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1 minute ago, Stifler said:

I’ll be honest, if we can get Castle Leazes, or to a lesser extend the arena site (can still be bought if we give the Home office an alternative), then I would be dissapointed if we stayed at SJP if it means we can’t extend as much as we hope, and there would be too many compromises.


Same, but the city centre location is absolute deal breaker. 
 

FWIW I’m fine as long as they keep general sale and don’t go back to 100% ballot, but obviously that’s just for selfish reasons of access for me. 

 

 

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Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:


Same, but the city centre location is absolute deal breaker. 
 

FWIW I’m fine as long as they keep general sale and don’t go back to 100% ballot, but obviously that’s just for selfish reasons of access for me. 

This, it has to be in the city centre.

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36 minutes ago, KetsbaiaIsBald said:

It's a good article and sounds exciting.  But it's still just a "soon" article.  Probably driven by Man Utd's ability to put out their ideas in a couple months when they've been moving so slowly.  I just want to hear the actual plans!

They have lots of spare land to build a new stadium fairly easily. As you well know thats not the case for us. 

 

Most important thing is we have the money up front they don’t.

 

 

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Feels like a massive moment of truth all of this.  We’ll know where they’re planning on taking the club pretty soon - one of those moments where actions speak louder than words.

 

While I know that not everyone agrees re what should be done (new stadium would be my preference; plenty would rather see SJP expanded), I haven’t seen many (any?) who’d be happy to see the club shifted out of the city centre.  I definitely wouldn’t be happy to see the club moved out into the suburbs.

 

I do wonder what the consequences would be if they did, though.  I suspect a lot of grumbling and complaining, followed by fortnightly sell-out crowds. 

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39 minutes ago, KetsbaiaIsBald said:

It's a good article and sounds exciting.  But it's still just a "soon" article.  Probably driven by Man Utd's ability to put out their ideas in a couple months when they've been moving so slowly.  I just want to hear the actual plans!

Not really. We already know that the feasibility report is due, and that was before Man Utd started talking about a new stadium.

They are trying to prepare the fans for news, and might be trying to appease those who may not agree with what the decision is.

 

We have also parked our tanks on the Premier Leagues lawn. ‘We know that Man Utd want to build a new stadium, we know that currently there is no rules preventing us from spending a fuck load of money on a new stadium, don’t try to bring in rules to prevent that’. 

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6 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Feels like a massive moment of truth all of this.  We’ll know where they’re planning on taking the club pretty soon - one of those moments where actions speak louder than words.

 

While I know that not everyone agrees re what should be done (new stadium would be my preference; plenty would rather see SJP expanded), I haven’t seen many (any?) who’d be happy to see the club shifted out of the city centre.  I definitely wouldn’t be happy to see the club moved out into the suburbs.

 

I do wonder what the consequences would be if they did, though.  I suspect a lot of grumbling and complaining, followed by fortnightly sell-out crowds. 

If the intention is to go bigger than 60,000 or so and sell out for all league, cup and European games then it needs people coming from outside the north east and a city centre location makes that easier.

 

And anywhere else and the public transport becomes a big issue.
 

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14 minutes ago, LFEE said:

They have lots of spare land to build a new stadium fairly easily. As you well know thats not the case for us. 

 

Most important thing is we have the money up front they don’t.

 

 

 

 

7 minutes ago, Stifler said:

Not really. We already know that the feasibility report is due, and that was before Man Utd started talking about a new stadium.

They are trying to prepare the fans for news, and might be trying to appease those who may not agree with what the decision is.

 

We have also parked our tanks on the Premier Leagues lawn. ‘We know that Man Utd want to build a new stadium, we know that currently there is no rules preventing us from spending a fuck load of money on a new stadium, don’t try to bring in rules to prevent that’. 

 

 

I get it.  I'm just impatient and this is the second time the news has been pushed.  Summer is now October.  And even when it eventually comes out it don't imagine it be set in stone.  It's been nearly three years and we don't even have training ground plans.    Anyway I don't want to be mr negative.  It is exciting and hopefully by October we will know more.  

 

 

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My own guess is staying, but with an extra tier on the gallowgate and two rows of boxes added to the east stand. As boxes can be built up instead of back that might be possible without impacting the street behind.

 

Capacity up to 60,000 but corporate revenue through the roof

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1 minute ago, WilliamPS said:

My own guess is staying, but with an extra tier on the gallowgate and two rows of boxes added to the east stand. As boxes can be built up instead of back that might be possible without impacting the street behind.

 

Capacity up to 60,000 but corporate revenue through the roof

It’s going to cost billions, not a couple of hundred million. Even if we do stay at SJP, it will have nothing of what it currently does.

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12 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Feels like a massive moment of truth all of this.  We’ll know where they’re planning on taking the club pretty soon - one of those moments where actions speak louder than words.

 

While I know that not everyone agrees re what should be done (new stadium would be my preference; plenty would rather see SJP expanded), I haven’t seen many (any?) who’d be happy to see the club shifted out of the city centre.  I definitely wouldn’t be happy to see the club moved out into the suburbs.

 

I do wonder what the consequences would be if they did, though.  I suspect a lot of grumbling and complaining, followed by fortnightly sell-out crowds. 

 

We aren't moving out of the city centre. It's the one absolute you can count on.

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3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Based on nothing I think we will build a new one, if it was an expansion I think we would have already known.

 

Think it's just logistically too difficult to do an expansion and the extra capacity would be too small. 

 

Ideally I'd love to see a modern SJP on the same site but it seems so difficult to achieve. 

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5 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

Think it's just logistically too difficult to do an expansion and the extra capacity would be too small. 

 

Ideally I'd love to see a modern SJP on the same site but it seems so difficult to achieve. 

Chuck enough money at it and anything is possible

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