New Everton Stadium

[riddick]

An imaginative solution might be to create a UNESCO heritage status around Goodison Park and the surrounding area as an example of the relationship between football and working class communities. As a result of this investment would be provided to maintain the area (and possibly allow a considerate redevelopment of Goodison) plus redirect and increase tourism and tourism expenditure within the city of Liverpool. I have long believed that we (and other football clubs) make little of our historical importance both at local and global levels. If we look at the North West of England we have four of the most recognisable clubs in the world within 35 miles of each other plus (including Everton) six of the founding members of the oldest league in the world's most popular sport.

The richness of football heritage and history plus the local contribution to the global game is immense, yet totally unexploited.

hmmmm......that sounds familiar at the end...

 

[The Esk]

hmmmm......that sounds familiar at the end...

Sorry mate I don't understand your point?

 

[Jacko93]

You would have to buy approx 350 houses, excluding the school. At current valuations of approx 70k it would cost about 25 mill just to purchase. Then demolition and landscaping. Not cheap befor anything done to the stadium.

Theres no way the house round there are £70k. I'd guess at around £50-55k. Could even be as low as £40kish

 

[Westend Blue]

having being to goodison recently as an international traveller. The ground has it charisma that cant be replicated that makes it special.
But blue blinkers off its on a tiny patch of land impossible for development. Ground is in dire straights and a new stadium is a must in my books

 

[PITA]

Sorry mate I don't understand your point?

I think that he's suggesting that we don't exploit our opportunities generally.

 

[Fletch]

I always think if we could purchase the school and land, replace it with another, even if its within the new stadium building, also the 30 or so houses around Murial Street and that corner, Gladwys street wouldnt need to be touched and would remain as a heritage area, then turn the stadium 45 degrees Spurs style then that would be a great plot of land to build the new facility, with shops and a couple of restaurants etc it might spark a re-generation of that area with the help from the council of tidying up the streets and exisiting homes.

 

[riddick]

I think that he's suggesting that we don't exploit our opportunities generally.

pretty much this. we are awful at exploiting generally fantastic opportunities put in front of us.

 

[The Esk]

pretty much this. we are awful at exploiting generally fantastic opportunities put in front of us.

Thanks and I totally agree!

 

[SerenityNigh]

I think the best solution for L4 would be for the Council to compulsory purchase about 400 acres of it, clear it completely and sell it to a developer for £1 and start again. No government initiative is going to solve the core problems of social decay and an associated dearth of aspiration.

I agree that a new stadium could and should.be the catalyst for such change but whether the stadium itself should.remain in L4 is a separate matter. A refurbished Goodison that sits within an area of decay can only take the club so far.

This isn't a political debate but it frustrates me that people and councils seem so scared of radical solutions. L4 has failed and rather than use sticking plasters of a new community centre here or so kind of outreach programme for a couple of years I think it would be far better to wipe the slate clean and start again.

A new stadium needs enabling development to be viable. The private sector are never going to jump into L4 as it is since the resultant homes and business premises have no great value. Hence the only local solution was a Tesco tin shed in Kirkby.

If the club choose to stay in L4 then great but the way forward has to be a slum clearance on a massive scale in order to provide the necessary return on equity for any third party investor.

Or the club finds a site somehow in the city centre where there is a more viable property market to support the wider development.

Mate, being quite frank you know FA about development

 

[TheFinnFan]

An imaginative solution might be to create a UNESCO heritage status around Goodison Park and the surrounding area as an example of the relationship between football and working class communities. As a result of this investment would be provided to maintain the area (and possibly allow a considerate redevelopment of Goodison) plus redirect and increase tourism and tourism expenditure within the city of Liverpool. I have long believed that we (and other football clubs) make little of our historical importance both at local and global levels. If we look at the North West of England we have four of the most recognisable clubs in the world within 35 miles of each other plus (including Everton) six of the founding members of the oldest league in the world's most popular sport.

The richness of football heritage and history plus the local contribution to the global game is immense, yet totally unexploited.

Wonder if theyve thought that possibility.
Because it would be a damn shame if Goodison would be torn apart and pushed to the ground.

 

[Portland Toffee]

Someone de-valued the importance of the area and the atmosphere and character it provides. I think the area plays a huge deal in what and who we are. Spoken to countless away fans when having a pint and all comment on how they love the old school feel Goodison offers (not there away section but the surrounding area), most think it is intimadating. That also plays a big part when bid pre-madonnas from around the league come and feel the intensity.

We are a working class club for working class people at our roots. Not saying we shouldn't progress and want to attract every type of fan but in doing so we shouldn't forget who we are or where we come from.

 

[sageyefc]

I always think if we could purchase the school and land, replace it with another, even if its within the new stadium building, also the 30 or so houses around Murial Street and that corner, Gladwys street wouldnt need to be touched and would remain as a heritage area, then turn the stadium 45 degrees Spurs style then that would be a great plot of land to build the new facility, with shops and a couple of restaurants etc it might spark a re-generation of that area with the help from the council of tidying up the streets and exisiting homes.

Or could Just shift the stadium downwards towards the space behind the park end.

 

[jal123]

All this talk of turning the stadium, moving it along a bit, where are we playing whilst this goes on?

 

[OneTrueLegend]

This thread is depressing me! I just feel like the whole "new stadium" talk from the club, is just that. Talk. They are doing it so that people are not screaming for goodison to be redeveloped.

The current board have no intention of building a new stadium or improving Goodison

 

[Dario Terracotta]

pretty much this. we are awful at exploiting generally fantastic opportunities put in front of us.

Oh how our forefathers the standard bearers for the game in this country must be groaning up there