According to the Guardian, St James’ Park is expected to be allowed to be at full capacity for Newcastle United’s first game of the season against West Ham.
It has been a long time since Newcastle United played in front of a full house at St James’ Park.
They recently welcomed 10,000 fans back in May, as the Magpies beat Sheffield United 1-0 in their final home game of the season.
Last season, Newcastle only played in front of a crowd twice.
The last time they played to more than 10,000 fans was March 2020.
30,090 fans watched on at St Mary’s as Newcastle beat Southampton 1-0.
A week earlier on February 27th, 52,219 people saw the Magpies draw 0-0 with Burnley at St James’ Park. That was the last time SJP was full.
But that could change next month.
52,000 expected to be allowed inside St James’ Park next season
According to the Guardian, the Premier League are expected to be told that stadiums can be filled to capacity next season.
That means that 52,000 fans can be inside St James’ Park when Newcastle face West Ham on August 15th.
What a day that is going to be.
10,000 fans made a lot of noise last season against Sheffield United. Imagine multiplying that by five!
The pandemic has proven that football is nothing without fans.
While it has proven to be a release during a tough year, the game has not been the same. It hasn’t had the same kind of emotion.
But games behind closed doors could soon be a thing of the past.
That last home match when stadiums were full against Burnley was an awful game of football.
But if you’d told me then that I wouldn’t be allowed to go to another game for more than a year, I never would have left.
Next month St James’ Park, along with every other stadium, will be rocking once again.
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