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B17BLG
Player Valuation: £20m
For now. But they should allow for expansion if needs be. The worst thing in the world would be to have thousands of empty seats
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
If there was to be no update to be made then I don't think they would be adding that tantalising comment at this stage, even if buried at the bottom of the programme. First session of the first day, at Goodison Park, HELLO!
billytoffee
Player Valuation: £20m
orly
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It's been in this thread for months and months.
Dave Higgs
Player Valuation: £950k
needs to above 50,000 we need to be matching west hams and spurs I feel and aiming for 60,000. No point building a 50,000 to then extend 3 years later for a extra probably 10,000 seats for about £80 million
The Cowboy
Player Valuation: £60m
I'm not buying it. They'll just come up with some wishy washy statement about things moving on well, announcement imminent etc.
The Cowboy
Player Valuation: £60m
Not that I completely disagree with you, but does it have to be amongst the biggest to be the best?
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gorgeousgeorgeEFC
Player Valuation: £25m
40,000 fewer seats than Old Trafford?! That would make it smaller than West Ham's ground, Man City's ground, Newcastle's ground, Arsenal's ground and Tottenham's ground etc. etc.
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Yep, seems very likely further details TBA in the near future. Or no new stadium a refurbed GP!
orly
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gorgeousgeorgeEFC
Player Valuation: £25m
It would be both embarrassing and damaging to our brand if we were to build a brand-new stadium that's even smaller than Anfield. It would just confirm our status as the city's inferior club. No one's saying we should try to put Old Trafford in the shade, but if it's going to be smaller than stadia like Anfield and St James' Park, then we might as well not bother.
I know that some are concerned that we would be unable to fill a stadium with a capacity of 60,000 or more (not that having a couple of thousand empty seats would be detrimental to us in any way), but our highest ever attendance is close to 80,000. And a move to a new stadium almost always increases a club's attendances massively. When Arsenal played at Highbury they almost never had capacity attendances and Highbury only held 39,000 people. Conversely, the Emirates, a stadium with a capacity of 60,000, is almost always full. And West Ham's average attendance has shot up by over 20,000 since their move to the Olympic Stadium. Fans are much more likely to want to watch their team in a state-of-the-art stadium than in a decrepit stadium that is riddled with obstructed views, like Goodison.
I know that some are concerned that we would be unable to fill a stadium with a capacity of 60,000 or more (not that having a couple of thousand empty seats would be detrimental to us in any way), but our highest ever attendance is close to 80,000. And a move to a new stadium almost always increases a club's attendances massively. When Arsenal played at Highbury they almost never had capacity attendances and Highbury only held 39,000 people. Conversely, the Emirates, a stadium with a capacity of 60,000, is almost always full. And West Ham's average attendance has shot up by over 20,000 since their move to the Olympic Stadium. Fans are much more likely to want to watch their team in a state-of-the-art stadium than in a decrepit stadium that is riddled with obstructed views, like Goodison.
I do see your point about not building smaller than Anfield.