Inside Newcastle’s £3BILLION new stadium plans with St James’ Park project to rival Old Trafford

Newcastle United’s St James’ Park stadium is one of the most iconic in English football. But with their Premier League rivals Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City and West Ham all having bigger attendances, the Toon’s mega-rich Saudi owners are desperate to keep up. The stadium has not seen major development since the 90s and with the club severely behind in the Prem’s ‘matchday revenue’ rankings, change is coming. However, the club are dragging their heels over an announcement on whether they will extend St James’ or knock it down and build a new stadium elsewhere. Both a relocation and a rebuild could cost BILLIONS of pounds and fans are split. So with the help of journalists and die-hard Newcastle fans who know the club inside and out, in this video SunSport does a deep dive into all the options and what club bosses want to achieve. And most importantly of all, SunSport presenter Will Pugh speaks to die-hard Toon fans who pull no punches with their messages to the club’s hierarchy. Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/336399... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/337632... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/337063... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/336870... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/336642... 00:00 Current situation 01:30 History 03:32 Why now? 04:43 Newcastle's plans 05:28 Op 1: Redevelop St James' 07:20 Op 2: Build a new stadium 10:24 Cost? 11:23 Timescale 12:05 Groundsharing 13:30 Will it be worth it? 15:45 Fan messages to owners #Newcastle #NUFC #InsideStadiums The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics from news, money and sport along with our famous Fabulous Magazine, The Sun is the biggest newsbrand in the UK and one of the fastest growing news sites in the US. Stay tuned for video clips across the biggest news stories and segments from The Sun’s expert journalists. Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know. Read The Sun: https://www.thesun.co.uk/ Like The Sun on Facebook:   / thesun   Follow The Sun on X:   / thesun   Follow The Sun on TikTok:   / thesun   Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat:   / 1633225139   Music: Getty. Visual assets: Getty, Alamy, Chelsea FC, ManUTD.com, SportsRender, Old Trafford Regeneration, Newcastle United FC.