Simon Pryde, John Anderson and Matthew Raisbeck discuss the news that Newcastle United have bought back land behind the Gallowgate End of St James' Park and whether they could increase the capacity of the stadium. Newcastle in line for stadium revamp They wanted a 55-70,000 capacity stadium just a stones throw from St. James Park. If you think about that, its not that bad a stadium in terms of views and the density of seats. Newcastle United St James' Park expansion: Eales' 'flex' comment, Ghodoussi capacity target, name 'talks' What could lie ahead for Newcastle United's traditional home at St James Park? That's according to former Leeds United stopper Paddy. 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[5] These plans were withdrawn in 1971 after agreement to redevelop St James' Park was finally reached, after mediation by the then Minister for Sport, Denis Howell. It took only several days of momentum to reach immense support of 100,000 British citizens and thus force the British government to officially debate safe standing in Premier League and Championship. Speaking to the Athletic in the first post-takeover interview, Mehrdad Ghodoussi said: "We will definitely look at expanding it. At the time there was serious interest in buying the club in the Middle East and he was asked to look at ways St James Park could be developed. St James' Redevelopment - It's impact on stadium capacity expansion 95,562 views Oct 27, 2021 1.2K Dislike Share Save Tyneside Life 14.9K subscribers Subscribe Show more Can St James'. A full review of the club performed by the new management team concluded that stadium expansion was not a priority. I think what will happen eventually is that it will revert back to people paying to watch matches and then the teams with the biggest grounds are going to benefit from it. [48][49], Post-millennium it has been debated both whether the written name should include an apostrophe mark after St James,[45] and, if it does, whether the official written form should include an extra 's' after the apostrophe. So its not as heavily layered as it looks. [75], As well as professional matches, the stadium has been the venue for several charity football matches, including testimonial matches for Alan Shearer and Peter Beardsley. Venue Overview. Mr Ghodoussi added: "We know Eddie has the ability to keep us up. But realistically its about how you make it work as an economic thing. It was also revealed the club will look to expand St James beyond its current 52,405 capacity. Capacity: 52,305 Record PL attendance: 52,490 v West Ham United (11 November 2012) Built: 1892 Recent expansion: 2000 Pitch size: 105m x 68m Stadium address: St. James' Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4ST Phone: 0344 372 1892 St. James' Park has been the home of Newcastle United since 1982, undergoing multiple developments since. Newcastle United are exploring ways to expand St James' Park following an unprecedented ticket demand following the takeover. In 1972, work started on the East Stand, 50 years after it was last permitted to be developed. The Mackems had been drawn in The Durham Cup to play Newcastle Rangers. 2/5 Everton new Stadium designs. The nearest taxi rank to St. James' Park is situated two minutes away on foot, opposite the entrance to Chinatown. A shortlist of stadiums being considered by the federations was also recently announced. Instead, the Middle East-backed black and whites are aiming to expand the capacity of St James' Park and want to explore the possibility of taking the current ground beyond it's near . It just needs a visionary to look at it and it think We could do something here. The stadium is bordered by Strawberry Place behind the Gallowgate, Barrack Road in front of the main entrance, a car park to the north and Leazes Terrace to the East. Further south is St James station, a terminus station of the Tyne & Wear Metro line to the east, although the main Metro interchange at Monument station, is situated only 250m to the east. There are is no available car park on matchdays, but there are a number of public car parks signposted clearly on arrival in Newcastle city centre. Due to the expansion of the Family Enclosure, many fans from the singing section have relocated to the Strawberry Corner. Will it be a future fortess after the latest Newcastle takeover? Newcastle West End took over the ground in 1886. Despite the already huge amount of money invested, the club is expected to use further funds to develop its infrastructure in the near future. That actually generates a lot of income to pay for the works and makes it more feasible. 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[17][24] To quickly satisfy demand, the club decided to expand the current St James' Park instead. According to the club, the St James' Park title was dropped as not being "commercially attractive".[36]. There is a long history of failed or mothballed projects to develop St James Park, Newcastle Uniteds cathedral on the hill. [71] The third and final was a Pool B match Samoa and Scotland the next day with Scotland winning a close one 36 - 33 with 51,982 in attendance. [2], The stadium has an asymmetrical appearance from the air[6] and from some angles from ground level, due to the discrepancy in height between the sides and ends of the ground. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. St James' Park expansion? [77][78][79], The stadium has regularly featured on the popular football game series FIFA (video game series) and appears to be included on the global front cover of FIFA 13 with Lionel Messi in the foreground. The trick would be to have it as a hard-nosed developer, not a football fan, because thats the nature of these kind of projects.. [45], In May 2008 BBC Look North examined the case for adding an extra 's', to denote the ground is "the park of St James". St. James' Park - stadium description. The St James Theatre has a capacity of 1704 seats. Although the most recent expansion in 2000 made it one of the biggest in the . These comprise a total of 6 suites with a total capacity of 2,050, including the 1,000 capacity Bamburgh Suite containing a stage, dance floor and 3 bars, and the New Magpie Room, on two levels with a pitch view. [24] After a refusal by the Secretary of State to take the application to an enquiry, permission was obtained in July 1998. Between 1920 and 1930, plans were drawn up for a double-tiered stand by notable football architect Archibald Leitch. The site of St James' Park was originally a patch of sloping grazing land, bordered by Georgian Leazes Terrace,[8] and near the historic Town Moor, owned by the Freemen of the city, both factors that later affected development of the ground, with the local council being the landlord of the site. The stadium is in close proximity to the A167(M) and the following main roads: There are two locations to park and ride - from Newcastle Great Park (west of the A1, north of Newcastle, close to the racecourse) and the Soccerbus service from the MetroCentre. accessable.co.uk/organisations/newcastle-united-football-club, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard, Virgin Trains East Coast services to Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, Glasgow Central, Inverness, Stirling, London King's Cross, CrossCountry services to Glasgow Central, Aberdeen, Reading and the South West of England, including Exeter St Davids, Plymouth and Penzance, TransPennine Express services to Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street, Norther services to Cramlington, Morpeth, Chathill, Middlesbrough, Carlisle and Hexham. StadiumDB.com is one of the world's leading websites dedicated to football stadiums. [50] Pronunciation of the name with a second 's' sound or not differs between both the local public and journalists, and is similarly debated. Previously, in 2009, the club had announced plans to sell the naming rights for the stadium. The place has been electric since the takeover and you can only think that will continue. On Friday 6 September 2019, England defeated Italy in a warm-up match for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [3], While the stadium is now synonymous with the Black and Whites, Newcastle United actually played in red and white at St James' Park until 1904. Commenting on the written form on Radio Newcastle a week after the BBC story, a different senior lecturer in applied linguistics also of Newcastle University stated that if the name is to denote "the park of St James", the written form should feature an apostrophe, but the use of an additional 's' after it is optional and both are correct. The area of seats designated as the family enclosure were expanded, and certain corporate areas saw increased pricing. With a seating capacity of 52,305 seats, it is the eighth largest football stadium in England . Henrys idea was to turn the ground around 90 degrees, which would enable development on either side of the ground. St James' Park has been the home ground of Newcastle United F.C since 1892 and has been used for football since 1880. [24] During this expansion, executive boxes in the East Stand were demolished[15] and replaced by seating blocks from pitch level up to the existing rows, in a mirror image of the Milburn Stand. 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I looked at that and then suddenly it gives you the ability to get a long facade facing the park and a short facade on the difficult side with the terrace opposite that listed building and then the short side on the road where its twisting round. Joint venture partners Jacobs Solutions and Arup opened the 9.8-mile third track expansion of the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line to the public this week, according to a Jacobs press release . ", On 10 November 2011, Newcastle United announced that the stadium would officially be renamed Sports Direct Arena, as a temporary measure to "showcase the sponsorship opportunity to interested parties", whilst looking for a sponsor for possible future stadium re-branding. [3], The first football team to play at St James' Park was Newcastle Rangers in 1880[12] They moved to a ground at Byker in 1882, then returned briefly to St James' Park in 1884 before folding that year. In order to increase capacity to St James' the architects will have to get creative. Washington, MO (63090) Today. [2] In common with many new or expanded British football stadiums, the traditional box shaped 'stands' were augmented in the 1993 expansion by filling in the corners to maximise available seating,[15] up to a uniform height. Staveley also spoke about keeping Eddie Howe staying in the dugout for the long-term. M odernise St James' Park Newcastle are hugely limited when it comes to expanding their 52,304-capacity stadium. The Magpies lie 14th in the Premier League after their 2-0 win over Brentford on Saturday (26 February). [67] The stadium is due to host the opening ceremony and opening game of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup Mens tournament, the first rugby league international to be played at the stadium for 110 years. In recent years there has been unofficial fan movement to create a singing section in the Leazes End upper tier, partly to counter the away fans, and partly to recreate some atmosphere lost since the recent expansion over 36,000. Along with Elland Road it was assigned to Group B, which comprised France, Spain, Romania and Bulgaria. ", A general view of the sun setting behind St James' Park, from the Leazes end of the stadium during the second half of the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City. The first thing I was looking at was how you accommodate 70,000 and in doing that you discover that the trick is to turn the stadium. 750 seats were lost during construction. [23] Some fans resisted, and after two high-court cases and a Save Our Seats campaign, the club was allowed to move the fans, under an exceptional circumstances clause. In reflection of the early use of the site, it is also often referred to as Gallowgate, distinct from similarly unofficially named Gallowgate End, the name of the south stand. The club record attendance is 68,386[2] set in 1930 against Chelsea, when standing was allowed on the terraces. Henrys background is in architecture and urban design and he has 35 years in the industry. The 1998 redevelopment caused controversy when the club informed 4,000 season-ticket-holding fans that their seat prices would be increased to corporate rates, with the option of paying these or being moved to seats in the proposed expanded sections. West End were wound up in 1892 and effectively merged into their rivals Newcastle East End, who took over the lease of St James' Park and became Newcastle United later that year. Once the residence of high society in Newcastle, it is now a Grade 1[9][10] listed building, and, recently refurbished, is currently being used as self-catering postgraduate student accommodation by Newcastle University. A mix of clouds and sun early, then becoming cloudy later in the day. [4] In 1978 the Leazes End was demolished, but relegation and financial difficulties meant the new stand was not built.[4]. [45], The club insisted the name is pronounced without a second 's', whilst it was asserted by the BBC that older fans, in particular, pronounce it with two.[45]. The match dubbed The Big One was the first Premiership game at the venue. Both are located on Percy Street, a five-minute walk to St.James' Park. A new 65m[17] purpose-built 55,000-seat stadium would be erected, less than two pitch lengths away from the original, but rotated, which would be similar to the San Siro in Italy. Ive drawn the existing stadium which is the blue pieces, which stay the way they are so behind the goal and listed building end would be the same. Record PL attendance:52,490 v West Ham United (11 November 2012), Stadium address: St. James' Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4ST. This is the starting point that inspired the current authorities to consider expansion. St. James' Park will become visible on the right. Though physically safe standing is already in Premier League, legally it's still prohibited. Visit www.altoonativetravel.com/park-and-ride for further information. According to the club historian, the oldest memorabilia in the club museum refers to the ground as being pronounced without a second 's'. In an interview with The Athletic (26 February) Newcastle co-owner Mehrdad Ghodoussi revealed the club will be staying at St James Park. From that date the group began to move from strength to strength with new aims set to develop a singing section within the ground for all league games. Speaking to The Athletic about the possibility of increasing St James' Park's current capacity of 52,305 last year, Ghodoussi said: "We'll definitely look at expanding it. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. However, there are a number of public car parks signposted on arrival to Newcastle city centre - they are likely to be extremely busy on matchdays. A lot of people said: Is this the end of the world? And then suddenly it becomes the right thing to do. In 2013 a group began to help 'Bring Back The Noise' as St.James Park, this being branded as 'Division '92'. There are no unreserved public car parks on event days at St. James' Park. The Down Detector began receiving reports of problems logging onto Twitter at around 10.00am this morning. St. James' Park is located to the north west of Newcastle city centre - a ten-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station and approximately five minutes from Monument Metro Station. Since then, the team has made huge sporting progress. However, with top clubs at home and abroad busily expanding or rebuilding their stadiums, it is unlikely to be too long before Chelsea revisit the project. The oldest existing stadium in North-Eastern England and at the same time one of the most characteristic football grounds in the world. [28] These plans failed when the proposed number of super casinos was reduced to one in the UK, and in January 2008 5 million was repaid by the club to MGM. Get your English tea in hand and let's get started! St. James' Park is the oldest existing stadium in North-Eastern England and one of the most unique football grounds in the world. In January 1992 businessman Sir John Hall, who had led the Magpie Group consortium in a hostile takeover of the club, was installed as chairman. In 1997 Sir John Hall stepped down as chairman (remaining as a director until 2007, now life president of the club), and existing shareholder and board director Freddy Shepherd became chairman. Theres two thirds of the ground would still be the same ground, he explains. [73], On 21 November 2017 it was announced that Newcastle Falcons would take their Premiership Rugby match against Northampton Saints on 24 March 2018 to St James' Park. Most Popular 1 The three newest sides, the Milburn Stand, Leazes End and Gallowgate End are of structural steel frame and pre-cast concrete construction. But he acknowledges his intention in going public at our request is, perhaps, to stir a bit of interest in how the club should look to develop its main asset. Some fanbases really deserve praise for their participation, right Rangers/Portsmouth? 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