Another mag meltdown last night. Come on the thread to derail it by making snidey comments about our stadium, and ended up crying like a bairn.
f***ing. Hell.
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Euro 2028 Stadiums
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Boring Old Man
Full Back
Agree with this and yet personally want devolution. We would have to get a fair deal.
I was at the bob murray thing last night and he (rightly) had a go at John Hall who gave sunderland absolutely nothing when on the millennium committee and sabotaged us buying land around the stadium. (The bastard used to be a Sunderland season ticket holder.) The blatant nepotism towards Newcastle can't be repeated and we need a fair deal, not paying for newcastle like we did with the metro ...and still do to an extent.
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This was for 2024 and I’m not sure why they went with Newcastle over Sunderland (not convinced it was one or the other bar spreading it about).
All the kind of things people think are issues or the reason Newcastle were picked over Sunderland are not real issues. The host city just needs an airport within a 2 hour drive, so Newcastle can be used, tees valley can be and possibly Leeds/Bradford? For hotels it reads like good transport links to hotels within 100km so all of the hotels in Newcastle could come into the Sunderland bid and vice-versa even if that is on a smaller scale.
So any stadium expansion would have to be postponed until after 2028 as a consequence.
Not necessarily. But if they start an expansion they would have to finish it before the tournament begins
Hank Scorpio
Striker
Casement Park is looking in serious doubt. Shame the club are being proactive about any SOL redevelopment
The Red Telephone
Striker
Let's hope this time the games aren't played in front of half empty stadiums as was the case in 1996 (Wembley excepted). For one game (think it was Bulgaria v Romania at Sid James) there was about 15000 max.
Julio Mackemo
Winger
Remember that, it was pretty poorly attended everywhere.
supamolli
Midfield
I'd say it will still be built. The unionists want to veto any extra spending but the money is coming from the UK government anyway so they can do nothing about it. It should have been built a long time ago when funding was allotted to upgrade a stadium each for rugby, football and GAA. Now surprise surprise the costs have spiralled. The Irish government might stump up some of the shortfall as a goodwill gesture but it would be a bit of a disaster if Northern Ireland missed out on hosting games because a stadium couldn't be constructed in 5 years! It would be great for Belfast.
SAFC 2012
Striker
Villa park is only 42 k isn’t it?
Julio Mackemo
Winger
going to 52
Hampshire makem
Midfield
CaptainRed
Midfield
Honestly if we were in your position and you were in ours I honestly wouldn't give Newcastle a second thought. You're in the upper regions of the Premier League, flying high in the Champions League, have more money than you know what to do with yet here you are constantly on here trying to bait Sunderland fans.
Is your life, and your Newcastle supporting experience so empty that you still need to be doing this?
It really is a question you need to be asking yourself marra.
HoxtonMackem
Striker
This.
99 percent of the focus/images in peoples heads are from the England games at the old Wembley, when as you mention I recall a large number of the games elsewhere being played to laughably small crowds.
SAFC 2012
Striker
Ahh is it I didn’t know that
It’s the best ground in England for atmosphere when it’s rocking that place
That day they beat us 6-1 I’ve never heard anything like it
Irishblackcat
Striker
If casement won't be ready roi should be trying to get pair ui caoimhe as the second venue. Would need temporary seating put in on the terraces but is a relatively new stadium and the plans were already in place for the failed rugby world cup bid . Casements Park is a gaa ground anyway . We wouldn't have the ambition to even put the name forward mind .
Hank Scorpio
Striker
Totally agree about it being brilliant for Belfast mate, but I’m not convinced they will find the cash.
I must admit, it does seem wrong that a GAA stadium is getting a major refurb for a football tournament mind. Back in March the IFA were still looking at options for Windsor Park, which would feel the better option
19,000
26 and 30 at the other 2 games
The crowds were poor but there were virtually no fans that travelled from the 3 countries in the group. I went to one of the France games and there was a few hundred of them.
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Irishblackcat
Striker
The GAA are a far more competent organisation in both North and South of Ireland than either of the football associations. I'd have far more faith that they would get it ready in time .
The GAA are obviously putting in money aswel but think only 15 million is promised . They also own the property .
Leo varadkar also said ROI would be willing to foot some of the bill .
That was my point. Difficult to complete a stadium extension and revamp in 4.5 years when not even a feasibility study exists. Planning and construction would also be protracted in a city centre location. If it can't be done in 4.5 years as appears likely, it won't be able to start until 2028 and then won't be complete until the early 2030s. A long wait.
