New Everton Stadium

[brieverton]

Don't forget the ceilings in the concourses...and the four corners of the stadium exterior when they take down that horrible scaffolding. And that blob on the roof of the club shop. And the bird droppings from the exterior of the West Stand...

I'd like to see the ceilings done but I don't think they will be.

I do hope the screed finish will still be applied to the corners once the scaffolding is down. The weather staining has made those areas look filthy for months. I read somewhere recently though that the scaffolding might still be up by August.

I'd be surprised if the branding effort didn't begin within a few weeks. The club addressed questions on that during the second test. I'd be surprised if any major element of that was dependent on naming rights and it looks like any announcement on that is not imminent anyway.

I'm looking forward to the branding. On a bright sunny day and when lit up the whole place looks great but otherwise can look a bit dull to be honest.

My only other bugbear is the steps on the Western Terrace. Again the lighting looks great there but in daylight it looks too much like a mass of concrete to me and a bit too monolithic. I would have broken that look with more heavy-duty and darker railings but that's just personal taste. Perhaps they will be able to add colour there too.