With an economic uplift and a positive and succesful team, we'd surely need an 80,000 capacity stadium.
Think they will go big TBH - like really big - there are only 4 stadium in Europe in the top 30 capacity stadia in the world, Wembley, Croke Park (Ire), Twickenham (all national stadia for their respective sports) and obviously Nou Camp. Past that Old Trafford is the largest club based stadium in Europe at 75k - If they are going to build a new stadium I think they are going to want to be the biggest.
Biggest stadium in the world?? Can't see that happening as it would need to hold more than 132,000 to get that honour!! (more than 114,000 if you just mean football stadium)
I said this to me mate yesterday....biggest in the EPL most likely for sure so would have to be 80k which I reckon we could easily fill.
I think they'll keep it. There's a lot you can do around the stadium as is, I've seen about 3 separate architects say they can create solutions for the listed buildings to create a bowl. If we had a bowl, modified the thing, it would be ****ing sensational. I'd really rather we didn't move. Stadium is too iconic.
Aye me too and as would the vast majority of the fan base i would have thought. Only issue is if we can't increase the capacity to 70k-80k which I think is what we should be aiming for. Whether we could sustain filling it to capacity in the long term remains to be seen but it will no doubt mean a reasonable uplift in matchday revenue and increase the value of the club further still. Another 10k seats probably ain't worth the effort or money, no doubt there'll be a tipping point where it's not economically viable, be interesting to see what transpires now.
Newcastle are looking to develop St James Park. I don't think they have the appetite to spend huge amounts on a new stadium. What went on with Everton.. I believe something in their new stadium was factored into ffp ? I get the impression that any avenue for us to be grown is being eliminated.... it won't surprise me if the Saudis sell up and move on.
St James' location is something the owners talk about in a positive light very often. I think investment in the city is heavily linked with the stadium being in the city centre. Its a wonderful business opportunity. What Munson is missing is the ownership of Newcastle United opens up avenues of wider investment in quite a major British city. They'll have a monopoly in the North East.
