New Everton Stadium


mahermi1 said:
Yes there are escalators but I thought they weren't being used that day because of the way we are entering the turnstiles, due to on going work with Everton way. Hope I'm wrong like.
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My lads there all day tomorrow and he’s the escalator engineer so they must be operating another engineer is also on for the lift side as they both need to be tested with the extra capacity
 
Del-boy said:
May have been mentioned, been told we have asked for the first three fixtures next season to be played away. Maybe to make sure the pitch is given time to fully bed in. Anyone else heard this?
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We’ll find out on 18th June at 09:00 as that is when next season’s fixtures are published.
 

Del-boy said:
May have been mentioned, been told we have asked for the first three fixtures next season to be played away. Maybe to make sure the pitch is given time to fully bed in. Anyone else heard this?
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It was posted by some fella on reddit a couple of days (he said he worked for the company needing to come in to sort it) ago saying the stadium won't be ready due to some health and safety issues which needed working on.

I took it with a pinch of salt tbh as I'd imagine we'd struggle to do 3 test events if there was an issue
 
Lanolin said:
I was just taking the original post at face value. The suggestion was that there was still loads of availability to get season tickets so that's what I based my reply on. If it's not the case then ignore it, it wasn't me who suggested it was I just assumed the point was correct.

It won't be a very small minority, it will be a decent chunk. I know 3 or 4 personally who've not taken it up, and others have posted on here that they haven't taken it up either. As I've said a few times, it's not a criticism of people or our support, it's just a really obvious fact. In the same way that I told a mate that I'm definitely up for going to watch the Ashes in Oz with him next winter but know that realistically when push comes to shove I probably won't be able to do it, loads of people will have put themselves on the list with the very best of intentions but won't actually be in a position to drop £800 or commit to 20 weekends a year when it comes to it because their Mrs isn't happy, or their work patterns don't suit it or whatever. It's just how these things work.
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I think that true, I would always discount. It's kind of astonishing though really, let's say 1 in 2 take up the option, and it's added to the circa 30k ST holders we have got and you have around 45K ST holders. It's mad how big Everton are really, after a woeful time.

Another thing to point out though, is that a lot of those on the waiting list so probably cross over to walk up fans. Like you can't double count them.

FWIW I've not been on a waiting list but I might get one if ones available. I wonder how many fans we have like that. The annoying knonbead demographic as it were 😂
 
Lanolin said:
Just shows that all the talk of 'we've got X amount of people on the waiting list, we could easily have filled a 70,000 seater' was total nonsense. Having an interest in theoretically getting a season ticket and actually making the financial and time commitment to doing it are completely different things, it was always going to be the case.
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Our issue is more around price. Like I made a case for a 60k stadium and I think we would fill it. With the ST waiting list and ST at time (assuming say 50% took up the option) I thought we were about 40k STs. New grounds tend to bring a lot of new fans, for whatever reason. And the teams been rubbish, so you factor in what would happen if we won a cup or whatever.

The issue is more, what happens if costs keep going up.

70k I think could be done but it's a stretch that would rely on much better marketing, much more competent people and some success on the pitch. I'm also not sure that area could be extended to 70k but I wouldn't swap that area for 70k on Stanley Park.

I didn't really realise how well supported we are in placesoke America, which blows my mind really.
 
Like others have said, I’d hazard a guess the take-up rate for the initial period to be highest (as been waiting longest / members longest) - potentially as high as 70-80%. I believe that’s around 4,000
 

From The Guardian today ( part of a longer article )
Eleven Premier League clubs have announced their prices for next season. Five have frozen prices (Liverpool, West Ham, Tottenham, Leicester and Brentford) and six have upped the cost. There has been an average 5% increase at Newcastle, Brighton and Manchester United, while Nottingham Forest have gone as high as 8.5%. Arsenal’s prices have gone up by 3% or 5% depending on the location of the seat. Everton are increasing prices, but at a new stadium. The UK’s annual inflation rate was 3% in January.
Season-ticket holders were previously viewed as the lifeblood of clubs throughout the pyramid, the income from renewals in the spring allowing teams to plan for summer recruitment. But in the Premier League the money raised from TV deals has changed the picture: a good amount of focus now goes on selling single match tickets at higher prices and some clubs do not offer lapsed season tickets for sale again.
 
I hope all GOTers wear badges with their handles on. Seems like a few of us will be there. Cannot wait.
Initially got two tickets but needed a third as my youngest wasn't free originally. Fair play to the club who rang me back on Thursday to offer me a third ticket.
Only problem is I still haven't received the digital ticket. The Goodison box office is closed and they said there won't be one at Bramley Moore.
Getting a bit antsy with 24 hours to go. Anyone else still waiting on a ticket?
 
catcherintherye said:
Our issue is more around price. Like I made a case for a 60k stadium and I think we would fill it. With the ST waiting list and ST at time (assuming say 50% took up the option) I thought we were about 40k STs. New grounds tend to bring a lot of new fans, for whatever reason. And the teams been rubbish, so you factor in what would happen if we won a cup or whatever.

The issue is more, what happens if costs keep going up.

70k I think could be done but it's a stretch that would rely on much better marketing, much more competent people and some success on the pitch. I'm also not sure that area could be extended to 70k but I wouldn't swap that area for 70k on Stanley Park.

I didn't really realise how well supported we are in placesoke America, which blows my mind really.
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Based on no evidence whatsoever, other than gut feeling, I reckon that among the people at the top of the waiting list who were offered a season ticket (the ‘12 March newbies’ as someone on here called them), the take-up would be somewhat greater than 50%. Particularly as the opportunity for new STs at Goodison was minimal, and the new stadium is so utterly fantastic.
 

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