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New Everton Stadium

Jokerdan said:
Firstly, I am not a season ticket holder and have not been since the mid-1980's and my visits to the Old lady are few and far between nowadays due partly to distance and family commitments and to a lesser degree a disillusionment with PL football and the seemingly endless wafts of cash being thrown at the game much of which goes straight into the already bulging bank accounts of overpaid and, in most cases, very average footballers. I am, nevertheless, a born blue who served my apprenticeship as an Evertonian back in the grim days of the 1970's and early 1980's and would have done anything for the club that was my life in those days, I was so entrenched in what is and always will be MY club. But this apparent lethargy, this inertia, this lack of energy which pervades the Club from top down is causing me to fear for the future of this great and historical institution. There are countless thousands of better Blues than me who have stood by the club for more years than I and who qualify, justifiably, to have a say in what is going on - or not going on - within THEIR club and who year after year, season after season, spend their hard earned £££'s contributing towards ever increasing and record season ticket sales. But therein, in my opinion, lies the problem. You fans, you real SUPPORTERS, are perpetuating the fallacy in the collective minds of the current board that all is well and that as long as the club maintains its PL status then they will be forgiven any lack of footballing success or progression. We should all be rightly proud of the Club's achievements with EITC and other non-football related initiatives - after all, should this this not be what a football club steeped in the character and ingrained in the soil of its local community be seen to do - but whilst laudable it does not cost £millions to do this. What the incumbants of the present board seem to overlook and ignore is its base principle for existence i.e. to be seen to actually progress and, if not always surpassing, at least competing with its peers on the field and providing its regular customers, its club supporters some modicum of footballing success and a stadium within which to enjoy it. Instead, they are content for the Club to do just enough to get by, to exist and be seen as some model of prudent and good housekeeping, keeping a clean house whilst never quite keeping up with the Jones's next door. The world has moved on but, I am VERY afraid, it is not taking Everton with it whilst it remains under the stewardship of a board which takes its references from Mrs Beaton. It really is up to the Clubs supporters to actually provoke a change.
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The most frustrating thing is that you see other owners of clubs always say they've had offers etc. We've been trying to sell for years apparently, and whilst I understand the importance of having the "right" buyer, we need something to happen so that they can put the cash in to redevelop/build a stadium.

Football will be hugely profitable soon, and as a fan I have no problem with an owner who puts money in and reaps the rewards if we succeed. If someone like Tony Fernandes came in now with plans to pump money in, I'd be made up. The reason it would work for us and hasn't worked for QPR is that we already have a PL establishment with a squad capable of competing.

All we need is someone to get our club running off the pitch (stadium, commercial etc), and a few top signings to get us really competing. If we did this the new owner would be quids in within 5-10 years IMO. The way Arsenal are currently running (not far off the title, beginning to win trophies, while being profitable and buying top players) is where we should be aiming.

I'm not saying I wish we were Arsenal by the way. But if anyone would prefer to be in our situation than theirs, all I can say is lol
 
Neiler said:
On balance they havnt said they wont proceed with it, but the recent comments made are far from encouraging, they are playing with fire to an extent, Everton fans have been mobilised once before and i think another stadium failure may be enough to turn the more reasonable - but likely more effective fans to turn their energies to meaningfull protest.

My two cents: is that you have to look at this is context, there is a clear disaprity developing between north and south, London clubs and traditionaly clubs we would compete with in the modern era i.e. Spurs and West Ham are going to shoot ahead of us in terms of infratsructure and finance - its now or never really to a) compete with those clubs b) give ourselves at least a fighting chance to do something better.

You mark my words and watch West Ham, watch what they are about to do this summer and watch them knock on the door of the CL in less then two seasons.

Fernandes at QPR is no fool, he had the right idea, but managed it badly, the north/south divide is going to be more evident in footballing terms then ever before in the coming years - we at least have to give ourselves a chance to compete - the new stadium is critical to that.

My tipping point with this board is a clear demarcation between fattening the club up on value and moving it on VS long term interests. Ive always felt they have done enough on the latter, but the stadium issue may bring me down on the opposite. They dont have the financial excuse they have had previous years.
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As an international supporter, and with all due respect, why does this "North/South disparity" only seem to apply to Everton?
 
Deco said:
The most frustrating thing is that you see other owners of clubs always say they've had offers etc. We've been trying to sell for years apparently, and whilst I understand the importance of having the "right" buyer, we need something to happen so that they can put the cash in to redevelop/build a stadium.

Football will be hugely profitable soon, and as a fan I have no problem with an owner who puts money in and reaps the rewards if we succeed. If someone like Tony Fernandes came in now with plans to pump money in, I'd be made up. The reason it would work for us and hasn't worked for QPR is that we already have a PL establishment with a squad capable of competing.

All we need is someone to get our club running off the pitch (stadium, commercial etc), and a few top signings to get us really competing. If we did this the new owner would be quids in within 5-10 years IMO. The way Arsenal are currently running (not far off the title, beginning to win trophies, while being profitable and buying top players) is where we should be aiming.
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No we haven't. Yet another lie that has fooled the majority of the gullible.
 

The problem for Everton is a lack of buyers . If a genuine buyer makes their interest public it would change the game completely. Supoorters would now be looking at the board with a much more critical and demanding eye.

But, where are they ?
 
blueblue said:
The problem for Everton is a lack of buyers . If a genuine buyer makes their interest public it would change the game completely. Supoorters would now be looking at the board with a much more critical and demanding eye.

But, where are they ?
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We.Are.Not.For.Sale.
 
Proper funny the tits in our fan base who still believe the crap that comes out of the club regarding a new stadium
 
Toffeelover said:
I do not think this could be possible. In my book action like last week holding a banner attacking Bk is the way forward at each game, to make BK realise how miffed the fans are and him very uncomfortable. Just think if he goes to every game knowing there would be a protest, how is he going to feel to be told he is not wanted week in, week out. That for me is the course of action that should be taken.

Problem is though there are too apathetic fans who do not want to do anything and actually many who quite like BK.
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Id like to see the board go but no amount of feet stomping, banners, anger, can make them get rid of there property, and people like earle who are nowhere to be seen really couldnt give a monkeys at the end of the day.

Who we should be targeting is elstone who is running the club now, hes the one people should be demanding out first
 


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