And so, we are now down to one St James Park, the home of Exeter City, although you could argue there was always one. The Exeter City website is quite clear that it is called St James Park whereas Newcastle United, in a way that the Artist formerly known as Prince was once Prince, now play at the Ground formerly known as St James’ Park – with an apostrophe, you will note.

So, it’s the Sports Direct Arena where the Geordies will entertain Chelsea on 3rd December and already the stadium tours are advertised on their website with the curious wording “A tour of the Sports Direct Arena will show you around one of the most impressive stadiums in the UK”.

A piece of history being destroyed may disappoint many Newcastle United fans, but they can, at least, be thankful that they have not suffered some of the horrors. Non-league Witton Albion, who played until recently at The Bargain Booze Stadium, while York City played at KitKat Crescent. But, dear readers, you can relax. FootballCynic.com will never get taken over by a sponsor even though www.sportsdirectcynic.com has a certain ring to it. Below, the real St James Park.