Shay Given issues warning to Newcastle chiefs as stadium plan considered

Newcastle are weighing up whether to rebuild oregon determination distant from their iconic St James' Park home, but Shay Given has a informing for his erstwhile club's Saudi owners

Newcastle fable Shay Given reckons Toon’s Saudi owners volition person to physique a 100,000-capacity stadium if they tin bring occurrence to Tyneside.

St James’ Park is packed to its 52,000 rafters to ticker Eddie Howe’s men each week but there are discussions taking place connected whether it would beryllium amended to redevelop the club’s celebrated aged location oregon conception a wholly caller ground.

Given believes Newcastle person a pursuing that is unrivalled for passionateness - and with the imaginable to situation giants similar Manchester United and Liverpool successful presumption of sheer numbers.

“Whatever enactment is taken, I deliberation they would request a crushed that holds 100,000 to cater for the fig of fans who would spell to ticker a palmy Newcastle team,” said Given, the ex-Republic of Ireland planetary keeper who spent 12 years with the Toon.

“The large happening astir Newcastle is that it is simply a one-club metropolis and the fans are fanatical. Whole families are passionate astir the nine and that loyalty is passed down done the generations.

“They are truthful huffy for the nine to bash good and merit to spot occurrence due to the fact that their squad hasn’t won a trophy since 1969. That’s a beingness ago. I was determination erstwhile Newcastle reached the FA Cup Final, got to the semi-finals of the Europa League, and had a mates of tilts astatine the Premier League title, truthful I’ve seen however the full metropolis stands inactive for the shot club.

“There are fans who person ne'er seen the nine beryllium palmy successful presumption of winning silverware, but I bash consciousness it’s present lone a substance of clip nether the Saudi ownership. Perhaps it won’t beryllium successful the adjacent 12 months.

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"But successful the years to travel it is going to hap - and erstwhile it does Newcastle, the metropolis and the club, volition truly instrumentality off. In presumption of crowds, Newcastle tin beryllium close up determination with Manchester United.”

Newcastle question to Chelsea - a nine that has reaped the rewards of the immense concern fixed to the London nine erstwhile Given was astatine the highest of his career. The Irishman was besides astatine Manchester City erstwhile Sheikh Mansour’s takeover successful 2008 transformed the Blues into a squad that has won the past 4 titles.

Toon fans volition person to hold a small longer for sustained occurrence present that Profit and Sustainability Rules person been enactment successful spot to bounds proprietor investment.

Given said: “Infrastructure projects similar gathering a stadium oregon processing a grooming crushed aren’t constricted by the fiscal rules, truthful possibly 1 enactment for Newcastle is to summation finances by getting much fans done the gate.

“But however galore years is that going to take? It’s a minimum of a £1billion concern and putting thing similar that into spot isn’t going to hap overnight. It could instrumentality 5 oregon six years.

“Newcastle person decidedly made strides since the takeover and it’s a wholly antithetic nine to the 1 it was earlier it happened. There’s inactive a immense buzz astir the metropolis - and though that’s been dampened down a spot by the limits of PSR, determination is inactive a batch of optimism astir the future.

“I’ve nary uncertainty that fiscal rules person been tightened up due to the fact that they are truthful affluent and determination has been a determination to effort to halt owners similar Newcastle’s from making large signings.

“Chelsea and Manchester City were capable to fast-forward concern into their squad - and look astatine what some of those clubs person achieved with nary restrictions. Did the wealth going into those clubs marque it a less-exciting Premier League? I don’t deliberation so.

“Newcastle’s hands person been tied and I cognize the fans are a spot frustrated, but I americium definite the Saudi owners haven’t travel successful to beryllium successful the apical six oregon seven. They privation to triumph the Premier League and Champions League. The radical astatine Newcastle mean business.”

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