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Newcastle United are now planning to build a new 65,000-capacity super stadium on Leazes Park
The club’s alternative option for a redevelopment of St James’ Park has been shelved for now, and we can reveal that the plot for the new stadium will retain its city-centre location in Leazes Park.
The proposed site has no overlap with St James’, meaning the team can continue to play there at full capacity while the new home is built. The club have played on that site for 133 years.
It is expected that Downing Street officials will give the green light for Newcastle to press ahead with their ambitious development and will assist them in cutting through any red tape
Stadium designs seen by executives are said to be stunning.
They have a bubble-wrap-type exterior and a parkland-style approach that will be Newcastle’s equivalent of Wembley Way. London architects KSS and Tyneside-based Ryder have provided some of the drawings. The most notable stadium in world football with a bubble-wrap design is Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.
Nottingham Forest have confirmed there is a possibility that work could begin on their ambitious stadium redevelopment plans next season.
“It remains the club’s ambition to redevelop the Peter Taylor Stand and there is a material prospect that we could start that work during the 2025/26 season,” said a club statement on Tuesday. “If that is the case, we will consult with season card holders who have seats in the Peter Taylor Stand regarding their relocation, if and when appropriate.”
AFC Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has announced that the Cherries intend to purchase Dean Court from stadium landlords Structadene and redevelop the ground as opposed to building a new Kings Park Stadium.
“We are hopefully going to be acquiring the Vitality (Dean Court), we have a plan in place. It is going to be a staged effort, and we need to have the council’s approval.
“We’ve already raised the money, so the sooner we get approvals and we get our design finalised, we’ve already retained our architects and retained our builder and so on, we’ll be ready to go.
As someone living in Southbourne they'll build a cycle lane :-)Meanwhile, a normal football club has plans which might actually happen. I am a resident but not a fan, but some of my grandkids would love to get tickets for top flight football, so this sounds pretty good to me. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/s...ournemouths-plans-redevelop-vitality-stadium/
But the local council will probably dither and this might actually never happen, based on recent experience.
Looking a bit nondescript in the concourse at the moment. I'm assuming that'll change by next august.