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@@TynesideLife You are most welcome mate!

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He bought the building to make money, of course he'd sell them for the right amount of profit.

@@Thaitanium73 true, but he was willing to do it to support the club if it would outweigh the benifets for the whole city, it's not just about profit, he's a supporter

@@MealsBeast But let's be real. If it was going to cost him a penny, then he wouldn't.

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Thank you. Plus I get a great interview!

Great interview. Very interesting. No idea what they will have planned but exciting to see what the architects come up with. The club surprised people by selecting the East Stand over the Gallowgate for expansion first. In some ways it seems more difficult as you pointed out the issues in your video. Wonder if their vision of the East Stand redevelopment will tie in with a redevelopment of the Gallowgate. Looking forward to your future videos of this.

@@r0sco_1 I’ve got an inkling that a Gallowgate expansion may be the furthest thing from their mind…

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Hi Andrew, I can appreciate your frustrations lol. Just to clarify some misunderstandings. I’m not professing that I want to see them pulled down but a grade II listed buildings can be pulled down if it serves some wider economic benefit. This decision is made by a committee involving building owner, in conjunction with England Heritage and the local council. Each situation would be taken on its own merits of course 👍🏻

I’m commissioning you to write my book Jim 😅

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Whatever happens, it’s going to take a long time Graham

@@TynesideLife 5 years Eddy me thinks?

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I was overwhelmed with excitement to get this video out and I forgot to say it 😂

I’ve never said that. All my videos are on public record. In addition, I’ve talked about East Stand rebuilds several times in my videos and discuss it on my guided tours. If you’re on here just to be a fanny, I can block you or you can engage in an intelligent conversation. Your call 👍🏻

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@@TynesideLife yeah shame though eddy.. but there is definitely enough space to move back if you half the road 🤔 aslong as they move the other building..

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Aye it’s a tricky balance Jimmy although I’m certain that Leazes Tce won’t be touched 👍🏻

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Are you referring to the one I was wearing?

I bet you could get some cracking designs done l would buy one .

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One important thing you’re overlooking. It’s not up to the owners anymore whether they can decide to relocate or not. It’s now FA Law to consult with fans and if the majority of fans want to stay, that’s what’s happening. It’s all to do with the protection of Club Heritage Assets and fans having the deciding vote on things like relocation, shirt colours and club names 👍🏻

SJP has the potential to expand way beyond the Emirates, Bramley-Moore Dock, Spurs etc. They've all underestimated the growth of football. In the timescale you're talking SJP may well already be a 70k stadium. Won't be cheap and maybe short of what we need but coming with the absolute best location on the planet for football fans within our culture. Bigger than everywhere in the Prem but Old Trafford, on par with Dortmond and Bayern and atleast as big as the Italians and 10k less than The Bernabeu. There's no right or wrong but this is my take.

@@TynesideLife yes but when put to a vote where the owners give the fans a choice move and compete at the pinnacle of football or stay and be held back by revenue not being generated so they can invest what's needed in compliance with ever stricter ffp rules and regs. It wont belong before bigger restrictions are put on spending. Fans can't have it both ways a choice will need to be made and with a waiting list of 20,000+ or more people waiting to get tickets that vote is unlikely to go the way people with season tickets want it to go. Darren Eels is tasked with growing the clubs profile to increase revenues, that comes from sponsorships and fans, what fans are ok never been able to see their club? None. Darren Eels has 1 hand tied behind his back and everyone knows it. We all know what's coming eventually, fans of other clubs that have moved felt the same. The council will be forced eventually to cripple city centre business's or allow the go ahead of a meaningful expansion regardless of listed buildings or not. I'm sure the city centre match day revenue is far more important to thousands of businesses than a building. It wont happen yet but in the future its certain.

@@v4vendetta237 I’m fully convinced that fans will want to stay. Staying has no correlation with being held back. Chelsea only has 42K. The owners have pledged to stay and they’re currently investing in real estate to fulfill that pledge. There’s also the small matter of no land that would be available in several years time. I know you’re desperate to believe that we’ll move but it’s the most unlikely of scenario us bud

@@TynesideLife Chelsea's fan base is tiny compared to Newcastle and their revenue has grown in accordance with the league Newcastleunder Ashley stagnated it's not a fair comparison. I'm not at all desperate for Newcastle to move I'm desperate for them to stay but my eyes are wide open and I see a scenario on the horizon that can't be escaped. You are clever man that has done in depth vids on a lot of subjects including football finance if I'm not mistaken. The premier league and uefa are tightening spending in accordance to a percentage of revenues generated, it will hit all big spending clubs hard over the next few seasons. How does a fan balance wanting the club to invest with wanting to remain in a stadium that wont generate enough revenue to compete at the pinnacle of football? Fans can't have it all. Either the council will allow the development of st James's park at the cost of a building to preserve the city's income generated on matchdays which will become more frequent due to us competing in European competitions or they will deny the request which will set in motion events which disgruntled fans who have never been able to watch their team live will vote to move. 52k used to be big but football is growing exponentially and in 10 years time we wont be able to compete. The council will be forced into allowing the full extension to the stadium, its unavoidable in the future, because the alternative would destroy so many businesses in the city.

Hi Penny, great ideas and points and I like the hotel idea! The only thing I’d caution it with is that it’s not up to the owners what can happen to the building or it’s relationship with the East Stand, it’s down to the Secretary of State for Culture, in partnership with Heritage England and the council. This decision will be based on what’s best for the historical preservation of England and Newcastle. If they can get around that, I think it’s great!

It’s not just about the council Shaun. That’s the easy part

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@@TynesideLife Aye mate. Just some fans think it can be knocked down lol. I know you have covered it months before aswell.

@@rossblack9559 I’m pretty certain Leazes Tce won’t, for a few significant reasons that you rightly point out that I’ve covered before 👍🏻

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Hi mate. It’s complex… I’ve covered the land behind the Gallowgate a lot if you check the videos out on my playlist 👍🏻

The beauty is that infrastructure investment doesn’t contribute towards FFP, yet increased revenue from seat sales would help to improve the club revenue.

@@TynesideLife Yeah I've watched them all mate, been fascinating watching the club rise from the curse of Ashley to where it is now. The stadium is a tough one, the amount needed to redevelop existing compared to a full new rebuild usually sees a team move elsewhere due to cost v reward. But with St James having significant historical value and a lot of existing structure still being comparatively young it makes the choice between developing and moving. A bit similar to old Trafford, when you walk into these stadiums you can smell the history, the emotional ties only truly understood by proper fans

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@@bspark119 I agree but a big factor is outlay and investment return. No point spending £80/100 million if you can only add a few thousand seats. Doesn't make business sense

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It’s that last sentence that brings that whole idea crashing down I’m afraid. It’s like expecting Rangers fans to play at Celtic Park for two years, or vice versa. I don’t even know where to begin on dismantling that. There’s just be nowhere for the club to play and that’s why the club will do what it takes to expand modestly where they can. I’ve wrote an in-depth article on the subject if you’re interested 👍🏻

@@TynesideLife for a year, maybe two at most why not? Looks like Chelsea will rebuild Stanford Bridge from the ground up, increase capacity to 60,000 with modern, state-of-the-art facilities for the fans. Be a grown-up Newcastle fans be ambitious set your sights on Real Madrid Barcelona not woeful Sunderland

Relocation ain’t happening Ashley

@TynesideLife I get that, but brown field sites near the city centre are hard to come by

@@ashleylightfoot85 they’re not relocating Ashley

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Id recommend you watch my video on it as I know it’s very accurate. You need to think much, much bigger Mark and this Fanzone isn’t about screening the match

@@TynesideLife I'll go have a look now. Love your content and saw you filming near Bobby's statue on the Monday of the Leicester game. Wanted to say hello but didn't want to interrupt 😂

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@TynesideLife St James' Terrace or Leazes Terrace. I have heard the club have purchased the old barker and stonehouse furniture store showroom. Do you know anything about that?

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Hi Mick. I’ve never said that. In videos and on my guided tours I’ve expressed the opinion that 60-62K is the realistic optimised capacity increase. Around 8-10K more than it is now. An additional tier on the Gallowgate with one corner extended would increase capacity to around 59/60k. I believe a rebuild of the East Stand can bring a small increase but to find an additional 6K or so by expansion of the East stand needs some serious explanation. There is currently a feasibility study in progress that will take around a year to complete, so anyone asserting a 13K increase is pure imagination at this stage. It sounds like some click bait Mick without any serious research 👍🏻

@@TynesideLife yeah fair enough mate I'm just old school footy lad ,hoping for the best for our ,most historic and world famous clubs were the game started ,but not as loved by our leaders and the establishment,hope they manage to do this great upgrade .

@@mickharrison9004 I’m clearly not an expert but I regularly consult with experts in their field so I can piece together a fairly realistic picture of the likely outcome. But of course, nobody really knows, not even the owners at this stage. What I don’t do is jump on a Chronicle article, or a throw away comment and create a video about it. It’s important to point out as well that there’s a huge difference between maximising capacity and optimising capacity. I know the club are looking to optimising the capacity by striking the balance between getting enough fans inside but also exploiting the commercial opportunities through hospitality etc. All of this will take several years to unfold but if you’re asking, I wouldn’t expect more than 62K when it’s all finished 👍🏻

@@TynesideLife yeah thanks for informative reply mate ,a very good one have a great weekend 🤝

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I might get you one for your birthday 😝

That’s not claimed in the video Andrew

Newcastle has many historical sites and buildings. It’s not as if anyone can view these from the inside unless they’re a rich international student or high paid professional. Newcastle united is more important than a few old flats.

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No surprise to me bud, I’ve discussed it a lot in recent videos that it’s likely they’ll rebuild it. I’m not sure what it holds

@@TynesideLife honestly thought the gallowgate was the option. Maybe that's phase 2.

@@joinmeonthedarkside2 I’ve got an inkling that a Gallowgate expansion may not happen…