New Everton Stadium

[Connor]

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[Moomin]

Wait til 5pm before fuming the Mayor most likely will announce that they will act as guarantor for the money for the stadium in which we will purchase the land in the coming weeks and apply for planning permission.

Stop wetting the bed the media/club can't announce/purchase the land until they know how we are financing it.

Planning application to be put in end of the year apparently.

 

[tommye]

People forgetting about the official announcement at 5 then? Sound

If you're not panicking/suicidal then something is definitely wrong.

Everton that.

 

[matty1878]

I have no doubt we will build it there, i just wish we were further along than just a statement to say we have contract to buy the land subject to PP and funding.

Actually if they took out the last part i would be happy enough, just makes it sound we are scrabbling around trying to raid the piggy bank. I wanted a statement saying 'we've bought the land subject to PP and we are building a world class stadium there shortly, we have all the money in the world so shove that up your jumpers'

We don't know tho mate tbh and I can't see this even tho it's supposedly
At early stages being made public if it's not going to happen and it's probably more down the line than we know.

 

[matty1878]

If you're not panicking/suicidal then something is definitely wrong.

Everton that.

That's it Thomas

 

[Toast]

Only Everton fans can find a negative in what will be a new era and dawn of the club lol ( you know bring in the revenue we need) even tho I don't wanna move

I think we will strike oil when the building starts and consequently build the new ground out of gold.
I'm really not negative at all here.

 

[Enzouk]

Can we name it 'The Arteta Money Arena' ?

 

[matty1878]

I think we will strike oil when the building starts and consequently build the new ground out of gold.
I'm really not negative at all here.

Ha ha ha!

 

[fandjango]

Why would anyone do an announcement at 5pm?
Makes not sense at all........think that's a bit of a red herring.
I think we've had what we're getting for today.
A little underwhelming but positive

Why wouldn't they ?

 

[The Cowboy]

1. For a period of time, sure. But it'll be a set amount of time with Peel receiving compensation if we don't finalise the thing by the end of it, so it's largely meaningless other than in terms of risk-free intent.

2. It doesn't eliminate SC - it just makes it less likely. As said in point 1, we could just let the exclusivity period lapse and go elsewhere.

3. The fact this is public confuses me the most. These things should be covered all over the shop by NDAs. There's no benefit to Everton announcing half-arsed measures - what does it change?

In fact, I'll change what I said - it's news, but only news in that it is so strangely lacking.

SC won't stop being viable - the council can't get rid of it, it's like Father Jack festering in the corner. But the money involved getting this far with BM means the club are heavily invested in it. It would take a major, project-ended event for us to walk away now.

And of course it's time bound, of which I'm sure the club are aware, but they'd very easily point to the lack of other suitors if Peel ask us to get a move on.

 

[davek]

We're not even at the race yet Dave, we're still in training.

I know.

Today is all about intentions. I can see a 5 o'clock short statement setting out the terms on which Peel and Everton can move forward on a deal to build. If the press are able to do a Q&A session more might be squeezed out in terms of LCC involvement. But the odds now are looking like this wont be the big reveal as billed.

 

[tirion]

Guys the announcement hasn't even come yet. The announcement is at 5pm the papers have just been briefed on the land agreement stop stressing ffs

nothing from Everton though.

 

[jimmythenut]

Can see Bill now, spade in hand, that wry grin and 'I told you to watch this space' before riding off along the banks of the royal blue Mersey on a Unicorn, never to be seen again.

 

[The Cowboy]

This is Everton, everything was in place for the Kings Dock and money was ringfenced.

Until it's fully built I'll have my doubts.

Expect the worst and you won't be disappointed.

Oh hell yes, no way am I saying it's done and dusted! Just saying it's a key milestone.

 

[navidson]

This is Everton, everything was in place for the Kings Dock and money was ringfenced.

Until it's fully built I'll have my doubts.

Expect the worst and you won't be disappointed.

This is the bit that should stop everybody getting ahead of themselves