It is really. 60k is too small, but 70k with the ability to take it to 80k easily enough if demand holds is great. Let’s remember that Man Utd don’t have 80k seater stadium, Liverpool won’t even have that much when they are done with their expansions.

I can’t see us needing a stadium capacity much higher than 80k.

[JigsawGoesToPieces]

2 hours ago, OpenC said:

 

Because it's miles away from the centre of town.  Elswick riverside would be a better choice than that for me.

 

Additionally, honestly not to be down on anybody who's genuinely excited by this prospect because your opinion is worth as much as mine, but how good something will look to people coming in on a train, or from a drone shot with the river behind it shouldn't be anywhere near our thinking, like   I keep reading this as a reason for the arena site, "because it'll look good for people who aren't there and most of them won't go / will look good on the telly".  Complete non-issues imo

 

Elswick man 🤣

 

The away coaches would have no wheels by 5pm every Saturday

[Sibierski]

Buying Utilita Arena and building there IMO is the only legit option. And giving wording about not regretting the decision as a city, helps that. As you see with Man City stadium, that’s completely hauled the neighbouring area, and a mega new stadium there near the Tyne, can see that whole neighbouring area rejuvenated over time with the city area expanded out further for retail and leisure. 

[Dr.Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Stifler said:

You expecting the ballot system to improve like?

 

I've got a season ticket.

[Dr.Spaceman]

1 hour ago, J7 said:

For what reason out of interest? The ballache of having to travel that far?

 

 

Aye. I'm in Gateshead and I'd have to get through the town traffic and then battle other fans through Gosforth or wherever it is. I'd probably be fine doing it a few times but after the 10th or so I'd just be wishing I was in the house or down my local watching on IPTV. I can just imagine the club not feeling like Newcastle United in this scenario.

[frankpingel]

Slightly off topic but it's amazing how folk are (quite understandably) discussing 70 & 80k capacity stadiums. Watching the lads when 18k was deemed decent I'd have never dreamt how the game has developed over these 40 odd years. 

 

[Guest]

56 minutes ago, gbandit said:

So much noise about this right now. Does feel like we’re going to get some concrete news soon 

Summer 2025 here we come

[TBG]

57 minutes ago, gbandit said:

So much noise about this right now. Does feel like we’re going to get some concrete news soon 

 

Hopefully other building materials as well.

[Novocastrian]

14 minutes ago, frankpingel said:

Slightly off topic but it's amazing how folk are (quite understandably) discussing 70 & 80k capacity stadiums. Watching the lads when 18k was deemed decent I'd have never dreamt how the game has developed over these 40 odd years. 

 

Thank Kevin Keegan, he’s almost single handedly responsible. A lot of games just before Keegan came in as manager were around 16k. The Bristol City game was the turning point, next season we never looked back. He built the modern version of NUFC.

 

 

Edited October 3, 2024 by Novocastrian

[LFEE]

13 minutes ago, Stifler said:

It is really. 60k is too small, but 70k with the ability to take it to 80k easily enough if demand holds is great. Let’s remember that Man Utd don’t have 80k seater stadium, Liverpool won’t even have that much when they are done with their expansions.

I can’t see us needing a stadium capacity much higher than 80k.

We need to catch both those teams not remain behind them. By the time ours is likely to be built Man Utd will be at 100k.

 

We are at 53k

 

Conservative figures:

 

33K ST 

4K Corporate 

3K Away

13K General

75-90K Members

 

Football growth is getting bigger and bigger. As is live music and other sporting events.  70k would leave people locked out from day one. We can always extend away allocation as a couple of K and clubs would sell them.

 

I know I’m a broken record but this is a multi generational decision. We haven’t even shown any potential financial might yet. What’s the harm of a handful of empty seats in the upper tiers as the club grows to fill the stadium. The acoustics alone will be x100 better even not full.
 

Just build it right first time. The surrounding area will be changing over the decades including the airport and other transport links.

 

 

[Paully]

 

“Here we go” to quote Fab Rom!

[Stifler]

1 minute ago, Paully said:

 

“Here we go” to quote Fab Rom!

It’s still a listed park.

[Whitley mag]

27 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

Buying Utilita Arena and building there IMO is the only legit option. And giving wording about not regretting the decision as a city, helps that. As you see with Man City stadium, that’s completely hauled the neighbouring area, and a mega new stadium there near the Tyne, can see that whole neighbouring area rejuvenated over time with the city area expanded out further for retail and leisure. 

It would certainly expand the city centre footprint having a stadium down there, it might even encourage people to get in the stadium earlier spending their money.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2024 by Whitley mag