Derek Llambias: "Success, really, will heal the wounds, and time, a combination of both.
"We are patient people and I think the fans will come around eventually.
"I have no idea what length of time that will be - I may be a very old man before it's done - but I think the fans will see in the future that we do care."
Former Newcastle chairman, Freddy Shepherd (hardly Mr Popular during his time at the club) criticised the move to re-name the stadium, telling BBC Sport that "there are some things that money can't buy".