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SOL dropped from Euro 2028 bid?

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SAFC11 said:
SOL is only a couple of thousand smaller capacity than St James's, but is a much better ground. Having had to go to the mags for a concert before, I was surprised how awful it was in their main stand
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Better ground, in what way ????
SJP has bigger capacity, central location, fantastic hotel and transport links in a key city.
Nothing against the SOL just thinking it’s a better choice for major events is based only upon your bias isn’t it ?
 
mad cyril said:
Better ground, in what way ????
SJP has bigger capacity, central location, fantastic hotel and transport links in a key city.
Nothing against the SOL just thinking it’s a better choice for major events is based only upon your bias isn’t it ?
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Inside the ground I am on about. It was dark, mucky and felt like an ncp car park.
There's no doubt transport links etc are better. I'm solely talking about in the ground
 
SAFC11 said:
Inside the ground I am on about. It was dark, mucky and felt like an ncp car park.
There's no doubt transport links etc are better. I'm solely talking about in the ground
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Unsure last time you were there ?? Investment from the new ownership has been highly noticeable.
No overcrowded concourses here ;)
 
mad cyril said:
Better ground, in what way ????
SJP has bigger capacity, central location, fantastic hotel and transport links in a key city.
Nothing against the SOL just thinking it’s a better choice for major events is based only upon your bias isn’t it ?
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Sol is very central and is a much nicer stadium. Generates a better atmosphere as well. The famous roker roar.
mad cyril said:
Unsure last time you were there ?? Investment from the new ownership has been highly noticeable.
No overcrowded concourses here ;)
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They have widened your concourses?
 
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mad cyril said:
Unsure last time you were there ?? Investment from the new ownership has been highly noticeable.
No overcrowded concourses here ;)
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was in east stand at sid james for morpeth town v u21s northumberland senior cup final few years back , concourses are very narrow there and very dark.
 
Skylon said:
Sol is very central and is a much nicer stadium. Generates a better atmosphere as well. The famous roker roar.

They have widened your concourses?
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It’s not central at all. Better atmosphere !!?? You can’t even hang a FTM flag, man.
herra soul mob said:
was in east stand at sid james for morpeth town v u21s northumberland senior cup final few years back , concourses are very narrow there and very dark.
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Totally changed now mate, the new ownership have thankfully heavily invested in the stadium You’d very much notice the difference
 
mad cyril said:
Better ground, in what way ????
SJP has bigger capacity, central location, fantastic hotel and transport links in a key city.
Nothing against the SOL just thinking it’s a better choice for major events is based only upon your bias isn’t it ?
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Location of sjp is a mixed blessing.
Obviously being right in the city is dead handy, but lack of space behind the east stand means the ground is a funny shape, which can't help the atmosphere and means the view isn't great from the higher seats.
It's hard to make a case that the SOL deserves it over SJP though(would be nice for the area for both to host mind), but in terms of the inside of the stadium, view from all the seats, atmosphere, the SOL wins that for me.
Newcastle has an airport as well apparently.
 
mad cyril said:
Unsure last time you were there ?? Investment from the new ownership has been highly noticeable.
No overcrowded concourses here ;)
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I was there for a conference the other month and it was pretty grim mind. Scruffy and drab as anything. Food was crap as well.

I did quite like escalator to the intertoto certificate mind, but I expected more Saudi blood money would have been poured in to it by now.
 
TZMouk said:
I was there for a conference the other month and it was pretty grim mind. Scruffy and drab as anything. Food was crap as well.

I did quite like escalator to the intertoto certificate mind, but I expected more Saudi blood money would have been poured in to it by now.
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It's shit. They have clean windows now though
 
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