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Please read our Please read ourFor the uninitiated, and those not as old as I am, I distinctly remember why our hallowed St James’ Park failed to showcase any matches during the memorable 1966 World Cup – despite being originally chosen, along with ‘Joker Park’, to represent the North East.Many fans, of course, know that the club does not own the land where we watch our team play. The council does.
But back then, the Newcastle United board was as unpopular with our loyal followers as at any time since. The fans’ big question during the first half of the 1960s was, “where did all the 1950’smoney go?” It certainly wasn’t invested in recruiting better players! I should know – I went to every home game that decade and a good number of away matches.
I would miss the old ground but we have to change with the times and Leazes Park would be ideal, for both football reasons and local developments. The ideal solution as I see it is to sell the land to the club or, at the very least, agree to a far longer lease subject to the club fulfilling all agreed conditions – and with future options available.
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