St James' Park

[aussiemag]

23 minutes ago, Ben said:

So Staveley was ousted because she wanted to stay  at James ?

 

New stadium it is then 

 

As romantic as it is to stay at St. James. The practicality of moving to a new stadium is far more obvious. You dont lose attendance revenue or have to share a ground with a rival while the rebuild/renovation is taking place. I would also imagine it will be cheaper without trying to work around the current engineering restrictions. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

2 hours ago, Ben said:

So Staveley was ousted because she wanted to stay  at James ?

 

New stadium it is then 

Who said that? 

[gbandit]

Everyday there’s a new reason for why Amanda went even though the financial situation was clearly unsustainable and is the main reason she’s no longer here 

[Guest]

Announce #ProjectCastleLeazes

[nufcjb]

3 hours ago, Ben said:

So Staveley was ousted because she wanted to stay  at James ?

 

New stadium it is then 

I said it in another thread. We all love Amanda and what she and her husband did to save our club. But, if she wanted us to stay at SJP by extending what we could (not saying this is true btw), while PIF wanted a new stadium, at another site for example, with potentially more benefits, then she was holding us back from moving forward. 

 

I want us to stay at SJP. It's sacred. 130 years of playing on the same piece of land of grass. But I also want the club to move forward as a club. I want the club to taste success, to compete and be a giant in the game again. I would choose us to extend into Leazes Park but that has it's own obstacles just like extending the East Stand. So, if Castle Leazes is a goer, then we have to move forward.

[Ben]

3 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Who said that? 

 

@Whitley mag reading between the lines

[RS]

You don’t spend £200 on a new “Gallowgate Stand” sign just to move to a new stadium. That kind of thing reinforces the FACT we are here forever. 

[Ben]

6 minutes ago, RS said:

You don’t spend £200 on a new “Gallowgate Stand” sign just to move to a new stadium. That kind of thing reinforces the FACT we are here forever. 

 

Take it with them, put it up somewhere with Big Al and Sir Bobby 

[Whitley mag]

15 minutes ago, Ben said:

 

@Whitley mag reading between the lines

I think Amanda and Mehrdad were on record saying they wanted to stay, couldn’t tell you what Eales and co position is, but far more likely to be a less emotional decision and based on the bottom line would be my guess.

[nufcjb]

Aye..one of the stands at the new stadium is going to be called the Gallowgate Stand too. Save money from getting new, inflated priced signs later.

[Ben]

If the £200 sign is the final barrier between staying or moving to a new £1.5b rocket powered super stadium, I'll buy the fucking thing off them, chuck it on the side of me shed. 

[Heron]

Grim as fuck the thought of a new stadium somewhere else imo.

[Dan Gleebals]

If they build a trully world class stadium, which I am sure they would, that allows us to compete at the highest levels, I am all in for that.  We can stay where we are until it is all ready to go.

That said, if there is a way to rebuild SJP, where it is, then go for it.

 

Either way, they need to get on with it now IMO, espcially with FFP bollocks - extra revenue is crucial. 

Whateve the decision, people will come round to it, IMO.

[Ben]

1 minute ago, Heron said:

Grim as fuck the thought of a new stadium somewhere else imo.

 

Even if it kisses the current stadium ?

[Heron]

15 minutes ago, Ben said:

 

Even if it kisses the current stadium ?

That I could accept but not otherwise. It's hallowed Earth.

[Jackie Broon]

Must have a sloping pitch too.

[Keegans Export]

23 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said:

Must have a sloping pitch too.

If it doesn't, I'm still going to chunter on if the opposition turn us round

[nufcjb]

1 hour ago, Heron said:

That I could accept but not otherwise. It's hallowed Earth.

So not even Castle Leazes for you?

 

 

Edited September 4, 2024 by nufcjb

[mattypnufc]

Its fucking cursed earth, thats what it is. 

 

 

[Heron]

47 minutes ago, mattypnufc said:

Its fucking cursed earth, thats what it is. 

 

 

 

4 × English Champions

6 × FA Cup Winners

1 × Fairs Cup Winners

1 × Charity Shield Winners 

[Heron]

1 hour ago, nufcjb said:

So not even Castle Leazes for you?

 

 

 

It honestly does nowt for me. We'll have another bowl shaped stadium that is void of any character and will look like a shopping centre and we'll be charged extortionate prices and it'll be largely corporate and geared towards new fans.

 

I get it's the route we'll likely have to take, but it's wank.

 

 

Edited September 4, 2024 by Heron

[BoSelecta]

What if it was better by every metric but we played on non hallowed turf?

[Heron]

1 minute ago, BoSelecta said:

What if it was better by every metric but we played on non hallowed turf?

It just won't be better in every metric though will it. St James' is home.

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, BoSelecta said:

What if it was better by every metric but we played on non hallowed turf?

That turf would in time become hallowed.

[cubaricho]

9 hours ago, Heron said:

We'll have another bowl shaped stadium that is void of any character and will look like a shopping centre

This feels like a myth to me, and gets peddled around here quite frequently as a reason to not build a new stadium. 
 

The Saudis aren’t going to build a flat pack, that’s for sure. 

 

 

Edited September 5, 2024 by cubaricho