New Everton Stadium

Eggs · May 17, 2016

Azza said:
Nah mate, Kenwright probably owns some land that he's trying to flog to build the stadium on.

...Coronation Street will be a bit of a hike.

efc.1878 · May 17, 2016

Onwards Evertonians said:
These are the old plans that were looked way back I think?

This is literally the dream.
Watch the club announce in the coming months it's the Stonebridge Cross site ... the fume will be unreal :rant:

Jamiednm · May 17, 2016

efc.1878 said:
This is literally the dream.
Watch the club announce in the coming months it's the Stonebridge Cross site ... the fume will be unreal

If the chosen site is that unpopular with fans, then surely it's a non-started already. I'd be surprised if we build a stadium in some backwater.

degsy · May 17, 2016

with all due respect to the good people of Stonebridge...it's not where we need or even want to be.

KUEFC09U2 · May 17, 2016

To be honest as I said with Kirkby I would have to wait to see the actual plans before making a judgement, but yes waterfront has to be the clubs preferred option surely?

TheFinnFan · May 17, 2016

D410 said:
Exactly, is it because that the sites away from the waterfront are unpalatable to the fans.

As always you expect the worst x

jackyboy · May 17, 2016

chicoazul said:
Lash it on the waterfront. Let's see who's lobbing socks then?

The first team of the city on Liverpool's waterfront makes the city all ours.

And for good measure we can hang then one by one on the banks of the royal blue Mersey the scandinavian and Cornish bastards.

The bevvying opportunities closer to town would make any Everton move near there ace.

Make that happen and you'd fill a stadium and no mistake.

Call it Everton 3.

Just imagine the choice of alehouses before the game? Mojo after every game!

degsy · May 17, 2016

main thing is will there be plenty of pubs and chippys

Raino85 · May 17, 2016

If it was waterfront also it would make it easily accesible via public transport, train into town couple of drinks then a 10 minute strooll down dock road to trafalgar docks.
Every photograph of the liverpool skyline would have our stadium on it! which would be ace, unless it was just a massive eyesaw that is!
Question is would the council allow a football stadium and the echo arena within 10 minutes of each other?

ijjysmith · May 17, 2016

Looks decent that.

Joey66 · May 17, 2016

Toffeelover said:
Sorry mate, way to close to that other lot, no ta.

Yes my brother stated to me it's far too close, a waterfront site in the city centre is the best he recons for access, and quality, don't want to be on the end of a motorway towards Kirkby either!

Bluerover · May 17, 2016

Azza said:
City of Manchester stadium only took 2 years to build, so it's possible to build in that time frame, I just can't imagine us having the planning and everything else sorted out in 1 year.

Lansdowne Road was completely demolished in 2010. Brand new 51,700 capacity Aviva Stadium was opened by the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on 14 May 2010. Aviva is in the middle of the plush Dublin 4 suburbs so certainly not the ideal for heavy construction traffic.

I would see any major delays being on planning end - appeals from whingers etc. Once construction starts it can be done in under three years.

Timak · May 17, 2016

I've always said it is the Docks or nothing for me. I'm not from the city but I am an evangelist for Liverpool, I think it is one of the best cities in the UK to visit, I'm always telling people from the south to go and see it and everyone comes back saying they never realised how good it was.

Liverpool has a unique asset in the waterfront. I can't think of any comparable city with so much prime building land in a spectacular location just waiting for beautiful buildings to be added to it. You go from the excellent museums, past the 3 graces and suddenly you are in dodgy looking industrial estates and warehouses.

There should be "use it or lose it" clauses for land owners in the area. We could have an amazing new area of the city bringing jobs/entertainment/visitors in.

Use the bloomin waterfront. Make it happen Liverpool.

Bluerover · May 17, 2016

Aviva during construction - see how tight the site was
with very valuable housing all around it

Final product. The reason for the dip at one end is that the many residents
living at that end would have been completely in the shade as they are to the north.
Only for that the capacity would have been closer to 65,000 I think

The Cowboy · May 17, 2016

Might the owners of the Echo Arena lodge a complaint about us having a stadium so close by? I expect we'd be looking to take some of the large events away from them.