Newcastle United’s chief operating officer Brad Miller has offered an update on the club’s “overwhelming commitment” to expand St James’ Park – or build a brand new stadium elsewhere – and our owner’s “ambition to invest.”
In his first major interview following his appointment in June, Miller confirms that the club are “working through the last couple of questions” of a feasibility study, which looks into the practicality, cost and possibility of expanding at St James’ Park, along with our options if we opted to move elsewhere.
It’s believed Newcastle’s ‘overwhelming preference’ is to expand our current 52,000-capacity stadium, but all options are being explored as the listed buildings around our current home present real challenges.
Miller admits that a decision on our next steps is imminent and apologises to fans for the delay, but insists this is a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” and a decision the club are determined to get right before writing big cheques.
Speaking to the i’s Mark Douglas, our new COO said: “Darren [Eales, chief executive] has gone on record previously to say ‘Look it’s imminent’ but it really, truly is in terms of next steps [and] what direction we’re going to be taking.
“There’s a lot for us to think about and that’s why we are, maybe frustratingly for people, taking our time to make sure that our next steps are going to be the right ones.
“Whilst we’ve got the ability to invest and the commitment and the ambition to invest from the ownership, we only want to write that cheque once. We want to make sure we get it absolutely right for everybody that’s involved with the Club.
“We’re still working through the last couple of questions. It’d be remiss of me to go early and cut across that but what I will say is that [Stack] is just an indication of the ambition and the commitment and the dedication that the ownership and everybody within the club has got, not just to…
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-08-13 12:55:17
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