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Owls fans deserve more than stopgap

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

WHEN the architects contracted to refurbish Newcastle’s corporate facilities paid a visit to St James’ Park following the Saudi-led takeover in 2021, they were shocked by what they found.
Threadbare upholstery. Missing roof panels. Holes in the carpet. It looked more like an underfunded primary school than a Premier League football club with Champions League aspirations.
The training ground was even worse. Speaking to the Overlap that same year, Alan Shearer said the place hadn’t changed since he’d retired in 2006....

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