Stadium Move

Big hints that we'll be moving from the meeting at the Stack this evening, according to the Chronic.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spor...-hint-30416860

The key bit is when our CEO says that a move would double matchday income and, obviously, help massively with PSR. He says the move they're seriously considering wouldn't be too far which suggests...Leazes Park?

Be gutted to leave St. James' but, in terms of moving forward, it looks like it's inevitable if we want to challenge at the top consistently.

Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Zippity

Big hints that we'll be moving from the meeting at the Stack this evening, according to the Chronic.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spor...-hint-30416860

The key bit is when our CEO says that a move would double matchday income and, obviously, help massively with PSR. He says the move they're seriously considering wouldn't be too far which suggests...Leazes Park?

Be gutted to leave St. James' but, in terms of moving forward, it looks like it's inevitable if we want to challenge at the top consistently.

Thoughts?

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Yeah, it will be sad to leave SJP 100% agree.

IF we do stay within walking distance of the Gallowgate, Leazes Park, town Moore etc I really don't have too much of a problem with it.

If it's out of town and a complete relocation then It's going to completely change the identity of the club.

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Originally Posted by Ragatino

Yeah, it will be sad to leave SJP 100% agree.

IF we do stay within walking distance of the Gallowgate, Leazes Park, town Moore etc I really don't have too much of a problem with it.

If it's out of town and a complete relocation then It's going to completely change the identity of the club.

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I agree. If it?s a move to Leazes Park, I hardly count it as a move. The stadium is already completely different now from when I first went and loyalty to the exact m2 of ground is weird. It?s the location in the center of the city which is important.

I doubt it Leazes. They said ?not too far?, so I read it as ?not complete outskirts?.

Spurs had their place rebuild the same way current plans suggest SJP move to Leazes and they still had a year at Wambley.
Moving away for a year might get us back a year or so - I mean revenue wise. The board can see it as a red flag.

But Leazes option is something like a golden mean, though - same location, brand new place

It would be a massive shame and to be honest, I don't want to move from St. James.

However, for the good of the club we have to.

To be able to compete at the top we need a bigger stadium, we also need a stadium we can make additional revenue from, more so than we do now.

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Originally Posted by Jammy89

It would be a massive shame and to be honest, I don't want to move from St. James.

However, for the good of the club we have to.

To be able to compete at the top we need a bigger stadium, we also need a stadium we can make additional revenue from, more so than we do now.

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It's the corporate hospitality that earns the money. Sadly for the 'legacy fans' are we're called. Like it's a dirty word. We're not the money earners it's the prawn sandwich brigade and the tourist fans that buy ?300-400 of clobber at the club shop that the club want.

The international bums on seats sadly, not the NE natives.

Unfortunately, we have to move with the times if we want to be regarded as a club competing with the elites to get to be elite, if that's possible, or, should I say: allowable.

It would be a shame to see St James' Park not be the home of Newcastle United but the ground itself has changed massively over the years and only the location is the key.

As trigger said: he's had the same broom for years with many new heads and many new handles whilst sweeping the same roads.:p