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Thank you Brandon I remember my gramps saying he used to watch the mags , and when playing away watching the mackems .sounds crazy now but from his tales that's how it used to be!
Brandon, Thank you for your comment, you are clearly a true supporter of football. There are loads of us Geordie supporters who feel the same way about Sunderland F.C. l hope we are both able to celebrate at the end of this new season. Good luck to both
Another brilliant video Eddie love your content mate, Eddie would you ever consider getting a drone for your channel I think it would be brilliant you firing a drone up and sending it over places such as, fingers crossed our new training ground or new stadium if we decide to build just a thought mate thanks
Brilliant vlog Eddie 👏👏 things move fast with these new owners. If we all stop thinking like Geordies and imagine we’re PIF / Reubens where literally anything is achievable and then ask the same questions about a new stadium would things become more possible 😀?
Quite possibly 🤷🏻♂️ The point is, the chances of a new stadium being built are almost nil, let alone an 80K one. The arena land isn’t even a point of discuss.
You are a very decent man. I wasn’t born in Newcastle. But my father was and my grandfather was, in fact my grandfather passed away, natural causes after the toon beat Barca. And he died a happy man, because of that club. I have watched that team all my life and I have close family ties. I hope I do get it. As in how much this team makes a difference to so many. It’s wonderful that the incredible supporters have some real hope. Your videos are just exceptional and they mean a lot to me and many more.
Darren Eales has talked about satisfying fans who can’t get in and how to make them feel included. Expanding past 60-65K is extremely unlikely for many reasons I discuss in this particular playlist
I do wonder now tickets are getting harder to get (and I guess price increases at some point with supply and demand) , boxes going up 30% which will price more fans/local businesses out, I do wonder if views will start to slightly support a new stadium somewhere. Where though God knows but if we wanna compete with the best at some point it's going to have to happen. Or a vast redesign of St James somehow
Another well thought out video. But with regard to the first point Mehrdad made that statement before the clamour for the extra 1000 season tickets. The reported 30k applicants for ST's and the take up of membership, may be prompting a re-think in the boardroom. I genuinely think a move, whenever that may be, has an air of inevitably about it. The fans will be pushing for it which will give Mehrdad a get out clause.
The Arena/Calders Yard is a brownfield site, great transport links and infinitely better chances of planning permission that a rebuilt SJP. The regime should do everything they can to acquire both sites, and move quick as Eddy says
@@andrewswift9039 Hi Andrew, for clarification, I wasn’t in anyway encouraging or suggesting the owners should move quickly. I was pointing out that if they want the hand they’re forced to move quickly. The context of the video is to evidence the extreme unlikelihood of this site being used, should the owners decide they need a new stadium in the future, for the reasons I set out. It’s my view that in any real sense, this site has gone and will be gone in the very near future.
Do you think its right for england to take knee myself embarrassing nothing to do with football also think southgate snow flake wheres all the cloughies haway the lads good vlogger Eddie
Great stuff Eddie as usual ! Your probably right in many respects ! Possibly if Jaime Reubens company purchased the land it might fly under the radar as they are land/property developers ! Just a thought ! Thanks keep sharing
Newcastle will finish top4 -6 this season and I think Newcastle should buy leazes Park and move the stadium up a little bit then expand it to 75 80000 and also they could make a contribution to the leazes Park foundation
I don't think there is any other site within the city boundaries that is practical apart from the arena site, the city has all the transport links to feed fans in and out on a match day that you can't replicate in any other location outside the city ruling out places like Kingston Park, I also think that expansion of the ground is going to be monumentally difficult, the engineering challenges alone are massive let alone the cost, if you are spending £100/£200 million to get an extra 10 to 15,000 seats is it more practical to spend £800 million on 80,000 seats elsewhere along with a host of other features that a new stadium can be built with. With regard to the 5 points raised and in particular the first one all I can say is that as with any business that makes a definite commitment, plans change.
The reason your videos give you so much work is because they are son interesting. Well done, congratulations on the following it is so well deserved (no reply needed 😉😂)
Hello Eddie from New Zealand. Can I please book one of your stadium tours in the week starting Monday 19th October? I will be visiting my native Tyneside then for which, at my age, may be my last visit home. I have watched and really enjoyed your videos since shortly after you started, sharing them with my family and friends as they are so well produced, informative, interesting and professional. Thank you and keep safe out there. Roger.
If they were to build a new stadium that a brilliant location right on the river would look fantastic coming over the bridge. Sick of the site of houses student accommodation etc they should be built on the outskirts keep businesses and infrastructure on the inside. It’s what makes the city. cracking videos mate.
I’m disagreeing with you on number 2 Eddie. We’ve just sold out for next season with 30.000 more fans after the last 1.000 season ticket. So yeah we will easily sell out a 70.000 seater stadium even if we’re fighting for top 10
The owners are well aware of the potential. If you think the owners will rush into building or extending, I’m afraid I think you’ve misunderstood their long term plan Sean
Great content as always. Love your channel. But i really hope a new stadium goes there. Its the last hope of a city centre based stadium. Also, they could buy out the car shops on the other side of the utilita arena still enabling a stadium (even if bellway build on the other side)? Check out brownfield land next to heaton siemens and byker retail park? Also, the soon to be demolished benton hmrc? Maybe a video of you going Google maps with a 15 acre square and plotting in alll brown/green field sites in the north east area. NewNewcastle stadium 2032, i want all Geordies to have the oppurtunity to see their club play
Top stuff Eddy. This is my opinion I think one of the reasons that I can't see our owners wanting to build a new stadium away from SJP just yet is that they want to build a great relationship between them and the supporters so if they moved away from the city centre it would hit multiple small local businesses really hard which would leave a sour taste within the fanbase and also those that own these businesses. By 2030 to fit in with Vision 2030 I think our owners will have weighed up all of there options about how to expand SJP and if not how they will create a super stadium just like Tottenham's. So let's see what happens over the next 8 years. I wouldn't rule anything out yet as anything is possible.
Okay lets think about the benefits or plusses and a scenario using the arena site....Let's first name the hypothetical new ground "Aramco Scotswood Park" or "Aramco Banks'o'the Tyne Stadium". It could have it's own metro stop which runs along the existing unused old line adjacent to the arena and could extend to a park and ride facility at Lemington business park (the roads are already partially in place now). This park and ride would be easily accessible from the A1. This line could also extend the metro way beyond Lemington. There is easy access from the Central station and the city centre along Forth goods yard and the arches are ideal for a mixture of cafe and souvenir businesses etc. all of which would thrive on matchdays. There is also plenty of easy access from the Quayside along Skinnerburn road where the stadium frontage could extend down to the riverside with terraced bars overlooking the river. There is also access along Pottery lane which is also convenient for Forth Banks police station where the compound carpark backs onto Pottery lane. On the Gateshead side of the river directly opposite the arena there is some derelict land which could be turned into a carpark/ coachpark for visiting fans and maybe a possible walkway attached to the lower part of the Redheugh bridge legs for easy access across the river and directly to the stadium. Again this would also be very convenient for access to the A1. The existing heliport adjacent to the arena carpark could be turned into a proper facility attached to the stadium used to bring in VIP and VVIP visitors and the land to the east of the Redheugh bridge could be developed into exclusive hotel and visitor facilities for visiting players and officials especially during international tournaments. These ideas, along with many others, would make it more acceptable for me for a new ultramodern, increased capacity stadium and would keep the stadium itself in the city centre where it belongs. Just a thought.
@@TynesideLife I've watched it twice tbh and understand exactly the points you make and it will be very interesting to see how things develop and what compromises have to be made. Keep up the good work with your videos.
First priority would be to stop those buildings behind the Gallowgate. Eyesores and ruining the famed view of the ground in itself much less blocking expansion. The stadium business is a real conundrum. Need less people not more houses.
Pathetic 😒😒 if we not built at least 75000 seat stadium (90000 would be GREAT) how can attract new sponsorships ???? We need to make 300 mil every year !!!
Forest fan but interested….Travesty if they leave SJP…develop Gallowgate and build over/re-route the road like they are doing at Anfield..the small stand they should demolish and maybe build a single tier with state of the art roof design including lots of glass to eradicate any light issues..lastly, can you not lower the pitch level and add a few rows in front of each stand…maybe get close to 70,000 this way
Great ideas Scott. Really difficult to extend the Gallowgate due to plans to build 4 blocks on the other side of the road. I go into detail on that in the previous video. 👍🏻
Surely the "easiest" solution (nothing is easy granted) for increasing capacity is the reintroduction of terraced areas. I have spent many hours exploring the reasons including reading portions of the Hillsborough report to suggest that properly managed, although potentially controversial, standing areas (as distinct from safe standing at rail seats) could, perhaps should, be introduced.
What about hunters Moor up beside the BBC surely the council could sell them that bit land there it looks big enough then they could take st James Park over and have quite a few pop concerts on and make a he'll of a lot of money for newcastle Council so everyone would be happy
Definitely won’t happen Ozzy. That was tried in 97 under Sir John Hall on Castle Leazes next door and there were huge protests. The owners are definitely committed to staying at St James’ Park 👍🏻
I think this plot is the only place that could take part of the sting out of losing St James park. It’s perfect really. Still close to city centre, and great transport links. If you can’t have a stadium in the city centre, on the banks of the river tyne is the next best option. I wouldn’t be against it tbh. Rebuilding our current stadium, and looking for somewhere else to play for 2-3 years sounds like an absolute nightmare.
Putting housing on top of an old lead works is a recipe for disaster. Getting the lead out of the soil will be a nightmare and living above it if not removed will lead to health issues and lawsuits down the road.
The same problem applies to whatever project is built there. This decontamination process is not unusual and the soil will be removed. The land needs significant excavation anyway due to its terrain. Not a problem Martyn 👍🏻
What about the metro, they would have to tunnel and build a whole new station plus decommission the old one it would also cost to much to consider the ground around the idea site it’s clay and mud so the likely hood is with all those people there it could sink
Everybody likes the idea of a massive stadium. But the bigger a stadium the more of those fans will be further and further away from the pitch. The affordable seats for most people will be miles away. How can you enjoy a game when you can barely see what's going on.
I don’t think we should move stadium 💯I am 21 years of age Av been to Newcastle games since my dad worked there back in 2003 so 19 years it would break not mine but thousands of geordies hearts 💯
Great video Eddy, it will be interesting to see how things plan out because it is obvious now with the demand for tickets including freindly matches that a 52k capacity of SJP is simply not good enough anymore so will we expand SJP or build a super stadium only time will tell.
I think everyone would love to stay at At St.James and we can enjoy it.long term can we lock out new generation fans or existing fans probably not in a decade I think we will move unless pif and council come up with something to keep us at home
Great video Eddie, it seems like the owners would only move the stadium as a last resort. If they renovate St. James Park I’d be interested in what architectural elements of the stadium are considered important and worth preserving.
Hi Eddie, great videos. I certainly don't think the owners purchasing the land would allientate many fans, and it would be a good investment to buy the land and if there is no expansion plans at St James', atleast the option is there. There was 30k ppeople wanting a season ticket when released, so the demand is definitely there. The land will hold value and they could themselves build housing or the training complex plus hotels even. How large an area is parklands in acres. Not 100% sure of the boundaries of the land, so I can't measure it myself.
The demand is there right now but football can change in a week. They won’t look at expansion for another 4/5 years or so snd I can negligibly guarantee that they won’t buy the land. The land is far too small for training. They need around 80 acres
Money talks if our owners gave the land owners of the Arena land ex amount of money would there eyes lit up at the amount probably so for that reason I honestly don't think that the Arena land is dead and buried in terms of NUFC building a stadium there.
@@TynesideLife I've watched the video twice and my opinion stays the same I think if we can't extend SJP our owners would look for alternative land within the city centre to stay with the city centre theme the current Arena land would be big enough and would be an area that I think our owners would possibly consider especially since the likes of the Town Moor can't be built on. I could be wrong but so could many others because at the end of the day it's just opinions 👍
Hi Eddie if you ever need help with editing are a lacky to help you out in general. I'm a content creator myself I have drones, gimbles and top editing software, I'm from South shields and love your vids.
I agree with your points made Eddy, SJP expansion is the way forward for the club. Top quality video as always......Its the reason I'll be signing up to support your channel. Enjoy the week ahead. Cheers, Graham.
Hi Eddie, Newcastle could have a new olympics sides stadium. named something like, Newcastle Quayside Olympics Stadium. If this happened it could bring M£$£Y in too the city.
I think you're right, probably not but it's a great suggestion and possible (not sure if you seen my comment on another vid about a post i made on reddit about 90k capacity stadium on the current site). I'd love this as a choice to be built either way as id love more tickets. i've got a suggestion for a vid... Ways to cater for the massive demand for tickets. my suggestion is a half season ticket. you get a random pick 1 of liverpool/city, 2 of united/arsenal/spurs/chelsea etc. id love a season ticket but this would be great way of everyone getting a go at
Playing devil's advocate ok. Yes the owners have said that they don't want to move stadiums but to help with the progression of the club a new stadium is a real possibility in my opinion. We have now at least 30 000 people locked out of St. James Park. The extra revenue that that would bring is enormous and would assist the club immensely from a financial point of view. Can you imagine other clubs coming ti the new St James Park with 80k plus of fans, the intimidation factor would also help us win more games. The land at the Arena looks perfect to me, even with the caviats you've mentioned. I believe that we must move to a new stadium and I realise that will not be popular with everyone. Only playing devil's advocate like I say though. Another great video Eddie
There isn’t a waiting list as such Mike and there are several significant reasons why a new stadium is the least likely thing to happen. I’ll summarise two. 1. The owners have told us they’re not going to build a new stadium, or Compromise the history of the club, or city. 2. It makes no economic sense to an investment fund to splash out around £2bn just to gain 25-30k seats. The Saudi PIF bought a premier league club to generate and stimulate economic revenue streams in Saudi Arabia, not (primarily) the other way around. A modest expansion of St James’ Park to around 60k is achievable and is in keeping with significant global economic turmoil and insecurity. Oh go on… 3. There’s nowhere in the city to build a new stadium anyway, within the timescales necessary to secure any potential land.
@@TynesideLife yeah it will be interesting to see what they do maybe something on the lines of what totenham did but you never know today they say no new stadium and tomorrow could be the opposite . The city and people shouldn't be afraid of progress .
A state of the art mega stadium & training facilities is going to happen under PIF make no bones about it even if it means PIF have to take the unfortunate decision to move away from SJP and the traditional city centre but if PIF and fans want NUFC to become like an elite club than these tough decisions have to be made but I guarantee in the long run it will all be worth it. Elite facilities means more income, gate receipts, fanbase, world class players, coaches. This would also very much please FFP strict demands due to the income coming in. PIF is a business like any other business, it’s job is to think about their investment and to make it grow organically and that is to make NUFC a world class club. PIF are day and night business savvy than the owners of Man Utd & Everton, it cant be compared, PIF are much more superior and fans will see what I mean by that soon.
Eddie, if you need someone to travel with you, to hold the tripod and film the stuff you make and then edit them as well as respond to social media comments and if it pays, I'd be glad to help you out. I do a bit of that anyway as a hobby on my RUclips channel and I find it fun.
Not that it'll ever happen like but the Town moor would be the perfect location. Build the new stadium to say 80,000 then flatten St James park and completely redevelop that area for the city and the people that visit. Not housing or hotels. Parkland.. connecting to the new stadium. Could be fantastic but expensive. Just thoughts..
I’ve covered his a few times with details of why. I also mention in the video I did before this one. Unfortunately, a permanent structure will never be allowed on the Town Moore 🤷🏻♂️
@@TynesideLife I'll have to check out your video. It's a shame because it would be the perfect location. Or use Leazes park as a home for the club and sympathetically redevelop all of the land that was St James park. Obviously, parkland and a link to the new stadium.. Don't even know if that would be at all possible. So close to the heart of the city too.. 🤔
@@akjl01 definitely watch the video I did before this one Alan snd I’m certain it will change your views. A new stadium will never be built on Leazes park in its entirety
@@TynesideLife Yeah, I'll check the video out.. Great content by the way! Again, shame they couldn't build up the east stand to give extra capacity. That listed building man..
Eddy you are not alone in mentioning a waiting list for season tickets, however to the best of my knowledge there is no list, estimated numbers of supporters that want a season ticket is not a list.
Newcastle great park has loads of land for a new training ground or in the future new purpose built stadium, as we need more capacity and to allow fans to see the football. Regards
I’ve done a comprehensive video on the training facilities the club want and need. They’ll need an absolute minimum of 60 acres but probably 80-100. 👍🏻
I think the priority should be state of the art training facilities well before a new stadium eddy and another interesting video keep them coming eddy lad
Love your stuff Eddie. I can’t sign up for your membership currently. But I could offer some knowledge on production. Used to be a video producer. I’ve got some tips on audio that might benefit you. Get in touch in your fancy a chin wag.
It’s not big enough. Based on the clubs desire to have world class training facilities and based on The Etihad Complex and Leicester, we need a minimum of 60 acres, probably closer to 80. Benton is just over 50, plus they want somewhere out of the way in a rural setting. They won’t want world class players getting caught up in the school run traffic
No disrespect or offence to Man City or Leicester City but the fan base of NUFC is much larger compared to each of those two clubs so PIF would naturally want something that would eclipse both Man City and Leicester, tbf Leicester isn’t their concern it’s more like they want to be bigger than Man City and PSG their Middle Eastern counterparts by showing them that they intend to have the worlds best and elite stadium and training grounds, you have to understand that PIF have a huge ego aswell.
Eddie this would be an ideal opportunity to invest in a local lower league club whose ground could easily be expanded to whatever the Toon fans think they'll need! Excellent transport links to Newcastle city centre too! We might even let you put a few black'n'white seats amongst the pink ones (if the price was right of course!). Just need to renegotiate that name.....😅
The Weapons demanding new stadiums will be the same goons that complain about ticket prices 😂😂 and if it was built they will be expecting kids for a quid.
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I read all of my messages and I appreciate the support. I am however no longer in a position to engage with everyone and therefore have prepared some explanatory notes in the vide description. Please take the time to read the video description, as it may answer many questions you have but also sets out where my views and opinions come from.
If you'd like to be part of a priority system to interact with me more fully in the comments section, please consider becoming a member of the channel. Thank you.
As a Sunderland fan I hope Newcastle do well next season 🙏
Not a Sunderland fan then
Hope we can give you guys a game been a while.
Great comment Brandon mate I hope sunderland do well also its been a while since we had a derby
@@cannyscott Yeah it will be nice
Thank you Brandon I remember my gramps saying he used to watch the mags , and when playing away watching the mackems .sounds crazy now but from his tales that's how it used to be!
Brandon, Thank you for your comment, you are clearly a true supporter of football. There are loads of us Geordie supporters who feel the same way about Sunderland F.C. l hope we are both able to celebrate at the end of this new season. Good luck to both
Another brilliant video Eddie love your content mate, Eddie would you ever consider getting a drone for your channel I think it would be brilliant you firing a drone up and sending it over places such as, fingers crossed our new training ground or new stadium if we decide to build just a thought mate thanks
Brilliant vlog Eddie 👏👏 things move fast with these new owners.
If we all stop thinking like Geordies and imagine we’re PIF / Reubens where literally anything is achievable and then ask the same questions about a new stadium would things become more possible 😀?
Well done mate
We would 100% fill an 80k stadium if we were sitting lower in the league. Times have changed my friend.
Quite possibly 🤷🏻♂️
The point is, the chances of a new stadium being built are almost nil, let alone an 80K one. The arena land isn’t even a point of discuss.
You are a very decent man. I wasn’t born in Newcastle. But my father was and my grandfather was, in fact my grandfather passed away, natural causes after the toon beat Barca. And he died a happy man, because of that club. I have watched that team all my life and I have close family ties. I hope I do get it. As in how much this team makes a difference to so many. It’s wonderful that the incredible supporters have some real hope. Your videos are just exceptional and they mean a lot to me and many more.
That’s really appreciated Adam thank you 🤛🏻
Well extending st james park wont work if its only gona be 60,000 still thousands locked out
Darren Eales has talked about satisfying fans who can’t get in and how to make them feel included.
Expanding past 60-65K is extremely unlikely for many reasons I discuss in this particular playlist
I do wonder now tickets are getting harder to get (and I guess price increases at some point with supply and demand) , boxes going up 30% which will price more fans/local businesses out, I do wonder if views will start to slightly support a new stadium somewhere. Where though God knows but if we wanna compete with the best at some point it's going to have to happen. Or a vast redesign of St James somehow
Check out my previous video 👍🏻
@@TynesideLife yeah just watched that I was a few days behind 😂.
I wish the season would just hurry up
Love the content Eddie! I would love a video on the potential new training ground at parklands.
Can you imagine the traffic trying to cross the Redheugh Bridge on matchdays? No thankyou, I say that as a bus driver who frequently uses it
Another well thought out video. But with regard to the first point Mehrdad made that statement before the clamour for the extra 1000 season tickets. The reported 30k applicants for ST's and the take up of membership, may be prompting a re-think in the boardroom.
I genuinely think a move, whenever that may be, has an air of inevitably about it. The fans will be pushing for it which will give Mehrdad a get out clause.
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The Arena/Calders Yard is a brownfield site, great transport links and infinitely better chances of planning permission that a rebuilt SJP. The regime should do everything they can to acquire both sites, and move quick as Eddy says
@@andrewswift9039 Hi Andrew, for clarification, I wasn’t in anyway encouraging or suggesting the owners should move quickly. I was pointing out that if they want the hand they’re forced to move quickly.
The context of the video is to evidence the extreme unlikelihood of this site being used, should the owners decide they need a new stadium in the future, for the reasons I set out.
It’s my view that in any real sense, this site has gone and will be gone in the very near future.
Do you think its right for england to take knee myself embarrassing nothing to do with football also think southgate snow flake wheres all the cloughies haway the lads good vlogger Eddie
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Great stuff Eddie as usual ! Your probably right in many respects ! Possibly if Jaime Reubens company purchased the land it might fly under the radar as they are land/property developers ! Just a thought ! Thanks keep sharing
East Life? West 17? 🤣
Great video with a little giggle to start
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Newcastle will finish top4 -6 this season and I think Newcastle should buy leazes Park and move the stadium up a little bit then expand it to 75 80000 and also they could make a contribution to the leazes Park foundation
I don't think there is any other site within the city boundaries that is practical apart from the arena site, the city has all the transport links to feed fans in and out on a match day that you can't replicate in any other location outside the city ruling out places like Kingston Park, I also think that expansion of the ground is going to be monumentally difficult, the engineering challenges alone are massive let alone the cost, if you are spending £100/£200 million to get an extra 10 to 15,000 seats is it more practical to spend £800 million on 80,000 seats elsewhere along with a host of other features that a new stadium can be built with. With regard to the 5 points raised and in particular the first one all I can say is that as with any business that makes a definite commitment, plans change.
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The reason your videos give you so much work is because they are son interesting. Well done, congratulations on the following it is so well deserved (no reply needed 😉😂)
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Hello Eddie from New Zealand. Can I please book one of your stadium tours in the week starting Monday 19th October? I will be visiting my native Tyneside then for which, at my age, may be my last visit home.
I have watched and really enjoyed your videos since shortly after you started, sharing them with my family and friends as they are so well produced, informative, interesting and professional.
Thank you and keep safe out there.
Roger.
Hi Roger, yes of course mate. I’ll put some more days on soon, as soon as the fixture schedules have been reshuffled 👍🏻
If they were to build a new stadium that a brilliant location right on the river would look fantastic coming over the bridge. Sick of the site of houses student accommodation etc they should be built on the outskirts keep businesses and infrastructure on the inside. It’s what makes the city. cracking videos mate.
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Excellent mate well done!
The locations right and with the transport links.
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Imagine a 100k seater stadium with ample car parking
It won’t be happening at the Arena land 😅
@@TynesideLife them 26 acres look juicy tho haha
I’m disagreeing with you on number 2 Eddie. We’ve just sold out for next season with 30.000 more fans after the last 1.000 season ticket. So yeah we will easily sell out a 70.000 seater stadium even if we’re fighting for top 10
The owners are well aware of the potential. If you think the owners will rush into building or extending, I’m afraid I think you’ve misunderstood their long term plan Sean
Love the videos keep up the good work eddie hopefully one day you could do a video about love fell can you remember the cinema what use to be their
Great content as always. Love your channel. But i really hope a new stadium goes there. Its the last hope of a city centre based stadium. Also, they could buy out the car shops on the other side of the utilita arena still enabling a stadium (even if bellway build on the other side)?
Check out brownfield land next to heaton siemens and byker retail park? Also, the soon to be demolished benton hmrc? Maybe a video of you going Google maps with a 15 acre square and plotting in alll brown/green field sites in the north east area. NewNewcastle stadium 2032, i want all Geordies to have the oppurtunity to see their club play
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Sounds like a job for GISman!
Top stuff Eddy. This is my opinion I think one of the reasons that I can't see our owners wanting to build a new stadium away from SJP just yet is that they want to build a great relationship between them and the supporters so if they moved away from the city centre it would hit multiple small local businesses really hard which would leave a sour taste within the fanbase and also those that own these businesses.
By 2030 to fit in with Vision 2030 I think our owners will have weighed up all of there options about how to expand SJP and if not how they will create a super stadium just like Tottenham's.
So let's see what happens over the next 8 years. I wouldn't rule anything out yet as anything is possible.
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Another well done vid👍👍👍👍
I'm hoping they shift the pitch NW and rebuild around it rather than move to another site. Great video Eddie
Well done Eddie you deserve it
Okay lets think about the benefits or plusses and a scenario using the arena site....Let's first name the hypothetical new ground "Aramco Scotswood Park" or "Aramco Banks'o'the Tyne Stadium". It could have it's own metro stop which runs along the existing unused old line adjacent to the arena and could extend to a park and ride facility at Lemington business park (the roads are already partially in place now). This park and ride would be easily accessible from the A1. This line could also extend the metro way beyond Lemington.
There is easy access from the Central station and the city centre along Forth goods yard and the arches are ideal for a mixture of cafe and souvenir businesses etc. all of which would thrive on matchdays. There is also plenty of easy access from the Quayside along Skinnerburn road where the stadium frontage could extend down to the riverside with terraced bars overlooking the river.
There is also access along Pottery lane which is also convenient for Forth Banks police station where the compound carpark backs onto Pottery lane.
On the Gateshead side of the river directly opposite the arena there is some derelict land which could be turned into a carpark/ coachpark for visiting fans and maybe a possible walkway attached to the lower part of the Redheugh bridge legs for easy access across the river and directly to the stadium. Again this would also be very convenient for access to the A1.
The existing heliport adjacent to the arena carpark could be turned into a proper facility attached to the stadium used to bring in VIP and VVIP visitors and the land to the east of the Redheugh bridge could be developed into exclusive hotel and visitor facilities for visiting players and officials especially during international tournaments.
These ideas, along with many others, would make it more acceptable for me for a new ultramodern, increased capacity stadium and would keep the stadium itself in the city centre where it belongs. Just a thought.
I don’t think you’ve watched the video 😅
@@TynesideLife I've watched it twice tbh and understand exactly the points you make and it will be very interesting to see how things develop and what compromises have to be made. Keep up the good work with your videos.
First priority would be to stop those buildings behind the Gallowgate. Eyesores and ruining the famed view of the ground in itself much less blocking expansion.
The stadium business is a real conundrum. Need less people not more houses.
Probably too late now. Councillors gave the development PP in 2019 and work is set to restart
Mehrdad is a minority share holder so he doesn’t really have any say if PIF want to move. Not that I think they will in the immediate future
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Pathetic 😒😒 if we not built at least 75000 seat stadium (90000 would be GREAT) how can attract new sponsorships ???? We need to make 300 mil every year !!!
What’s pathetic?
Forest fan but interested….Travesty if they leave SJP…develop Gallowgate and build over/re-route the road like they are doing at Anfield..the small stand they should demolish and maybe build a single tier with state of the art roof design including lots of glass to eradicate any light issues..lastly, can you not lower the pitch level and add a few rows in front of each stand…maybe get close to 70,000 this way
Great ideas Scott. Really difficult to extend the Gallowgate due to plans to build 4 blocks on the other side of the road. I go into detail on that in the previous video. 👍🏻
Surely the "easiest" solution (nothing is easy granted) for increasing capacity is the reintroduction of terraced areas. I have spent many hours exploring the reasons including reading portions of the Hillsborough report to suggest that properly managed, although potentially controversial, standing areas (as distinct from safe standing at rail seats) could, perhaps should, be introduced.
It may in the future but not in the foreseeable
What about hunters Moor up beside the BBC surely the council could sell them that bit land there it looks big enough then they could take st James Park over and have quite a few pop concerts on and make a he'll of a lot of money for newcastle Council so everyone would be happy
Definitely won’t happen Ozzy. That was tried in 97 under Sir John Hall on Castle Leazes next door and there were huge protests.
The owners are definitely committed to staying at St James’ Park 👍🏻
I think this plot is the only place that could take part of the sting out of losing St James park. It’s perfect really. Still close to city centre, and great transport links. If you can’t have a stadium in the city centre, on the banks of the river tyne is the next best option. I wouldn’t be against it tbh. Rebuilding our current stadium, and looking for somewhere else to play for 2-3 years sounds like an absolute nightmare.
Check out the video mate. It’s negligibly a none starter 👍🏻
@@TynesideLife I did mate, it was more a response to your final point, that if they wanted to build here, they would have to make enquiries asap.
Putting housing on top of an old lead works is a recipe for disaster. Getting the lead out of the soil will be a nightmare and living above it if not removed will lead to health issues and lawsuits down the road.
The same problem applies to whatever project is built there.
This decontamination process is not unusual and the soil will be removed. The land needs significant excavation anyway due to its terrain. Not a problem Martyn 👍🏻
What about the metro, they would have to tunnel and build a whole new station plus decommission the old one it would also cost to much to consider the ground around the idea site it’s clay and mud so the likely hood is with all those people there it could sink
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always love seeing me hometown on RUclips videos, Feels different to when i watch somewhere else
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They could build a new stadium on the moon for all I care as long as we start winning something, anything
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Everybody likes the idea of a massive stadium. But the bigger a stadium the more of those fans will be further and further away from the pitch. The affordable seats for most people will be miles away. How can you enjoy a game when you can barely see what's going on.
I don’t think we should move stadium 💯I am 21 years of age Av been to Newcastle games since my dad worked there back in 2003 so 19 years it would break not mine but thousands of geordies hearts 💯
Great video Eddy, it will be interesting to see how things plan out because it is obvious now with the demand for tickets including freindly matches that a 52k capacity of SJP is simply not good enough anymore so will we expand SJP or build a super stadium only time will tell.
I think everyone would love to stay at At St.James and we can enjoy it.long term can we lock out new generation fans or existing fans probably not in a decade I think we will move unless pif and council come up with something to keep us at home
Missed opportunity to put the price at 90p match it to a Greggs sausage roll
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Because they wont move from st James,pointless video really
Pointless comment Ryan, if you’d watched the video, you wouldn’t have made it 👍🏻
Nothing to stop them buying the land for a training complex
Training complex requirements is an absolute minimum of 60 acres. Check out the video I did a few weeks ago 👍🏻
St James' park is like heart and soul for all the geordies and Newcastle fanbase around the world. That is fact
Great video Eddie, it seems like the owners would only move the stadium as a last resort. If they renovate St. James Park I’d be interested in what architectural elements of the stadium are considered important and worth preserving.
Saw Whitesnake there back in May. Loved Newcastle but wish we had more time to explore. We have to visit again.
Hi Eddie, great videos.
I certainly don't think the owners purchasing the land would allientate many fans, and it would be a good investment to buy the land and if there is no expansion plans at St James', atleast the option is there. There was 30k ppeople wanting a season ticket when released, so the demand is definitely there. The land will hold value and they could themselves build housing or the training complex plus hotels even.
How large an area is parklands in acres. Not 100% sure of the boundaries of the land, so I can't measure it myself.
The demand is there right now but football can change in a week.
They won’t look at expansion for another 4/5 years or so snd I can negligibly guarantee that they won’t buy the land.
The land is far too small for training. They need around 80 acres
Money talks if our owners gave the land owners of the Arena land ex amount of money would there eyes lit up at the amount probably so for that reason I honestly don't think that the Arena land is dead and buried in terms of NUFC building a stadium there.
I think you need to watch the video Lee ad you’ll understand why that won’t happen
@@TynesideLife I've watched the video twice and my opinion stays the same I think if we can't extend SJP our owners would look for alternative land within the city centre to stay with the city centre theme the current Arena land would be big enough and would be an area that I think our owners would possibly consider especially since the likes of the Town Moor can't be built on. I could be wrong but so could many others because at the end of the day it's just opinions 👍
The racecourse with training ground at same time
There not enough land, nor adequate transport infrastructure
theres issues with that land and you dont know about
Oh? Assuming you’ve fully watched my video, what is it I don’t know?
Could be the new training ground?😎😎
Have a word Ant 😆 the training facilities will need to be around 80-100 acres bud.
I’ll be doing a video about the nee facilities in a week or two 👍🏻
Hi Eddie if you ever need help with editing are a lacky to help you out in general. I'm a content creator myself I have drones, gimbles and top editing software, I'm from South shields and love your vids.
Hi bud, drop me an email. Cheers 👍🏻
I agree with your points made Eddy, SJP expansion is the way forward for the club. Top quality video as always......Its the reason I'll be signing up to support your channel. Enjoy the week ahead. Cheers, Graham.
Thank you for your support Graham. I always enjoy reading your messages and I look forward to more 👍🏻
You need to stay at st james.. Money isnt everything youll rip the heart from the toon.
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This is football Michael, unfortunately money is everything.
Hi Eddie, Newcastle could have a new olympics sides stadium. named something like, Newcastle Quayside Olympics Stadium. If this happened it could bring M£$£Y in too the city.
It just won’t happen here bud
I think you're right, probably not but it's a great suggestion and possible (not sure if you seen my comment on another vid about a post i made on reddit about 90k capacity stadium on the current site). I'd love this as a choice to be built either way as id love more tickets. i've got a suggestion for a vid... Ways to cater for the massive demand for tickets. my suggestion is a half season ticket. you get a random pick 1 of liverpool/city, 2 of united/arsenal/spurs/chelsea etc. id love a season ticket but this would be great way of everyone getting a go at
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Playing devil's advocate ok.
Yes the owners have said that they don't want to move stadiums but to help with the progression of the club a new stadium is a real possibility in my opinion.
We have now at least 30 000 people locked out of St. James Park. The extra revenue that that would bring is enormous and would assist the club immensely from a financial point of view. Can you imagine other clubs coming ti the new St James Park with 80k plus of fans, the intimidation factor would also help us win more games. The land at the Arena looks perfect to me, even with the caviats you've mentioned.
I believe that we must move to a new stadium and I realise that will not be popular with everyone.
Only playing devil's advocate like I say though.
Another great video Eddie
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Eddy why don't you have a word with Newcastle Council Planning Department, they will know what land is available in the North East.
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They have to build somewhere with 30000 people on a waiting list for season tickets that way too much money lost every year .
There isn’t a waiting list as such Mike and there are several significant reasons why a new stadium is the least likely thing to happen. I’ll summarise two.
1. The owners have told us they’re not going to build a new stadium, or Compromise the history of the club, or city.
2. It makes no economic sense to an investment fund to splash out around £2bn just to gain 25-30k seats. The Saudi PIF bought a premier league club to generate and stimulate economic revenue streams in Saudi Arabia, not (primarily) the other way around. A modest expansion of St James’ Park to around 60k is achievable and is in keeping with significant global economic turmoil and insecurity.
Oh go on…
3. There’s nowhere in the city to build a new stadium anyway, within the timescales necessary to secure any potential land.
@@TynesideLife yeah it will be interesting to see what they do maybe something on the lines of what totenham did but you never know today they say no new stadium and tomorrow could be the opposite . The city and people shouldn't be afraid of progress .
@@mikerodrigues2906 there just isn’t the land to do that Mike.
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Great video very informative 👏
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The owner have already said they will not build a new stadium! It’s in the athletic. They said it’s like ripping out on the soul of the club
Why don’t you watch the video Faisal. I’m certain after watching it you will blush with embarrassment and then delete your comment 👍🏻
A state of the art mega stadium & training facilities is going to happen under PIF make no bones about it even if it means PIF have to take the unfortunate decision to move away from SJP and the traditional city centre but if PIF and fans want NUFC to become like an elite club than these tough decisions have to be made but I guarantee in the long run it will all be worth it.
Elite facilities means more income, gate receipts, fanbase, world class players, coaches. This would also very much please FFP strict demands due to the income coming in. PIF is a business like any other business, it’s job is to think about their investment and to make it grow organically and that is to make NUFC a world class club. PIF are day and night business savvy than the owners of Man Utd & Everton, it cant be compared, PIF are much more superior and fans will see what I mean by that soon.
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Eddie, if you need someone to travel with you, to hold the tripod and film the stuff you make and then edit them as well as respond to social media comments and if it pays, I'd be glad to help you out. I do a bit of that anyway as a hobby on my RUclips channel and I find it fun.
Sorry Lee, I’m not in a financial position to do that but thank you 👍🏻
I've 100% clipped you saying "Sha Waddy Waddy" for my notification sound 🤣
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Not that it'll ever happen like but the Town moor would be the perfect location. Build the new stadium to say 80,000 then flatten St James park and completely redevelop that area for the city and the people that visit. Not housing or hotels. Parkland.. connecting to the new stadium. Could be fantastic but expensive. Just thoughts..
I’ve covered his a few times with details of why. I also mention in the video I did before this one. Unfortunately, a permanent structure will never be allowed on the Town Moore 🤷🏻♂️
@@TynesideLife I'll have to check out your video. It's a shame because it would be the perfect location. Or use Leazes park as a home for the club and sympathetically redevelop all of the land that was St James park. Obviously, parkland and a link to the new stadium..
Don't even know if that would be at all possible. So close to the heart of the city too.. 🤔
@@akjl01 definitely watch the video I did before this one Alan snd I’m certain it will change your views.
A new stadium will never be built on Leazes park in its entirety
@@TynesideLife Yeah, I'll check the video out.. Great content by the way! Again, shame they couldn't build up the east stand to give extra capacity. That listed building man..
Thank you, another Great video.
Eddy you are not alone in mentioning a waiting list for season tickets, however to the best of my knowledge there is no list, estimated numbers of supporters that want a season ticket is not a list.
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Knock Tynemouth priory down and build on there. Would look amazing 😂
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Newcastle great park has loads of land for a new training ground or in the future new purpose built stadium, as we need more capacity and to allow fans to see the football. Regards
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I thought the site at Longbenton would be an excellent venue for the new stadium when the new build in finished in the city centre
None starter Steven, I covered this in a video a few months ago and then did an apology video
Blood money FC.🤢
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Mega content pal, great to learn about my ancestral home.
Why not buy the land and build your training ground you can do a lot of training on 26 acres.
I’ve done a comprehensive video on the training facilities the club want and need. They’ll need an absolute minimum of 60 acres but probably 80-100. 👍🏻
I think the priority should be state of the art training facilities well before a new stadium eddy and another interesting video keep them coming eddy lad
I discuss all of this thoroughly in point 2 Andrew 😃
I went to the Metro Radio Arena when Oasis played there with the nasty horrible ex-wife...Shudder...
How long was your ex wife in Oasis?
@@thedok6419 Doh!!!...She wasn't In Oasis...I had to buy her fcuking ticket ffs but I am not Bitter...
Love your stuff Eddie. I can’t sign up for your membership currently. But I could offer some knowledge on production. Used to be a video producer. I’ve got some tips on audio that might benefit you. Get in touch in your fancy a chin wag.
Hi Nathan, drop me an email if you wouldn’t mind 👍🏻
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Thank you very much for the donation Adam. You're a star
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Could use the old arena as a training complex
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Great video once again
Could they not build the Training Ground at the old Dwp in Benton since there moving to the town
It’s not big enough. Based on the clubs desire to have world class training facilities and based on The Etihad Complex and Leicester, we need a minimum of 60 acres, probably closer to 80.
Benton is just over 50, plus they want somewhere out of the way in a rural setting.
They won’t want world class players getting caught up in the school run traffic
No disrespect or offence to Man City or Leicester City but the fan base of NUFC is much larger compared to each of those two clubs so PIF would naturally want something that would eclipse both Man City and Leicester, tbf Leicester isn’t their concern it’s more like they want to be bigger than Man City and PSG their Middle Eastern counterparts by showing them that they intend to have the worlds best and elite stadium and training grounds, you have to understand that PIF have a huge ego aswell.
Great video
Another great video Eddy mate 👍🏻
Cheers Scott. Really glad you’re enjoying them 😁
Just subscribed son...You're very welcome...
Welcome aboard Ian 🤛🏻
Nice-wan...
I thought the "cathedral of the city" was the cathedral.
You’ll have to cut him some slack. He’s from Iran. He obviously meant the Cathedral on the Hill 👍🏻
Hi Helen
When are they starting the new arena
Started about 6-8 months ago
Started about 6-8 months ago
@@TynesideLife Arite could you possibly do a video about it. And how it’s getting along
@@Bereal711 I have 😅
Amazing how easy Sunderland found that free land so close to city centre ,for the stadium of light in saying that st James already bigger capacity .
Eddie this would be an ideal opportunity to invest in a local lower league club whose ground could easily be expanded to whatever the Toon fans think they'll need! Excellent transport links to Newcastle city centre too! We might even let you put a few black'n'white seats amongst the pink ones (if the price was right of course!). Just need to renegotiate that name.....😅
The Weapons demanding new stadiums will be the same goons that complain about ticket prices 😂😂 and if it was built they will be expecting kids for a quid.
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Eddy, glad to see the channel is doing well. More than happy to support you and I've joined up.
Interesting vide. Keep it coming
Welcome aboard Richard and looking forward to your comments 🤛🏻