Head coach Eddie Howe says Newcastle United's stadium and training ground plans are "in limbo" and there is a "99.9% chance" he will not be in charge to see them realised. Although Newcastle continue to explore the possibility of expanding St James', or building a new stadium elsewhere in the city, CEO David Hopkinson has admitted the club will play at the ground in its current guise for "many years". Work is ongoing to effectively double the footprint of their existing training ground at Benton, but the hierarchy recognise a new state-of-the-art base will ultimately be needed elsewhere because of the site's limitations. "Fundamentally, looking at the club with a broader view, the training ground, the stadium, that part of the club is in limbo at the moment," he said. I am also talking about the academy in that and the brilliant work that goes on down there.

Source: BBC December 26, 2025 11:01 UTC