New Everton Stadium

[Brisan123]

Have I got this bit right - you're saying that was a good thing?

Not saying it was good or bad.
The locals done well out of it.
It shows the way these people think ( outside the box. )
Abramovich was re elected twice.

 

[davek]

Not saying it was good or bad.
The locals done well out of it.
It shows the way these people think ( outside the box. )
Abramovich was re elected twice.

It was "clever".

 

[Brisan123]

It was "clever".

Yes it was
The same way buying Chelsea , making them premier league Champions on numerous occasions , winning domestic cups and winning the CL , and hanging around to see a new stadium being built is clever.

 

[mightymoyes]

Did anybody see the Documentary on how Abramovich made his millions on TV years ago.
Basically he pit himself up for election in a remote out of the way godforsaken province of Russia.
He told all the locals that if he was elected he would buy them all a herd of deer each.

He duly got elected.
First piece of business was to enact a law that all businesses in the province would pay no taxes on profits.

Second piece of business , moved all his businesses headquarters to the province.
These people could buy and sell everybody on this forum with their forward thinking and that includes @davek and the rest of the naysayers.

Whatever happens it'll be like Finch Farm and the Liver Building and Walsh and
Koeman

No one will see it coming.

to be fair none of that explains how he made his millions

 

[Dr Baxter]

Except that the whole point of building a new stadium is for it to work hard and generate extra income to contribute to the football side. To do that we need it to be as multi use as possible and work 24/7 , ideally. A footy stadium with a few bars and restaurants wouldn't even cover its costs at such a location. I doubt it'll be a bowl with a running track though.

Yes, I know. But how do you make a stadium multiuse without spending a fortune on a closing roof and retractable pitch?

 

[Brisan123]

to be fair none of that explains how he made his millions

No it doesn't and I doubt that there are more than a handful of people that can explain.
What it does explain is that Billionaires think outside the box and have long term strategies.

 

[Dr Baxter]

Talking of multiuse, which stadiums do we have in the UK which are truly multiuse and what kind of events don't hold? Can't think of one which is on almost constant use. Just a few concerts maybe in the summer.

 

[Moomin]

Talking of multiuse, which stadiums do we have in the UK which are truly multiuse and what kind of events don't hold? Can't think of one which is on almost constant use. Just a few concerts maybe in the summer.

Wembley can have a running track, would reduce the capacity and take two weeks to get ready.

 

[Moomin]

I know we have had a good laugh at the global warming fella saying the stadium will be under water.

But, seriously Peel Ports have have had serious issues with water damage since it opened Liverpool 2 the back end of last year. People expecting the dock to be filled and for it to be easy are in for a shock.

 

[roydo]

I know we have had a good laugh at the global warming fella saying the stadium will be under water.

But, seriously Peel Ports have have had serious issues with water damage since it opened Liverpool 2 the back end of last year. People expecting the dock to be filled and for it to be easy are in for a shock.

Since when has converting a disused dock into a football ground been "easy"?

 

[Moomin]

Since when has converting a disused dock into a football ground been "easy"?

Some people seem to think its a given we will end up there.

We have a few hurdles to get over and preventing damage from the water will be an expensive process. Peel have recently just poured 400 tonnes into a sinkhole at Liverpool 2 and that wasnt the first hole.

 

[roydo]

Some people seem to think its a given we will end up there.

We have a few hurdles to get over and preventing damage from the water will be an expensive process. Peel have recently just poured 400 tonnes into a sinkhole at Liverpool 2 and that wasnt the first hole.

Oh sure. We are only, publicly anyrate, at the starting point. If that.

 

[TheSpaniard]

Some people seem to think its a given we will end up there.

We have a few hurdles to get over and preventing damage from the water will be an expensive process. Peel have recently just poured 400 tonnes into a sinkhole at Liverpool 2 and that wasnt the first hole.

Concrete? That's about 20 wagons, perhaps £15k.

We'll be alright so long as the designers do their homework. It's challenging conditions for sure, but not impossible.

 

[GwladysPhil]

Some people seem to think its a given we will end up there.

We have a few hurdles to get over and preventing damage from the water will be an expensive process. Peel have recently just poured 400 tonnes into a sinkhole at Liverpool 2 and that wasnt the first hole.

Peel expanded the land over the water, we will just need to fill in a dock.

 

[Paulie]

Peel expanded the land over the water, we will just need to fill in a dock.

To be fair I think all that dock area is reclaimed land from back in the day. I know the Pier Head is at least so I think it may stretch that far.