Newcastle United stadium change photos leaked with feasibility report results ‘imminent’ which helps in revamping….
Newcastle United fans are delighted to see a small but positive change made to one of the oldest areas of St James’ Park
Newcastle United have made a small change to the East Stand during the break between home and away fixtures.
Ground staff have replaced some of the 1973-built stand with an Adidas logo now emblazoned across the centre of the seating. And it has left fans delighted as pictures leaked on to social media with many supporters hoping for more news on big stadium developments soon.
The East Stand area of the ground has already hit the headlines this season after a row over a wooden fence erected outside St James’ Park led to annoyance from both the club and the fanbase on safety concerns. The two-foot wooden fence was put up before the Tottenham game this month before being taken down.
It feels like Toon chiefs have tried to hoover up the tight space around the East Stand ahead of news of possible further developments in terms of stadium expansion. But news of the Adidas sign has been greeted positive with fan and Youtuber Pete Davey posting on X: “The Adidas East Stand St James Park! I smell a sponsorship in there somewhere.”
Regardless of what Newcastle can or can’t do at St James’ Park, it has always been feasible that the East Stand area of the ground – opened in 1973 and currently houses 5,000 fans – will be the area that can somehow be upgraded. A generation of supporters have been brought up on talk that because Leazes Terrace is Grade I listed building there isn’t much that can be done to increase the capacity in that part of the ground.
The results of the feasibility report will tell us more. Going back to CCO Brad Miller’s observations back in August when he stated that Newcastle only want to write “one cheque” it will be intriguing to see if St James’ Park can be increased exactly what that capacity will then be.
Chronicle Live understands that an announcement on the feasibility report, issued to fans 10 months ago, remains “imminent” and that because it is deemed a “big project” as much time and care will be taken with fans when discussing the next move.
Miller had said: “The stadium investment is genuinely a once-in-a-generation opportunity and we want to make sure that we get that right. And I think we’re doing that against the backdrop of, in the UK, we haven’t got a great track record of delivering really big projects and delivering on time and successfully and making sure they work right from the absolute outset.
“So there’s a lot for us to think about and that’s why we are, maybe frustratingly for people, taking our time to make sure that our next steps are going to be the right ones. Because whilst we’ve got the ability to invest and the commitment and the ambition to invest from the ownership, we only want to write that cheque once, so we want to make sure we get it absolutely right for everybody that’s involved with the club.”
