Everton Fans Vote "Yes" To Kirkby Move

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got an awful feeling the dissension will continue on for some time. hopefully violence can be avoided, but judging by fans forums, and websites this vote has threaten an evertonian schism.

Too much accusation and emotional blackmailing going on amongst supporters. The rift needs to be healed. I keep seeing posts along the lines of "if you don't like the vote go and support LFC" etc.

and other posts such as "the yes voters will be dancing on the ruins of goodison".

None of this helps.

The realists voted yes for Kirby, the romantics voted No in the hope a stadium in Liverpool could be found or goodison developed. Ultimately, many romantic voters given the figures and a few more years of searching for a stadium in Liverpool may well have been persuaded to the Kirby option. The majority of the realist voters, understood the pain of leaving liverpool (isn't that a song?) and goodison park, but wanted to see a prosperous team, in a new stadium, and thought Kirby and Tesco could offer that without financially hurting the club.

We are all more alike than we think. I applaud both sets of voters, because I know in their hearts they were all doing what they thought was right for the club.

I hope not many evertonians will refuse to buy everton tickets in the future because of this.

I hope in a few years, we can stand in a new stadium, and watch everton compete for the league title, a united and richer club - with better players, a bigger ground and as an attractive propositon to outside investors.

We'll do the double over the RS that year too.

EFC forever.


i rarely quote a whole post and say that is exactly what i think. but honestly it's almost if i dictated that.

leonbil..... you've done it again!
 

i rarely quote a whole post and say that is exactly what i think. but honestly it's almost if i dictated that.

leonbil..... you've done it again!

I believe you said the same thing when I wrote a long bit about the rooney thing.

we must have similar heads.

I hope it all calms down. Some of the stuff wrote on TW and the guardian blogs, along the lines of R.I.P Everton Football Club.

It beggars belief.
 
Being where I am geographically, up to this point I've kept my opinions to myself. But now that the vote is over, there is one thing I would like to know....






...is Kirkby closer to Toronto?
 
pretty sure its a similar distance.

bottom left of this picture is where goodison stands, the thin blue line (ahem) into the top right is where the new stadium in kirkby is to be built.

see the road that says M57, that road pretty much is the city boundary, basically a stones throw.

(i cant add attachments in here, how odd)
 

So the fact remains. Kirkby is further away from Toronto, which means the vote should be called invalid!!!

:P
 
Im from Kirkby, [Poor language removed] off with your propaganda mate before you start tarring everyone as fools (in a Mr T accent).

I could find a load more worse locations for our ground so stop talking out of your arse.

The vote will probably be a no tomorrow anyway and Sky have [Poor language removed] up.

Hi, sorry for late answer, but I´m busy... :)
Of course, I don´t think that Kirkby itself is bad location, my opinion is that proposed location for football ground for my beloved Everton is very bad.
Thanks for welcoming and, of course, we can be friends :) Different opinions are normal, aren´t ?
 
Glad you feel that way. When we moved to Anfield.....out of the city. When we moved to Goodison.....out of the city.

Do you even know why Kirkby was founded???? God I am from no where near the place and I friggin' know!

Don't even bring up the 'Loop' PROPOGANDA, as it is not going to happen. In fact, even if KEIOC found financing, I wouldn't want to go, for it is them who have drug the name of Everton Football Club through the gutter with that horrible scare tactic of showing our own fans partaking in violence to try and sway Kirkby residents! :angry"

You know, Toffeeweb is full of people who will listen to your venting about it being a travesty.

Unless you bring something useful to the stadium debate, on our forum, go there.

:) I know - Anfield... Goodison was out of the city when we moved ... but, I think, you mixed pears with apples. It was different time with different socio-economic condition. It´s questionabe whether and when will City of Liverpool boundaries grown.

You know, Everton is first, traditional club in Liverpool and for some fans it´s important part of EFC charisma. One of reason why some fans choose Everton, not LFC despite (last 30 years) succees.
Yes, that Everton will have some direct economic benefit from Kirkby project.
But Board still don´t know exactly all numbers / costs ...
And, this is "short / middle term" economic plan ... But footbal stadium is for 50 - 100 years ... and one of most important income in football club is revenue from fans. Many blues wrote that one of most important reason for choosing EFC not LFC was that Everton is the first, traditional football club, and if they born today (and EFC will move to Kirkby), probably will choose LFC ... Do you really think, be honest please, that move to Kirkby shall have ANY impact to childs in Liverpool, who will chose between Everton and "RS" ? ...

Also, what history had Priory Road / Enfield fields at that time - what means for fans ... and what history / value have Goodison Park now ...

I have been supporting Everton 19 years, from Slovakia (Central Europe :) . I start in 1988, when in our country was stupid communist age. With my mate we buy VHS video tape with England First Divisions match, and watch some clash which show some CEE TV. Then I saw Everton first time in a special, nice stadium (GP), in blue played fantastic football with ManUtd, LFC ... it was "love in first sight" :) I start reading info about history ...
After many years, if I go to first Everton match and saw Goodison Park, I had gooseskin. I image all mazing records, it´s one of the first footbal ground in world ... Dixie Dean 60 goals ... world cup ... first 2- and 3-decker stands... first undersoil heating ...

I don´t say that only option is GP redevelopment, it´s about context ... For football club is very important charisma, history ... And I say, that now is different condition 100 years ago and moving out of city boundaries is very dangerous game.
 
Hi, sorry for late answer, but I´m busy... :)
Of course, I don´t think that Kirkby itself is bad location, my opinion is that proposed location for football ground for my beloved Everton is very bad.
Thanks for welcoming and, of course, we can be friends :) Different opinions are normal, aren´t ?

I feel bad because youre sound now.
 

The Reds are owned by GWBs Texas buddies and have a manager who has transformed the team into the Iberian Peninsula FC and we get stick for moving a few blocks outside the city. What if Liverpool annexes Kirkby in say 2015?
 
In any democracy a vote settles things, unless of course you a a biased two faced underhanded git. The vote has been taken, thye arguments aired, the move was approved so we all move on together.

Why do people want to drag this devisive issue on with personal attacks on the Board and its employees is beyond me, the club had no obligation in the first place to have a vote they did, the vote contol was outside their jurisdiction, the noes lost. GP has been my theatre of dreams for 50 years, I actually have part of my front lawn made up of grass grown there, that place, like me, is old and past its sell by date it must go.
 
I agree Monty except for the last part there is no question that you must stay!!! even if you are an old fart past your sell by date.(y)

ps you don't have restricted views do you?
 

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