St James' Park

[Cookie1892]

ive been told by someone that we are exploring a new training facility up near the airport.

 

Which to be fair makes a lot of sense as they all pretty much live in Darras Hall anyway

[Jack27]

4 minutes ago, Cookie1892 said:

ive been told by someone that we are exploring a new training facility up near the airport.

 

Which to be fair makes a lot of sense as they all pretty much live in Darras Hall anyway

Time to make Sir John Hall an even richer man

[Shearergol]

Just got a stadium tour from my wife for my birthday. When’s a good month to do it?

[Shearergol]

It’s not my wife leading the tour btw. I worded that badly.

[timnufc22]

Whatever happens, it's vital the seating arrangements incorporate more signing/standing sections. If the gallowgate end was extended to match the rest of the ground, it would be a thing of beauty. Some great pictures here someone has posted over the years: https://www.facebook.com/GallowgateExpansion/photos I would miss the sloped roof, but there's no doubting how imposing and intimidating this would be. You could get an additional seats in the L4 milburn/gallowgate corner and along with the new L7 seats you could get an extra 8k seats, possibly 9k who knows. This would take the capacity to potentially 61k. Is there a reason why we don't host more gigs etc for additional revenue? Perhaps there would be more scope with additional inside facilities added to a new gallowgate end? Capacity wise, I think 61k is enough and it's important to keep some element of demand as someone said earlier.  

 

 

 

Edited April 3 by timnufc22

[Mikky]

Would people be bothered if we ever renamed the stadium if the future? Is is a big deal - not from Newcastle so don’t know what the feeling would be - Obviously don’t want an obscure name like KitKat arena - something like Adidas Arena, Allianz Stadium, Aramco Arena etc etc 

[gbandit]

Not sure I’d care that much. It’ll always be St. James’ Park. Football’s a carcass anyway in terms of the off-pitch stuff

[Turnbull2000]

Without the rules to prevent our progress, I'd be annoyed.

 

With the rules as they are, it's understandable if it brings in extra revenue.

[Mikky]

18 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Not sure I’d care that much. It’ll always be St. James’ Park. Football’s a carcass anyway in terms of the off-pitch stuff

Yeah it’s an avenue we would have to explore I’d guess - I suppose for many the stadium being as (location) probably means more 

 

One of the things we have to improve is the concourses in the ground - they are awful - I suppose lack of size doesn’t help but the in ground experience is so bad 

[timnufc22]

37 minutes ago, Mikky said:

Would people be bothered if we ever renamed the stadium if the future? Is is a big deal - not from Newcastle so don’t know what the feeling would be - Obviously don’t want an obscure name like KitKat arena - something like Adidas Arena, Allianz Stadium, Aramco Arena etc etc 

As a compromise I’d rather go with a new sponsors’ logos on both panelling underneath the tv screens where sports direct used to be (I say both assuming a Gallowgate extension replicates the leazes) aswell as other arenas of the ground (bench, milburn reception) and a sponsored training ground. I know both wouldn’t bring the same money as an official ground name but it would still be a decent chunk. 

[Fezzle]

36 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Not sure I’d care that much. It’ll always be St. James’ Park. Football’s a carcass anyway in terms of the off-pitch stuff

Thats why staying put will get next to nothing for doing this. We have set a precident on SJP naming worth that am sure the PL will point to to stop us getting anything worthwhile

[Doctor Zaius]

Was early for meeting my friend at the boozer yesterday so I had a wander around Leazes Terrace. It really is a beautiful building like. So much bigger than I realised too, moving it brick by brick to Beamish would be hard work. 

[timeEd32]

I don't know who else has it but one thing I've noticed recently is Man City's advertising hoardings are obnoxiously big. They seem to be twice the height. I assume everyone will do it soon. Not sure if that would require killing the first row? 

[Fezzle]

13 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

I don't know who else has it but one thing I've noticed recently is Man City's advertising hoardings are obnoxiously big. They seem to be twice the height. I assume everyone will do it soon. Not sure if that would require killing the first row? 

Is it not one of the requirements to host specific games? They may have built it like that rather than other grounds that end up having the first row missing when required. Or like you say its money and nowt else

[TBG]

It's two rows of boards, that's why the look so big,

 

City had to remove around 1,100 seats to install them. 

[timeEd32]

1 minute ago, Fezzle said:

Is it not one of the requirements to host specific games? They may have built it like that rather than other grounds that end up having the first row missing when required. Or like you say its money and nowt else

 

For some reason I only noticed it this season, but I just looked it up and they installed the two-tiered advertising boards in 2021 so they could offer "the most commercially valuable pitch side media space in the Premier League." Took out 1,100 seats to do it.

[Pancrate1892]

5 hours ago, timnufc22 said:

Whatever happens, it's vital the seating arrangements incorporate more signing/standing sections. If the gallowgate end was extended to match the rest of the ground, it would be a thing of beauty. Some great pictures here someone has posted over the years: https://www.facebook.com/GallowgateExpansion/photos I would miss the sloped roof, but there's no doubting how imposing and intimidating this would be. You could get an additional seats in the L4 milburn/gallowgate corner and along with the new L7 seats you could get an extra 8k seats, possibly 9k who knows. This would take the capacity to potentially 61k. Is there a reason why we don't host more gigs etc for additional revenue? Perhaps there would be more scope with additional inside facilities added to a new gallowgate end? Capacity wise, I think 61k is enough and it's important to keep some element of demand as someone said earlier.  

 

 

 

 

As much as it makes sense for a complete rebuild.....that looks absolutely mint. 

 

Another thing explored in a rebuild is the possibility of shifting the pitch into the milburn and raising it so pitch level is above where the press boxes are, then construct the new east stand further away from leazes terrace with the extra space, that would also enable more scope to fill out the east stand corners that hold barely 2000 each. 

The new east stand could contain new changing rooms, tunnel and media/TV

[Mikky]

11 minutes ago, Pancrate1892 said:

As much as it makes sense for a complete rebuild.....that looks absolutely mint. 

 

Another thing explored in a rebuild is the possibility of shifting the pitch into the milburn and raising it so pitch level is above where the press boxes are, then construct the new east stand further away from leazes terrace with the extra space, that would also enable more scope to fill out the east stand corners that hold barely 2000 each. 

The new east stand could contain new changing rooms, tunnel and media/TV

How much distance/could that potentially buy us do you think (away from Leazes Terrace)?

[Mikky]

Can we do the corner where the standing section currently is?

[Lazarus]

6 hours ago, timnufc22 said:

Whatever happens, it's vital the seating arrangements incorporate more signing/standing sections. If the gallowgate end was extended to match the rest of the ground, it would be a thing of beauty. Some great pictures here someone has posted over the years: https://www.facebook.com/GallowgateExpansion/photos I would miss the sloped roof, but there's no doubting how imposing and intimidating this would be. You could get an additional seats in the L4 milburn/gallowgate corner and along with the new L7 seats you could get an extra 8k seats, possibly 9k who knows. This would take the capacity to potentially 61k. Is there a reason why we don't host more gigs etc for additional revenue? Perhaps there would be more scope with additional inside facilities added to a new gallowgate end? Capacity wise, I think 61k is enough and it's important to keep some element of demand as someone said earlier.  

 

 

 

 

 

Disappointing lack of Alan Barnes in those pics

[bobbydazzla]

2 hours ago, timeEd32 said:

I don't know who else has it but one thing I've noticed recently is Man City's advertising hoardings are obnoxiously big. They seem to be twice the height. I assume everyone will do it soon. Not sure if that would require killing the first row? 

Its absolutely rancid to look at

 

On telly it’s impossible to watch the blokes kicking a football about because their LED’s are so fucking massive

And don’t get me started on the LED’s they’ve installed in their stairs that face the pitch 

 

LED’s are subhuman scum 

 

 

Edited April 3 by bobbydazzla

[Jack27]

1 minute ago, bobbydazzla said:

Its absolutely rancid to look at

 

On telly it’s impossible to watch the blokes kicking a football about because their LED’s are so fucking massive

And don’t get me started on the LED’s they’ve installed in their stairs that face the pitch 

 

LED’s are subhuman scum 

 

 

 

Tell us how you really feel about LED’s

[timnufc22]

1 hour ago, Pancrate1892 said:

As much as it makes sense for a complete rebuild.....that looks absolutely mint. 

 

Another thing explored in a rebuild is the possibility of shifting the pitch into the milburn and raising it so pitch level is above where the press boxes are, then construct the new east stand further away from leazes terrace with the extra space, that would also enable more scope to fill out the east stand corners that hold barely 2000 each. 

The new east stand could contain new changing rooms, tunnel and media/TV

 

Just a few other pictures from that page, obviously biased but for me it'd be the best stadium in the UK - as grand as Spurs' but with more of a colosseum feel and less of an Americanised stadium feel and with amazing history attached to it too. Granted Man U will upgrade/rebuild, but the rest wont look at good as this imo, it would be some sight. I totally understand the commercial side but this extension would bring in more boxes going along the Gallowgate so so would be a significant upgrade on a corporate level too. I don't know what's the stopping the club hosting gigs etc like other clubs to claim that money too, surely they can? Granted Spurs' American football games are something they have over the rest with their retractable pitch. But isn't it more fun to go up against the rest with identify and history behind us too?

 

I guarantee a lot of fans will be jealous if they're left with hollow new stadiums. I think Everton's new stadium looks to be a decent attempt at keeping some old school feel but it still lacks a unique or grandiose feel from it looks like so far. Many Man City fans miss Maine Road despite the obscene success. West Ham have moved stadium to somewhere with zero identity - how's that extra revenue going for them? They've dont quite well but nothing game changing. I say all this with the caveat that singing area's need to be arranged going forward.

[Mikky]

If we could do something with the East Stand even if it means putting a glass extension then that would be amazing 

[Jack27]

14 minutes ago, Mikky said:

If we could do something with the East Stand even if it means putting a glass extension then that would be amazing 

Put a massive digital screen up, full of LED’s