Tolent confirmed they are no longer developing the land opposite St James Park but somebody else is. That person being…Mike Ashley.

There is still a chance the St James Park capacity could be expanded as development comes to a halt.

At a meeting between Newcastle fans and city centre developers, revealed that United could increase the St James Park capacity by 5,000 or more more seats.

While we’re obviously a long way from the situation we were in in the nineties, when every game was a sell-out with only a 36,000 capacity, is it now time to expand so that everyone that wants to, can get in – even if it’s just for the very biggest matches?

Hopefully the club found a few broom cupboards to empty and give a coat of paint to, an extra 70 on the capacity, but more likely is a negative outcome on the St.James’ Park capacity.