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Just finished watching, My Favourite is watching the growth of the ground.. Certainly the location cannot be beat. Shearers Testimonial was something i'll never witness again for an atmosphere. 3 hours of pure roar! Sadly that makes match days a bit meh! LOL But if i had arms long enough, I'd hug the stadium every time i pass it.. Not sure I'd be able to let go. So What's the best? My hearts attached to it.. I'm simply in love with it.
My personal favourite is the walk up to the stadium, you lift you head and look at the edifice, wow, and of course the warmth of the geordie people who welcome all, maybe not Man U.
I can remember when you could still take your unfinished brown ale bottle into the ground and quite often if you were stood in the Leazes end you had to cover your head from the dropping glass fragments as the empties were hurled high into the roof girders!!
If you forget the stadium, Newcastle is THE party town in the U.K. I was in Newcastle last night for my belated birthday party. Suffice to say, I drank too much as per 😂
The Cathedral on the hill, one of the most iconic stadiums on the planet, but I’m old enough to remember how horrific it was in the late 70s up until the 90s, when Hall and Shepherd, started the redevelopment. The Gallowgate end toilets, my God, for anyone too young to have experienced them at that time were horrific!
Remember the Gallowgate well. My first game was 86. The Leazes End had been down 8 years by then (and would remain so for a further 7). I had to ask my dad why there was (basically) nowt at one end of the ground. He had to describe what it once was-and that it used to be the heart of the ground. Nothing quite said: 'club in decline' like the Leazes between 78 and 93. Imagine Anfield being without The Kop for 15 years!
@@TynesideLife First game March 1970. Moore, Hurst, Peters, Clyde Best. Won 4-0 Wyn Davies hat trick. Huge part of my heart and of me lies there. If a personal tragedy happened I’d just want to sit there and think. Empty stadium. Spiritual
TBH Eddie, I’m surprise you’re surprised the property owner wasn’t approached. They’re listed buildings - end of. Nothing the club can do about that regardless of who’s owning surely. 🤔
You’re surprised because you misunderstand the meaning bud. I’ve covered the law regarding listed buildings quite comprehensively in some previous videos and the process of what can and can’t be done with them, ownership etc, particularly Leazes Tce (Grade I). If the club owners were motivated in that direction, they could conceivably buy the buildings and repurpose them, or in special circumstances make an application (once purchased) to have St James’ Tce demolished if the council and Heritage England agreed. So, there are limited options and I’m certainly not advocating that direction, I’m just reporting and providing an update. Nothing in a million years will happen to Leazes Tce but they could be bought by our owners and repurposed. That still wouldn’t alter anything regarding the East Stand. I cover these topics quite deeply in my other videos if you’re of a mind to understand a bit more. 👍🏻
I still don’t understand the historical significance of Leases and St James terrace. I’ve been throughout the UK and there are no shortage of similar buildings. But, that’s water under the bridge I guess. Thanks Eddy for asking the question and keeping us in the know.
In Norway they call there kids bairns so I think we have something to do with Norsemen also we're better known as Geordies because of the Jordi lamp and the pit community in the region.
Thanks Eddie , you look fit and well. Not a fan but Newcastle need the increased capacity more than ever in this league where clubs like City , Villa and Everton are all expanding their capacity to around 60,000 and in the case of Man City to 62,500. Liverpool, spurs , united , Arsenal all have grounds over 60,000.
Cheers Eddy, good update. I don't bother looking at any articles in the press online about expansion as it's probably made up. I just wait till you upload a video for the facts.
Interesting Eddie and it does leave you wondering? That seems to only leave the Gallowgate which I’m assuming means only 3-4 thousand extra seats? That’s way short of the 60,000 + that everyone would like. Saying that I’ve always believed a solution would be found especially with these owners
Hi Alan, it depends on the height of a heightened Gallowgate which could bring around 6-7K extra, make it taller than Leazes and Milburn, plus heightened corners… I’m sure the architects have figured something out though
This was a grim reminder. Basically a video about why I and so many others left Tyneside for an new life. The loss of heavy industry caused a sizable Geordie diaspora.
Setting aside the rights or wrongs of pulling down listed buildings, Eldon Square has been a huge economic success for Newcastle for over half a century. Which other listed buildings are you referring to Terry?
@@TynesideLife The old town hall , the arcade , the streets of Georgian houses for the badly designed central motorway , most of the haymarket , swan house roundabout…
@@englishterry8084 for clarity, I’m a staunch advocate for protecting historical listed buildings and I’m absolutely certain that Leazes Tce and St James Tce will remain intact. I just need to squeeze you on your original point. For our viewers, can you specify the listed buildings you refer to that have been sacrificed for failed progress? The old town hall was in such a poor state of repair the council were forced to relocate to the Civic Centre, the Arcade still remains, the Haymarket buildings were demolished for Eldon Square… So now we’re just down to the Central motorway and Swan house roundabout. I’m not sure many people would agree that this has been a failure for the city, or badly designed bearing in mind the rapid growth of vehicle use since the 70’s and I’m not convinced the demolished building were listed? Are you able to clarify Terry?
Aye, my proposal could meet some stiff resistance on that front. Personally I'd be open to the idea of welcoming our 'lost tribe' of Wearsiders back into the Geordie fold.
I was born in the Bonny City of Newcastle upon Tyne.I am happy that the Tyne Bridge will be Updated.I am proud to be a Geordie.Howay my Lads and Lasses.❤️🥰❤️😍❤️.
Can they simply no knock the stand down, build upwards in the foot print and stack the stands on top of each other vertically instead of sprawling way back? It may give some leeway if the stand remains in the existing footprint, get creative with the glass roofing and walls to allow as much light to pass through as possible, unless there is some rule that says stands cannot be stacked??
Stadiums and stands are made of concrete and steel bud. Glass facades wouldn’t facilitate natural sunlight as it would be blocked by the heightened stand. I fully understand what you mean but I’m certain the answer to your question is no
@@TynesideLife im curious how tower blocks can be built so close to historical buildings at considerably taller height and still allow for natural light allowance. Any idea what meets the criteria for allowing of natural light, as in how much light has to actually hit a property is there a percentage scale or something? There are many stadiums with glass facades and roofs to allow light and airflow through although not in this way, usually just decorative. Im no engineer and my idea may be wrong, just trying to think outside the box somehow, but I what if you dropped the angle/pitch of the lower stand and expanded outward slightly and built straight over the top with another equally pitched stand the height may not increase terribly (Definatly not a Milburn stand size), and then slap on a glass skin/roof atop, i think someone even came up with the glass greenhouse style design in drawings albeit without a second tier. The whole stadium roof would have to taper at the corners and drop down to the east stand. Whats your thoughts on what they could do with that stand based on what you currently know? or are you of the opinion that the stand cant be increased by enough seats to make it a viable project?
@@TynesideLife cant give you an example, but i'm mainly thinking in London, especially around the City of London mainly, there are tons of historical buildings sandwiched in between modern tower blocks, but as I don't understand the ruling regarding natural light they could well be within the law. So going back to my comment, what defines natural light? is it visible light coming from the sun undisturbed? Is there a distance between buildings? again i dont know any of these laws, so im just trying to learn from someone who does understand them 🙂
@@jasonlee4267 all I’d say Jason is that I’d dispute that historic buildings in London being in the shadow of tower blocks, as there are laws to prevent that. Without some contrary evidence it’s difficult for me to comment bud
Fellow ex RAF lad here 👍🏻 interesting video. I’ve often wondered how NUFC would approach expansion. We have plenty of teams in this country where the stadia is built in residential areas, where you wouldn’t dream of building a stadium from scratch now.
What I don't understand is that the new owners have always been upfront with the fans about future plans but have any of them said anything directly about the expansion or is everyone going by luke Edwards reporting? Eddie, we know his first reports about the stadium were way off the mark so why now does everyone think it's what is happening?? Baffling
Hi Jason, our owners have said from day 1 that they want to remain at St James’ Park. I take reports by Luke Edwards with a pinch of salt, so I agree with you. However, Through my own personal research and investigations with key stake holders and enquiries with other land owners, it is clear that we will be playing at St James’ Park, without a shadow of a doubt. I covered this quite comprehensively in 7 videos with evidence supporting facts. I know of no other person that has researched this topic more. My only doubt was whether St James’ Park would be expanded, or whether they would rebuild the stadium in (roughly) its current footprint. NUFC are unlikely to break news of their actual plans until the necessary drawings by architects are made and planning permissions are granted. This could be quite some time. Since the whole media world have also added credence to the Luke Edwards article and added to my own findings, I’m comfortable reporting on what is almost undoubtedly going to happen. I hope this helps 👍🏻
My great grand dad was a collier who lived in Tyneside. His middle name was George. His father's middle name was also George. The family also lived in Tynemouth. I was told when I was a child that I was of Geordie ancestry, that I was Geordie by virtue of that (even though I was born in Sudbury). I've never questioned that because that would be disrespectful of my grandad & mum. Growing up you did as you were told & didn't question your parents or there'd be consequences. I think it's proper to respect your heritage, family, culture & origins. Perhaps you're Geordie if you have small letter G somewhere on your scalp like Damien had 666 in the movie Omen ..
Cheers for the update Eddie, and keeping us all updated. Keep up the good graft pal. 👏🏼 am hoping to bump into you at a game sometime to maybe have a pint.
