New Everton Stadium

[allen]

It doesn’t have to be sat doing nothing. We could have loads of test events there in the meantime.

There'd have to be a lot of profitable events to make it seem less wasteful.

I don't know. There are no good answers to it being finished in December.

I think the best answer is to bend reality just enough to get it finished in time for the start of the season.

 

[Moomin]

There'd have to be a lot of profitable events to make it seem less wasteful.

I don't know. There are no good answers to it being finished in December.

I think the best answer is to bend reality just enough to get it finished in time for the start of the season.

Is it not now common knowledge that the handover date is December 2024?

 

[allen]

Is it not now common knowledge that the handover date is December 2024?

Yes, that's why I said there are no good answers to it being finished December. It's unideal.

 

[Moomin]

Yes, that's why I said there are no good answers to it being finished December. It's unideal.

Someone I used to work with who I know deals with Laings did tell me start of the year it was that date.

But, i thought he was winding me up. He was telling the truth.

Probably be a few more delays as trying to procure some goods and equipment is a nightmare at the min with long leadtimes for stuff which in previous years would be a few weeks at most.

 

[Dr Baxter]

Yes, that's why I said there are no good answers to it being finished December. It's unideal.

I agree. I was looking to us moving in the summer of 2024. Winter 24/25 is far from ideal but it is what it is, I guess. None of us can know for certain but I would be amazed if we didn't move as soon as we possibly can.

 

[allen]

Someone I used to work with who I know deals with Laings did tell me start of the year it was that date.

But, i thought he was winding me up. He was telling the truth.

Probably be a few more delays as trying to procure some goods and equipment is a nightmare at the min with long leadtimes for stuff which in previous years would be a few weeks at most.

Yeah, I’m experiencing that on a micro scale at the mo with the extension we’re having built. Delays on all sorts.

A further delay of a couple of months would ironically make me feel a bit better about leaving the move til the end of the 24-25 season.

 

[maccavennie]

So just to confirm, are we looking to move about the year 2030?

Was it supposed to be 2024/25 season but if its not ready it'll be 2025/26?

 

[dublinbluenose]

This is the computerized construction sequence which (if you look in the top left corner) shows they are slightly ahead of schedule.

Yes this was it, thanks.

 

[blue61]

So just to confirm, are we looking to move about the year 2030?

Was it supposed to be 2024/25 season but if its not ready it'll be 2025/26?

As long as we're there in time for the National League play offs, I'll be happy.

 

[Connor]

Let's say we are given the keys in August. Do you honestly believe we would play a whole season at GP before moving the following one? A whole 12 months with a brand new stadium sitting there NOT earning money just because it might be a bit of a headache sorting out season tickets and staff needing to know what the layout of the building is. Seriously?

We’re not getting the keys in august, it’s going to be the winter

 

[tommye]

We’re not getting the keys in august, it’s going to be the winter

Kinda makes sense.
Gives them the few months grace to iron out any issues arising from test events and get staff settled into new roles etc before new season starts. Madness to just shuffle off from GP after some half arsed mid season game.

 

[Bez2k2k]

If our first game there isn’t like what Sevilla’s ground was like when they just walked out then we are dumb. Christ that was incredible.

 

[Dr Baxter]

We’re not getting the keys in august, it’s going to be the winter

I was using August as an example. Regardless of what month we get the keys, we will move in as soon as possible even if that is during the season. IMHO.

 

[neil999]

Am now imagining how Many keys a stadium has, must be loads

 

[Blue peter]

I remember somebody on some website or other who'd done a study as part of their degree or something about the split. The root cause of it (according to him) is that Goulding was a brewer who wanted to sell his beer inside the ground. The rest of the board were against it. This caused him to bump up the rent to make up the money he wasn't earning from selling his ale. And that caused the split.

Was Bill on the board back then as well?