yes on the pitch the are, but at the moment off the pitch the not, and if SD isn't up for it he needs to sack him and get someone who is up for it he's been here 2 years now and can you honestly say we have improved since he's been here with the off field stuff ,KLD him self has now admitted it's not good enough aswell and that's from are own owner, poor ****er must have an agenda against him self aswell
We'd come up from Mansfield and one of the lads, Steve Nattrass, had persuaded a work colleague to drive us in his brand new Rover SD1. He didn't go to the game and just liked driving his car so we paid for the petrol. We were walking back to him, after the game, and he waved as he saw us approaching. As we got closer his jaw dropped as he saw we were absolutely filthy with mud ... ... he locked the doors until we'd kicked off our boots and he'd put plastic bags on all the seats. He never took us again
Happy days though. The older I get the more I prefer the comfort of the new stadiums. But I’d be gutted if I’d missed 20odd years of mostly standing in the grounds with character.
Lots has improved, some hasn't. The things that haven't improved will do now the owner has acknowledged it .... is my guess.
I loved the old show ground a straight forward rectangle ground, when Glandford park was built it was on my bosses land he also built next to it a Garden centre with a huge butterfly house and a outdoor lake and a restaurant, it’s flat now and a McDonald’s and Pizza Hut is there. The road structure is already in for the new ground and then Glandford park will be flattened for more shops. A Lidl is on the Old Showground site.
Agree. The BCB stuff and the seat moving reaction will have initiated a more diligent focus on the fans experience. I'm anticipating some changes.
Hope so. Personally feel like it's a big week or two. The mood seems to have shifted significantly and some accountability and trust needs to be restored.
We were, 6 of us stayed at Blackpool as I recall the landlady from the guest house made us strip off before we were allowed in after the match, had we not been checked in from the Thursday I doubt we would have got in at all, absolutely filthy.
They haven’t, these are just what it will look like, last time I was down it’s just the road layout that’s in, nothing else.
You will probably find that their is daft little stuff being done everyday and I agree that it could be improved but like the on field stuff nothing happens overnight and as we know they have been looking at the stadium and hoe to improve the match day experience so for me I would not be wanting to spend thousands of pounds fixing PA system if it is going to soon be replaced and if they are going to improve things behind the scenes now is not the time to spend money there if they are looking to revamp. I don't think its about management or investment I think it is about making sound financial decisions. If there are no improvement's planned then as you say we need to fix what is broken or at the very least try to make improvements. For me personally I would like to see safe standing areas re-introduced to maximise the space inside the ground and I always liked the atmosphere created with a load of like minded idiots jumping around cuddling each other when a goal was scored, it created a much better atmosphere at games and when we went all seated I think football in general lost something.
the road structure at present https://maps.app.goo.gl/pSFaW2GiscXFfqsg7?g_st=ic follow the M180 until you come to the roundabout, Then it joins the A1077 and Glandford Park is on the right. The first roundabout is where the new ground is going to be built.
Free beer for some Newcastle supporters after the match as well. Card machines broke. Basics. Is Doctor Evil running the off field stuff?
