Guest neesy111 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Agree with that but location, location, location... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Anderson said: October ‘09! Hadn’t realised it had been planned for so long. October 2009 was when the original building for the site, a round building called 'Strawberry Place' was first planned. That proposal fell through, and the space remained empty and dormant for many years. The current Home Group HQ Office Block, was proposed only recently and construction (as can be seen) is now well underway. There are also big plans for the site next door to this, where the St James' Park Metro Station Car Park (now fenced off) used to be. The designs proposed for the four new buildings on the Metro Station site have (I think) changed again recently . . . https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/one-st-james-st-james’-metro-station-car-park-newcastle-various-approved.1406356/post-138900774 Edited September 15, 2021 by manorpark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) That’s disgusting. How did we as a fanbase just let this happen? No need for anyone to answer that by the way I know we’re cucked. Btw those buildings are ugly as fuck. Newcastle has some lovely architecture and is ruining itself with all this glass and cladding shite. Edited September 15, 2021 by Rafalove Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Rafalove said: That’s disgusting. How did we as a fanbase just let this happen? Honestly? As a collective fanbase we're weak. We've let Ashley batter us for 13 years now, two relegations, selling off land that prevents us from ever expanding SJP and lying to us time and time again yet hes still here getting an easy ride and 50k most home games. Its a joke. Not every club would have done better but there are some in the Premier League and throughout Europe that would have driven him out years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Stifler said: In the official planning documents they were supportive, but on social media they have been jumping on the backlash bandwagon. Aside from being next to SJP there is nothing special about the Strawberry. It is a dirty pub that sells generic beers in a building that is virtually identical to every other pub in the U.K. I guess offices around them might give them more trade, probably wouldn’t really be against it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 We’re getting some work done in our house at the moment and one of the trades has done work at SJP in the past and has been approached to do work at the training ground. He’s been told that Benton has 10M earmarked for improvements. Nowts been signed and I don’t imagine 10M would go that far in the big scheme. Apparently there are tenders out for other work. I’d be tempted to call bullshit but he seems absolutely genuine; he’s done a cracking job for us as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Tsunami said: We’re getting some work done in our house at the moment and one of the trades has done work at SJP in the past and has been approached to do work at the training ground. He’s been told that Benton has 10M earmarked for improvements. Nowts been signed and I don’t imagine 10M would go that far in the big scheme. Apparently there are tenders out for other work. I’d be tempted to call bullshit but he seems absolutely genuine; he’s done a cracking job for us as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, Tsunami said: We’re getting some work done in our house at the moment and one of the trades has done work at SJP in the past and has been approached to do work at the training ground. He’s been told that Benton has 10M earmarked for improvements. Nowts been signed and I don’t imagine 10M would go that far in the big scheme. Apparently there are tenders out for other work. I’d be tempted to call bullshit but he seems absolutely genuine; he’s done a cracking job for us as well. Obviously takeover related... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 53 minutes ago, Scoot said: Obviously takeover related... More likely takeaway related, if Bruce has any say in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Be interesting to see if our new owners go down the terracing route to increase capacity even by a small amount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 minute ago, ToonTastic said: Be interesting to see if our new owners go down the terracing route to increase capacity even by a small amount. Yeah I was thinking this earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I hope we apply to join the safe standing initiative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Time to kill them cows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, Slim said: Time to kill them cows Let’s get them pesky pigeons sorted first Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, HTT II said: Let’s get them pesky pigeons sorted first Poor Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 21 minutes ago, ToonTastic said: Be interesting to see if our new owners go down the terracing route to increase capacity even by a small amount. Does it increase capacity? I thought it just replaced a seat with another 'standing seat'? I hope the East Stand signs are changed by next weekend. Or at the very least the awful current version is taken down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Pretty sure it increases capacity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, Rafalove said: Pretty sure it increases capacity Nah, not with the legislation that the government and Premier League are coming out with, it’s a 1 for 1 basis with a possibility of increasing to 2-1 in the coming years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Stifler said: Nah, not with the legislation that the government and Premier League are coming out with, it’s a 1 for 1 basis with a possibility of increasing to 2-1 in the coming years. Still opens us to the option quicker if we start now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Burn the signs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I think we should get as much pictures as possible of SJP in the current form and state and as the changes/improvements happen, we'll be able to see the before and after changes. Guess our first opporrunity will be the Spurs game. Might even be some nice changes done even before that since the new owners will there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Devastated this has happened 18 months too late, with the precious land needed to extend St James' sold off cheaply to Ashley's chums. Guess we're now trapped in what may eventually be one of the smaller Premier League grounds. Edited October 8, 2021 by Turnbull2000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Wouldn’t be at all surprised if they buy that back. Building high-rise offices, or whatever other plans they had, will be a far less attractive prospect post-covid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Aramco St. James' anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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