Newcastle United warn fans to stay away from the training ground in official statement | OneFootball

The club have warned Newcastle United fans to stay away from the training ground.

An official statement (see below) on Thursday afternoon bringing the message to supporters.

Newcastle United say that this is for safety reasons.

As it is currently half-term for schools in the region, I am guessing it may have got extra busy there this week and prompted the club to say no more.

Newcastle United official statement – 30 October 2025:

To ensure the safety of all supporters, players, staff and members of the public, we are asking people to avoid gathering at our Training Centre entrance and surrounding roadways.

Why are we asking this?

The only entrance for players, staff, deliveries and construction vehicles to the current Training Centre site is a narrow, single public lane that is shared by vehicles and pedestrians.

As the number of people gathering at the Training Centre increases, so too does the risk of serious injury with so many vehicles and people sharing a small space.

As crowds gather, people are stepping into in the lane and creating a risk to their own safety and to road users. Individuals also continued to pose a risk to themselves and others by entering busy roads to approach players’ vehicles while at traffic lights up to a kilometre away.

Please avoid the Training Centre entrance

To support public safety, we have instructed players and coaches not to stop their vehicles upon entry or exit.

We do not take this step lightly.

We value the incredibly strong connection that exists between supporters and our players and coaches. But safety must come first, and we trust our fans will support the club, players and staff by adhering to this request.

We will continue to organise opportunities for supporters to meet the players through the season, which will be communicated through newcastleunited.com and official channels.

Charity policy

We appreciate some supporters seek signed items on behalf of charitable organisations. Our charity policy can be found here.

My conclusions

I think it is sad that Newcastle United fans have been asked to stay away from the training ground BUT on the other hand, anybody who has ever spent any time there will no know how little space there is there. Plus, a minority of those who turn up at the training ground don’t behave as they should.