St James' Park's last major expansion was in 2000
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.
Howe has his hands full with on-the-field matters, as he looks to take 11th-placed Newcastle up the table, but infrastructure was at the forefront of his mind when he was asked how the club can move forward in 2026 and beyond.
