{"id":297545,"date":"2023-12-08T22:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297545"},"modified":"2023-12-08T22:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:24:03","slug":"craig-hope-newcastle-cant-leave-st-james-park-can-they","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/craig-hope-newcastle-cant-leave-st-james-park-can-they\/","title":{"rendered":"CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle can&apos;t leave St James&apos; Park&#8230; can they?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> CRAIG HOPE: Surely Newcastle cannot leave their St James&#8217; Park cauldron&#8230; or can they? The ground has been the city&#8217;s heartbeat, but the new ownership will have an eye on growth with a Saudi-backed super stadium<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A fan survery shared on Monday floated the idea of leaving the storied ground\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Howe stated his preference for staying at St James&#8217; Park earlier this week\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There&#8217;s a lot of anger at Man United &#8211; it&#8217;s them against the world! Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In an underground comedy club this week, a few hundred Newcastle United supporters were split. The source of the discord could yet turn the streets above into a battleground. Leaving St James\u2019 Park is no laughing matter.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport was among a panel of journalists at True Faith Live on Tuesday, a sold-out event organised by the popular fanzine.<\/p>\n<p>But sell-outs are the problem. At 52,300, there is not a spare seat to be had at St James\u2019 and tens of thousands more are locked out every week.<\/p>\n<p>What is causing battle lines to be drawn is a survey sent to fans by the club\u00a0on Monday. In it, for the first time, the idea of building a new stadium was floated. It has sunk like a stone with many, but not all. When the audience were asked to stand if they wanted to stay, 75 per cent of the room shot to their feet. This mattered.<\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure \u2014 I stood up, as did another colleague. Two others remained seated. Divisive, you see, but fascinating, too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78750081-12843119-image-a-85_1702064120521.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Newcastle circulated a survey which floated the idea of a move away from St James&#8217; Park<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78750193-12843119-image-a-86_1702064130263.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The idea has mostly sunk like a stone &#8211; but not every one has turned their nose up at the idea<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78750019-12843119-image-a-84_1702063920465.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Magpies have played at their historic home for over a hundred years (pictured in 1987)<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, in the bar, it was all folk wanted to talk about. Could the Cathedral on the Hill one day become the Cathedral on the Quayside? Or, unpalatable to almost all, the Cathedral in the Countryside?<\/p>\n<p>What makes St James\u2019 unique, we all agree, is its location \u2014 think Wembley dropped on Trafalgar Square. Manager Eddie Howe certainly thinks so. He joined the debate on Wednesday, admitting he may not be on message with his Saudi-led paymasters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My ideal would be that we stay at St James\u2019 Park,\u2019 he said. \u2018The stadium is iconic and where it\u2019s situated in the city, there is nothing else like it. It\u2019s the heartbeat of the city.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arrive in Newcastle by train and your eyes are conflicted \u2014 look down at the bridges and bright lights of the Quayside, or up towards the floodlit home of the football club, dominating the horizon? Newcomers can be blinded by the beauty of it all.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-minute walk from the station to the stadium is breathtaking and not just because of the incline, through cobbled streets and past myriad watering holes, winding up at the finest of them all, The Strawberry, in the shadow of the Gallowgate End, its muralled walls celebrating heroes such as Kevin Keegan, Alan Shearer, Malcolm Macdonald and Jackie Milburn.<\/p>\n<p>But it is the things you cannot see that are also fuelling those who vote remain. The memories, good and bad. For some, the pain of yesterday will only be put to bed by the success of tomorrow, and to do that at St James\u2019 \u2014 the site of so much torment \u2014 would be like confronting the demons of the past and declaring \u201cwe won!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To leave St James\u2019 before a trophy arrives would leave behind unfinished business. There is a danger, too, that a new stadium comes to represent a new club. Especially when, in effect, it is owned by a foreign state. Just look at Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78749535-12843119-image-a-76_1702062465949.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Howe is keen to stay at St James&#8217; Park, calling the storied ground the city&#8217;s &#8216;heartbeat&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78749435-12843119-image-a-77_1702062470178.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The journey to the stadium is speckled with watering holes including the legendary Strawberry<\/p>\n<p>Would Bob Moncur forever remain Newcastle United\u2019s last trophy-winning captain if, when silverware was achieved, it came in the Saudi-funded surrounds of a new super stadium, home of Newcastle United 2.0?<\/p>\n<p>Because, in Newcastle, the connection between supporter and St James\u2019 is like an umbilical cord that was never cut. Together, they are the club, an opinion held far beyond Tyneside. Separation risks taking a sledgehammer to identity and not just those old Gallowgate walls.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/20\/78750013-12843119-image-a-93_1702065959126.jpg\" height=\"1097\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Demand for tickets exists, yes, because Howe and his team have created a tidal wave of euphoria, but also because it is washing over a place like St James\u2019, where there is a desire to be part of the spectacle, to feel the noise in a monument of history and renown. You would rather see Shakespeare\u2019s Hamlet at the Globe, wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>The scenario where almost everyone wins \u2014 we don\u2019t know what the PIF chiefs in Riyadh want, they like building skyscrapers, don\u2019t forget \u2014 is the expansion and redevelopment of St James\u2019. But that, because of strict boundaries and structural challenges, could be a losing battle.<\/p>\n<p>A feasibility study has been commissioned and the key plot behind the Gallowgate purchased. But it would, say some, take a feat of engineering genius to build on land with a Metro station beneath.<\/p>\n<p>And what would the optimum capacity be? Over dinner in Atlanta in July, chief executive Darren Eales told us that a stadium has to sell out every week to protect demand. The moment you have one unsold seat, the business model falls down.<\/p>\n<p>It made perfect sense, even if the need to keep some on the outside may sound imperfect to others. At Tuesday\u2019s event, journalists put this number at about 65,000. Fans would have it higher \u2014 more seats, more chance of getting in.<\/p>\n<p>But Newcastle being in Atlanta was significant, too. This was where Eales built, from start-up, the MLS franchise Atlanta United, including the multi-purpose, 75,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It is an awesome arena, a mini metropolis, and it made you wonder, is this why the Saudis hired Eales? It is, undoubtedly, the jewel on his c.v. and the Saudis like jewels. Do they want a reworked St James\u2019 still bound by its limitations? Or a high-spec, high-tech venue to house boxing, NFL and live concerts, no doubt sponsored by a Saudi brand? The Saudia Airlines Arena, anyone?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78750015-12843119-image-a-83_1702063900601.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans watch from the top of the back wall of the Leazes End during a 1992 tie against Southend<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78749595-12843119-image-a-75_1702062440758.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>New grounds such as the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have quickly found fans in those who might have been sceptical about leaving White Hart Lane<\/p>\n<p>Remember, infrastructure investment falls outside financial fair play rules. Money is not an issue here. Rather, the club would have to win hearts and minds, and some minds are already open.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019d much rather stay at St James\u2019 Park,\u2019 said Alex Hurst, True Faith editor. \u2018But, if it isn\u2019t possible to add 20,000 seats, plus massively improved facilities \u2014 ours are completely outdated \u2014 they will have little choice but to move.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m more open to that than many, if we retained a city-centre location. Imagine a black-and-white wall with safe standing for 25,000 and the atmosphere that would generate. A bigger family section to protect the next generation of fans and enough space for the corporate areas to maximise revenue to compete on the pitch. Why wouldn\u2019t you want to have one of the biggest and best stadiums in the world?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There would be resistance, but when you start winning games and making memories in a new stadium, you\u2019d quickly move on. You don\u2019t hear many fans pining for Highbury or White Hart Lane. I would rather those memories were made at St James\u2019, yes, but if reality gets in the way, the club have to move.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/20\/78750465-12843119-image-a-95_1702066053481.jpg\" height=\"305\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>And move where? Leazes Park, behind St James\u2019, was explored in the late 1990s but conservationists won 1-0. Time for a rematch?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, but another site by the River Tyne is the most viable, next to the Utilita Arena and on the fringe of the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Knocking down St James\u2019 and starting again is another option. However, there is nowhere else for the team to play. Lots of questions but, right now, few answers. The fan survey was also revealing in that heated seats, sushi and prosecco were explored. The Toon Army prefer to march on Brown Ale and steak and ale pasties, but there is an acceptance among many that the club need the corporate silver to put something just as shiny in the trophy cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone agrees. Thomas Concannon, of Wor Flags, is against leaving St James\u2019. He helps organise the pre-match displays that are being seen and saluted the world over. For him, it is an emotional attachment that cannot be measured on a balance sheet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Newcastle United without St James\u2019 Park isn\u2019t worth thinking about,\u2019 he said. \u2018We are the envy of the country because of where the stadium is situated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78750195-12843119-image-m-89_1702064156886.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There is an intense emotional connection between Newcastle&#8217;s fans and their long-held home<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/19\/78750121-12843119-image-a-87_1702064142029.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Supporters may be hesitant that the club has more to lose than to gain in a move away<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Constant talk of corporate sections and hypothetical questions of \u00a312,500 seats, that doesn\u2019t appeal to any normal, match-going fan. I fear we would lose far more than we could gain by moving.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Concannon told us: \u2018I\u2019ve helped to arrange scores of our displays and I still get the shivers. It\u2019s like, \u201cWow, we\u2019re in here alone\u201d. Often, when we finish, we just sit in the stands and reminisce \u2014 goals, games, players, looking out at the empty pitch and all around us. It is an honour.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There you have it. Concannon is right. To work, play or follow your team at St James\u2019 is a privilege. I have been to the stadium perhaps close to 1,000 times and want to go 1,000 times more.<\/p>\n<p>That is why I stood up on Tuesday night, and why I will continue to stand up for St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12843119\/CRAIG-HOPE-Surely-Newcastle-leave-St-James-Park-cauldron-ground-citys-heartbeat-new-ownership-eye-growth-Saudi-backed-super-stadium.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>CRAIG HOPE: Surely Newcastle cannot leave their St James&#8217; Park cauldron&#8230; or can they? 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