New Everton Stadium

[Frenk]

You wouldn't get that volume from the expansion gaps and i'm not convinced that what's been installed is temporary anyway.

That video looks to me like it's an issue with the gutter and/or the siphonic rainwater system.

Somebodies drone stuck in the gutter, Matt?

 

[ETID]

Somebodies drone stuck in the gutter, Matt?

He crashed it through the roof FFS @matty1878

 

[matty1878]

He crashed it through the roof FFS @matty1878

soz lads! me and my dodgy flying!

 

[allen]

soz lads! me and my dodgy flying!

I'm impressed you got over your next-door neighbour's garden this time, Matty.

Slamming into the stadium is absolutely top-drawer flying. Proud of you.

 

[matty1878]

I'm impressed you got over your next-door neighbour's garden this time, Matty.

Slamming into the stadium is absolutely top-drawer flying. Proud of you.

i stood on the fence mate!

 

[larbert toffee]

Really? Park head, Bernabeau, maybe. But the others. Nah!

Parkhead and Ibrox are OK but not a patch on BMD.

 

[The binman chronicles]

It won't be a major issue in the sense that it won't be a huge undertaking to resolve. Either something has failed/ not been fitted correctly or possibly just not completed yet. Obviously having huge volumes of water entering the ground like that isn't ideal but the stands should all be sealed so it shouldn't be causing damage internally.

I'm sure LoR will be around for a while after the official handover anyway. Even if everything is substantially completed, there will be a minimum 12 month defects correction period in which they will need to resolve issues.

They haven't fitted the side stand back panels yet and I expect it's just the holes in the barrel cladding where it tappers in and down is enough to create enough surface area that when it does start to drop it comes in like a waterfall.

See the one towards the South Stand a bit more clearly:

 

[If You Know Your History]

Good rant Matty, my thoughts exactly, we'd fill 60k, the queue of thousands for season tickets is not made up plus it will be an attraction for visitors to the city and the away allocation could be increased.
I can see slightly where they were coming from for a cost pov but would it have been that much different? and surely it would pay for itself in a reasonable time when you factor in increased ticket prices, gigs etc.
As much as I like BMD I feel we sold ourselves short with a 52k capacity.

This. Even Leeds will soon have a much bigger capacity than us. The likes of West Ham already have 60,000.

BMD is magnificent, but is there not scope to increase the capacity?

 

[If You Know Your History]

i mean its a brand new ground most others have expanded/ our

we should of made it bigger atleast 60,000

we would of easily filled it

we’ve missed a big big trick

Agreed.

 

[AndyRJ]

They haven't fitted the side stand back panels yet and I expect it's just the holes in the barrel cladding where it tappers in and down is enough to create enough surface area that when it does start to drop it comes in like a waterfall.

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See the one towards the South Stand a bit more clearly:

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I'm not sure whether those panels will actually be installed or if they're just something introduced for the visualisations for whatever reason.

That being said, that water isn't coming in as a result of the barrel cladding. If it was, then we'd be seeing the same thing everywhere and the volume of water is just too great. The roof/cladding also underwent extensive weather testing for wind and rain penetration.

https://www.evertonstadium.com/news...erton-stadium-roof-undergoes-weather-testing/

 

[Brendan Janus]

Parkhead - lol have you even been?
3 stands of cold concrete and a main stand with loads of restricted views from pillars.
It generates an atmosphere for Europe but its as basic as they come.

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been everywhere mate over 900 grounds

 

[Drico]

Well naming of the stands sorted, deep end and shallow end

I'm more than happy for the soppy end to be named after Blue Bill.

The Bill Kenwright Vale of Tears Stand.

 

[marnie]

The biggest Water Polo Stadium on the Planet. GET INNNN

 

[AndyRJ]

This. Even Leeds will soon have a much bigger capacity than us. The likes of West Ham already have 60,000.

BMD is magnificent, but is there not scope to increase the capacity?

There is always scope to increase the capacity, how easy it will be and the cost of doing so is anyone's guess. On the face of it, expanding any of the stands does not look a straight forward job and would require significant works to the roof/ barrel cladding.

Assuming the takeover goes through, I expect Friedkin will look at it but i imagine they would increase revenue through additional hospitaility before considering ripping apart a brand new stadium to expand the capacity.

 

[maccavennie]

They haven't fitted the side stand back panels yet and I expect it's just the holes in the barrel cladding where it tappers in and down is enough to create enough surface area that when it does start to drop it comes in like a waterfall.

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See the one towards the South Stand a bit more clearly:

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I'm hoping those back panels don't get fitted on. I think it looks better as it currently is (minus the flooding )