blue union meeting.

[Bernie Wrights Burners]

There's been other studies done by equally esteemed experts saying it's not feasible though.

I imagine the truth is somewhere in between ie. Yes it's possible but because of the practicalities, cost and disruption it's not worth it.

Name them

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Who are they though, they the same people who said goodison was about to fail its safety certificates around the same time we were looking at kirkby. Bit of scaremongering

There may have been some gilding the lily over Kirby but it doesn't mean they were incorrect about the suitability to redevelop Goodison.

 

[banno]

There's been other studies done by equally esteemed experts saying it's not feasible though.

I imagine the truth is somewhere in between ie. Yes it's possible but because of the practicalities, cost and disruption it's not worth it.

Are these the boards experts or experts that have actually successfully redeveloped 2 PL grounds in the past. The cost is cheaper and I am sure that would suit our board down to the ground in a practical sense or do the board think we are going to get a free ground so they can reap any future benefits from it. This is an expert that has been there and worn the T shirt so he must be worth listening to. If the board don't want to listen to him then something is not quite right within the walls of Goodison.

 

[Bernie Wrights Burners]

Maybe drawed in pub

Thick

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Name them

It's a well know statement, I could possibly find names but that's a pointless excerise.

You know you've heard it before.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Of course redeveloping Goodison Park is possible.

Whether it makes short term economic sense is the question.

'Short term' being key under our current regime and setup.

 

[Bernie Wrights Burners]

Who's planning on paying for this?

Looks great and I'd love to see it, but where's the funding planned from?

Anyone can knock up a design. Need to have the board onside for it to occur. Without a plan for cash it's just as pie in the sky as anything the board are accused of.

I'm not taking sides, just saying. I'm actually pro-redeveloping GP, I'd like it.

 

[sageyefc]

There may have been some gilding the lily over Kirby but it doesn't mean they were incorrect about the suitability to redevelop Goodison.

Just wouldnt read too much into it, our board were pretty desperate to get kirkby over the line.


Now if the BU wants to add some proper weight to there suggestion they should get a proper quantity surveyor to give a rough costing to each of the 3 options in the redeveloping plans

 

[Bernie Wrights Burners]

Carry out a staged development. It may cost a bit more in the long run, but means they don't have to find the full amount initially.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Are these the boards experts or experts that have actually successfully redeveloped 2 PL grounds in the past. The cost is cheaper and I am sure that would suit our board down to the ground in a practical sense or do the board think we are going to get a free ground so they can reap any future benefits from it. This is an expert that has been there and worn the T shirt so he must be worth listening to. If the board don't want to listen to him then something is not quite right within the walls of Goodison.

Of course they were employed by the board, this other guys being put forward by the BU.

You say the cost is cheaper, are you taking that from the detailed plan @sageyefc posted on the other page? Or the drawings posted last night? If a builder handed you them and said he could do the job for X amount you'd laugh him out of your house.

Apart from the fact we don't know how much a new stadium will cost or what it would be like, you can't say it's cheaper when you've got nothing to compare it to.

 

[sageyefc]

Of course redeveloping Goodison Park is possible.

Whether it makes short term economic sense is the question.

'Short term' being key under our current regime and setup.

Pretty much, they keep going for the short term options, if they thought long term we mightve gotten somewhere by now

 

[Bernie Wrights Burners]

It's a well know statement, I could possibly find names but that's a pointless excerise.

You know you've heard it before.

Statement by whom ?. Some lucky on the payroll of the club.

 

[blueser]

if Croke Park in Dublin can be done so can Goodison

 

[bizzaro]

Of course redeveloping Goodison Park is possible.

Whether it makes short term economic sense is the question.

'Short term' being key under our current regime and setup.

Agreed. My assessment is in the short to medium term we will start to see a negative impact on our ability to compete without a stadium capacity expansion.

Teams below us are going to have 15000 more tickets sold every game than we will.

 

[MichaelEFC96]

Question: Would a re-developed Goodison improve the atmosphere? It was dire last season.