Newcastle news: Could potential new 65,000 seater stadium be ‘not big enough’?

Former Newcastle defender John Anderson says reported plans for a new 65,000-seater stadium might not be big enough for the club.

Reports in the Daily Mail on Friday suggest the Magpies intend to build a new stadium in the City’s Leazes Park.

“I think a lot of people would say it’s not going to be big enough,” Anderson told BBC Radio Newcastle’s the Total Sport: Newcastle United podcast. “I think the fact they have decided they want to go forward with this new stadium is what people want.

“If it is true, and you would think there is foundation for it, an awful lot of people would not think that stadium is big enough.

“We were at Liverpool a few weeks ago for the league game and that is around 62,500. I talked to a few people around there and they said they could made Anfield bigger.”

Listen to the full chat on BBC Sounds