J7 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Any Daily Mail subscribers able to share the article? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Have we not been hearing shit like this for the last 6 months now followed by nowt being confirmed still Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 No overlap with existing stadium sounds like it will be a lot more like Castle Leazes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 minute ago, jack j said: Have we not been hearing shit like this for the last 6 months now followed by nowt being confirmed still Aye, it’s about the millionth “exclusive” from the same journos who get the piss ripped out of them in the Transfer thread for being bullshit merchants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Fwiw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Just now, SUPERTOON said: Fwiw "Allowed to share now" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 The Joel Bland is such a bullshit merchant That said, if we could have a stadium with a roof like that Vegas one, that'd be sick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Again I must reiterate my severe dislike for all of these amorphous blob, externally clad stadiums that look like they could just as easily be an airport terminal or train station from the outside, and are largely indistinct from one another. They will age terribly IMO. All football stadiums should have four clearly definable sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 36 minutes ago, RS said: How are 80% of the east stand going to walk that far? Reject. They’ll all be dead by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Bad news for ticket prices if only 65K. 10k short than I expected unless they can increase in the future by adding a tier or converting seats to safe standing 3 for 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Bit underwhelmed with 65k. In reality that's probably only 8/9k more general admission seats than we have now and would already be well oversubscribed for every game this season. Looks like they want to keep the high demand, low supply that they currently have in place. Should really have been 70k. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Presume they have enough data to know what the capacity should be so not going to worry about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Although I've always been of the opinion it doesn't need to be stupid big I do think it's 5k short capacity wise if that's true. Edited March 13 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 10 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Again I must reiterate my severe dislike for all of these amorphous blob, externally clad stadiums that look like they could just as easily be an airport terminal or train station from the outside, and are largely indistinct from one another. They will age terribly IMO. All football stadiums should have four clearly definable sides. SJP has aged pretty terribly TBF. Although lack of investment by Ashley didn't help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 8 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Again I must reiterate my severe dislike for all of these amorphous blob, externally clad stadiums that look like they could just as easily be an airport terminal or train station from the outside, and are largely indistinct from one another. They will age terribly IMO. All football stadiums should have four clearly definable sides. It would be cool if we could have a wrap around the stadium like they do with Soldier Field in Chicago. Obviously a different kind of stadium in the middle but having the old Roman style facade is pretty cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 65K is really quite pitiful for such a big development. Not impressed to be honest. And if looks anything like that Vegas one I will be mortified. We need a football stadium, not a consumer bowl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Also, if this is completely on Leazes Park, where exactly does it go? Not convinced that this isn't bullshit to be honest. Mind it will be funny to see Tyneside Eddie's face if the club confirm it to be true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 4 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: SJP has aged pretty terribly TBF. Although lack of investment by Ashley didn't help. I don't think it's aged badly visually, I think it looks class compared to most stadiums actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 minutes ago, Wandy said: Also, if this is completely on Leazes Park, where exactly does it go? Not convinced that this isn't bullshit to be honest. Mind it will be funny to see Tyneside Eddie's face if the club confirm it to be true. I think Edwards penned an article yesterday which again claimed it was overlapping with SJP and 69k, clearly somebody’s getting duff info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: SJP has aged pretty terribly TBF. Although lack of investment by Ashley didn't help. Well obviously beauty is in the eye of the beholder but IMO there are plenty of old decrepit stadiums that are falling apart but still have character. Grounds that have been improvised and extended ad-hoc over the decades and/or are made from materials that can develop patina gracefully. You can see the weight of history in them, even if they are not works of signature architecture. SJP falls into this category for me, even if it is severely lacking in TLC. When you aim for perfection from the outset and try to design a perfectly moulded shape, then the aging process is much harsher, and the need for maintenance is more acute. This is true for large amounts of mid-20th century architecture in particular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 7 minutes ago, cubaricho said: It would be cool if we could have a wrap around the stadium like they do with Soldier Field in Chicago. Obviously a different kind of stadium in the middle but having the old Roman style facade is pretty cool. Echoing some of the city architecture would be great actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 24 minutes ago, Slim said: Presume they have enough data to know what the capacity should be so not going to worry about it. Shhh man, people like to be "underwhelmed" Great news in terms of the intentions of our owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 People moaning about 65k Can never win the club. If it’s 75k+, there’s going to be such a spread of fans, day trippiers, that the atmosphere would turn to shit. 65k allows the growth, keep supply and demand high and when club eventually becomes more successful, keeps the plastics to a minimum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paullow Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I know there's other benefits, corporate, concerts etc. but just from a pure capacity POV, 12-13,000 extra seats hardly seems worth the hassell of a new build. 70-75k would have been much more of a statement and felt far more significant. I'd image a fair few clubs will be going over 65k in a few years, a bit like what happened when we originally increased to 52k. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Capacity is fine. This is amazing news if true, so glad the club have gone with the new stadium. It will absolutely transform the Leazes Park area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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