Guest thenorthumbrian Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 St James - according to Wikipedia - is "affectionately called 'Heaven' or 'The Castle' by fans. Due to the steep terracing, the upper tiers can give people nausea, owing to the nickname 'The Vertigo'." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James'_Park Has anyone else never heard of any of these nicknames used by the fans ? I have been going for years and not once have I said I am going to "Heaven" or "the Castle," and my seat is in Level seven Leazes end and again I never heard of it called "the vertigo." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Heaven? Sounds like Freddy has got the hang of editing Wikipedia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Invicta_Toon Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 what a load of shit It's 'SJP', 'the ground', 'St James', 'theatre of pain' nowt else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 not once have I said I am going to "Heaven" Anyway,Wikipedia is full of s***,I think Liverpool fans call Anfield "heaven" but not once have a heard a Nufc fan calling SJP anyone of those names.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 St. James Park is the Theater of Dream because of its fantastic architecture. Newcastle United are the Academy of Football because of the excellent academy kids we have always produced (Ramage, Pattison) The supporters are nicknamed the Kop. The wifes of the male supporters are dogs. Our manager job is one of the 8 most sought after managerial job in the world. The people have such a distinct culture and lingo that they qualify as a Nation. They are discriminated by the southeners because those people are jealous of our wealth, nationhood and beauty. Our collective favourite pastime is a chat with courtesans based in La Manga, Spain. We often brand others Mary Poppins if we worship them as heroes. We often settle disagreements with punches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Nope, nope and nope. My mum has been known to call it an 'abomination' on occasion, but I doubt that'll catch on either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Heaven? My Private Hell tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Heaven? My Private Hell tbh. Awww. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thenorthumbrian Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Heaven sounds like a gay nightclub and the Vertigo is like a mediocre indie band from about 1993. I wonder which one applies to us the most. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 'theatre of pain' Never heard that but it's what I'm using from now on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Used to refer to it as the Cathedral on the Hill. But never heard any of those lot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Does that make us the Fools on the Hill? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko1892 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 i refer to it as the fortress to wind up people on occasion like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Sounds like a visiting fan edited it to take the piss, running joke amongst other supporters about how high up we put them - ie the Arsenal match report about walking up the stairs for hours, passing skeletons in various premier league shirts along the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 ie the Arsenal match report about walking up the stairs for hours, passing skeletons in various premier league shirts along the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 not there anymore, search for united Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 what a load of s*** It's 'SJP', 'the ground', 'St James', 'theatre of pain' nowt else 'House of Pain' isn't it? One of True Faith, The Mag or NUFC.com (can't remember which) call it that occasionally in their articles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pistonism Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 We lost to Sheff Utd in the Heaven Jesus needs to be Praise for that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I have heard it called the Cathedral, but none of that other shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Old Gallowgate SJP Gallowgate Cathedral on the Hill House of Pain Sid James Park Freddy's Ivory Towers And my fave - home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 St James' Park St James' The Ground. We're nto fuvking Man Utd for gods sake. "Theatre of dreams" - piss off. Its not even a theatre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 The Cathedral Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 The Cathedral You're going to the wrong place, mate. The cathedral is down the hill. Mind, sometimes you might enjoy the game more if you were there instead of the actual match. Probably get a better atmsophere as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kenton Magpie Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 The Theatre Of Dreamers is more accurate for SJP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 A bit camp, but I've been known to call it Sarah Jessica Park, I pretty sure that's just me though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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