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New Everton Stadium


-wizard- said:
im not clicking on that link.. can you paste the story please !
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"Everton want to transport the Goodison atmosphere to their proposed new ground on the banks of the Mersey - but West Ham’s troubles prove that stadium design is essential.

The Blues have agreed to buy a plot of land at Bramley Moore Dock and are in the process of putting together a detailed planning application.
Majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri is determined to ensure that the build of Everton’s new home will encourage the same noise levels as experienced at the Old Lady.

Lead architect Dan Meis has made it clear that retaining atmosphere is high on his brief and has talked openly about “steep intimate seating directly adjacent to the pitch”.
Everton head to West Ham’s Olympic Stadium for the first time on Saturday to face a side whose home form has dipped significantly since they left Upton Park for Stratford.

Slaven Bilic’s team moved into the ground this season, have won just six league games and scored only 18 goals - last term they lost only three times at home and plundered 34 goals.

Graeme Howlett, editor of independent West Ham website Knees Up Mother Brown (KUMB), spoke to the ECHO about the difficulties in leaving their 112-year home, the troubles the Hammers have had with generating atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium and the impact it has had on results.


How much of a wrench was it leaving Upton Park?
As someone who had been attending matches at The Boleyn Ground since the mid-’70s as a child (following in family footsteps, which go back many more years) it was a tremendous wrench to leave Upton Park.

Here's what Everton fans want their new stadium to be called
For many, however, this was acceptable as the move to Stratford would allow the club to move to the mythical “next level”.

At least, that’s how it was sold by the Board.

How have you found the atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium this season?
The atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium has not been helped by the frequently poor standard of football we’ve been subject to this season.

On the odd occasion that the team has performed, the stadium has briefly resembled a football ground so there is some potential there.

However the biggest problem is that the stadium was simply not designed to host football, thanks to Lord Coe and his athletics legacy - the stands being so far from the pitch being testament to that.

How hard has it been to replicate the atmosphere that would have been generated at the old ground?
It would be impossible to replicate the atmosphere of the Boleyn in Stratford due to the vast distance between the pitch and the stands.

There have also been a number of issues with the migration, such as no discernible family enclosure or singing/standing areas which has resulted in fans being dispersed all over the new stadium.

This has certainly affected any atmosphere the ground could potentially generate.

Do you think it’s had any impact on results this season?
Oh, without a shadow of a doubt.

As has people leaving in droves before the final whistle in order to beat the (human) traffic ahead of the 15-minute walk to Stratford station and thousands of empty seats every match - the result of the club’s ‘+2’ scheme which enabled all season ticket holders to purchase up to three tickets during the migration process (many of which are left unused).

Are you hopeful of things improving on that front next season?
I think, like most grounds, if the football is entertaining and the team are playing well you should be able to generate a decent atmosphere. It’ll never be The Boleyn, but West Ham fans can make Stratford their own over time. And as a West Ham supporter, I’m loathe to suggest that things can’t get any worse!

Has the manager or players commented on it?
Slaven Bilic has occasionally referred to the distance between the dugout and the pitch but as you would expect, nearly any official comment by the club’s employees toes to company line."
 
Penno said:
One thing I can't stand about Spurs is their fans come on here and they're all reasonable and have a good debate and stuff and then I find myself actually liking them and hoping they win the league. Swines.
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Despise Spurs. I know quite a few yids and they're all tossers. Then @Primativ comes on here and just proves me right.

@Yid4life is the exception to the rule of course.
 


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