Kid Icarus Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Any way to check the stadium capacity by stand? Would be interesting to see what the capacity would actually be if we mirrored the Leazes and Leazes west corner over the Gallowgate and Gallowgate west corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dokko said: There would be twice as many who didn't know about it, can't work a computer or forgot (like me) and those who thought they stood no chance. This is true. There’s also the likes of myself who did t even try thinking I had no chance. Not to mention what allowing more releaxed ticket allocation rules could do with potentially cheaper prices. I’m not saying it’s not accurate but We need a better way of determining what e actual number is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said: Any way to check the stadium capacity by stand? Would be interesting to see what the capacity would actually be if we mirrored the Leazes and Leazes west corner over the Gallowgate and Gallowgate west corner. Gallowgate is around 7k I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Do you have a season ticket? Nope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Just now, NEEJ said: Nope. Surprised you have that view. Surely you want to give as many opportunities for as many people to go ? It’s all very well saying it’s tradition, history, etc, but if I’m only going to be able to go a handful of times that means Jack shit now. Selfish maybe but I don’t care. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Surprised you have that view. Surely you want to give as many opportunities for as many people to go ? It’s all very well saying it’s tradition, history, etc, but if I’m only going to be able to go a handful of times that means Jack shit now. Selfish maybe but I don’t care. Of course I do, but there has to be some sort of balance. The 60,000 home fans bit I mentioned would give us the opportunity to have 45,000-50,000 ST holders and 10,000 tickets for general sale. If demand was regularly outstripping that then obviously there'd be more of a case to answer for a larger scale expansion/move. I was absolutely gutted about not getting a ST this morning. I also understand that this is very much a good thing and will make it all the sweeter when I do get one. I'll be getting a membership and going to as many games as I can next season. It's not ideal, but I'm just buzzing to actually care again. The fact our arguments are now about capacities rather than Steve fucking Bruce and Mike Ashley is very much a good thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Wonder how much an extension (if it’s even possible) would cost. Could be a good way to test the water for a few years if it wasn’t going to cost too much. If we’re still regularly at capacity then they’ll have a decision to make. They might just decide sod it, better to have 10k unhappy fans not being able to see them club over spending half a billion on a new stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Wonder how much an extension (if it’s even possible) would cost. Could be a good way to test the water for a few years if it wasn’t going to cost too much. If we’re still regularly at capacity then they’ll have a decision to make. They might just decide sod it, better to have 10k unhappy fans not being able to see them club over spending half a billion on a new stadium. I'm sure they said pre Ashley it wasn't cost effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 55 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Any way to check the stadium capacity by stand? Would be interesting to see what the capacity would actually be if we mirrored the Leazes and Leazes west corner over the Gallowgate and Gallowgate west corner. Was 36k before so if it's went up 14k by doing up half the ground then should go up another 14k by doing the opposite half. So at a guess I reckon around 66k? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 31 minutes ago, madras said: I'm sure they said pre Ashley it wasn't cost effective. Yeah but our definition of cost effective has changed with the takeover. Personally i think every single possible way of expanding the ground should be looked at exhaustively and only when they have all been ruled out, should a move be considererd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Just now, Lazarus said: Yeah but our definition of cost effective has changed with the takeover. Personally i think every single possible way of expanding the ground should be looked at exhaustively and only when they have all been ruled out, should a move be considererd. Fair point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Rafalove said: Gallowgate is around 7k I think The Gallowgate end holds over 11,000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Has it ever been confirmed that we can actually extend? I was sure I read something about Ashley selling the land behind the Gallowgate, meaning we couldn’t. Could be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I think we need an 80000 stadium with a 9 hole golf course on the roof for the Saudis to promote 2030 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 If we need to move in order to be an elite club, I don't want to be an elite club. I don't think I want to be an 'elite club' anyway, tbh. It's a rank term and all those that are elite clubs are rank themselves. Less sassy: we don't need to move to be successful, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, Ben said: I think we need an 80000 stadium with a 9 hole golf course on the roof for the Saudis to promote 2030 Make it 90k with an 18 hole golf course please barkeep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 As an aside, I wish they'd change the 'Newcastle United' font back to something like this... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Just now, toon25 said: As an aside, I wish they'd change the 'Newcastle United' font back to something like this... Sounds good to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, Yorkie said: If we need to move in order to be an elite club, I don't want to be an elite club. I don't think I want to be an 'elite club' anyway, tbh. It's a rank term and all those that are elite clubs are rank themselves. Less sassy: we don't need to move to be successful, imo. For me it’s more to allow fans to actually see their team. If demand continues. And moving out of town would be a no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 So with this huge demand for tickets should this change how we view the protests? Or lack there of? 30-40k people not going to games doesn’t seem as pathetic as originally thought. Not that more couldn’t / shouldn’t still have been done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomYam Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 4 hours ago, NEEJ said: Really though? How big a stadium are you after? We already have a fantastic stadium in a pretty unique city location, which we're filling every week and generating an electric atmosphere in. If we're able to up the capacity to ~60,000 home fans that would be ideal and not beyond the realms of possibility, imo. That's before any talk of reconfiguration and/or changes to incorporate standing. Let's capitalise and improve what we've already got. The idea of a new build 80,000 stadium elsewhere simply isn't one I'm comfortable with. It'd destroy the atmosphere and we'd lose that feeling of belonging everyone knows about when they enter SJP. Sod being an expensive place for wealthy day-trippers. The city could do with a few hundred wealthy day-trippers. Granted, 30,000 of them would affect the atmosphere in the stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Ground expansion definitely happening. No details how or by how many but it’s happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 So they really are moving Leazes Terrace brick by brick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: So they really are moving Leazes Terrace brick by brick. It's the only reasonable option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, RS said: Ground expansion definitely happening. No details how or by how many but it’s happening. New info, or just what the owners have previously said about needing expansion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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