New Everton Stadium

[Deleted member 24970]

I don't mind at all if the naming rights are sold by the time a new stadium is ready, we need to adopt a ruthless attitude when it comes to maximising revenue, from whatever source. We have, pardon the pun, a lot of ground, to make up.

I would like it if the stadium could encompass something unique from a design/architectural viewpoint, to draw attention to it and raise our profile amongst football fans and non-fans alike. I would like more of an events arena than merely a football ground too, again to maxmise revenue and build brand recognition for our home as a world-class, multi-use arena/centre.

The other things that come to mind would be to have the stadium/arena very vividly and outwardly recognisable as being Everton's. Be this merely through a creative use of lighting and the club name/crest being clearly visible from afar/from the air - just to create a landmark that people look out for and want to see.

Additionally, some other inclusion of our heritage could be built into the new ground - one of the corners could be modelled on Prince Rupert's Tower for example which would again provide a focal point and be very distinctive.

Outside of football, I have a bit of an obsession with lights and lasers and whilst too much of that is overbearing, I don't think lighting is utlilised at all well in sporting venues and would be a clever way to add another element of uniqueness both outside and inside the stadium.

When I went to the san siro, they had a spiral staircase to exit the ground. If we could incorporate this 'Rupert tower spiral' type design, it would give it a touch.

 

[Baldynut]

Interesting designs from the architect on his website for the Miami footie team stadium which is on the waterfront

http://www.meisstudio.com/mls-miami

 

[Bullet]

@ToffeeTVEFC Are you a fan of Archibald Leitch?

danmeis– ‏@Meisarch
@bernieo63 @R93 @ToffeeTVEFC absolutely! and I love the atmosphere and history of Goodison!

 

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Anthony Conder ‏@AnthonyConder
don't forget to keep the Old Lady's current design in mind guys, it's part of it's appeal (no stanchions obvs).

danmeis– ‏@Meisarch
@AnthonyConder @R93 @ToffeeTVEFC ...without a doubt!

 

[Bullet]

Interesting designs from the architect on his website for the Miami footie team stadium which is on the waterfront

http://www.meisstudio.com/mls-miami

Indeed. It's notable that one of the two designs required a section of water to be filled in.

 

[Tony Hibbert's 3rd leg]

I think we should just develop a big ugly, shoddy stand thats miles away from the pitch on Goodison to compensate for our city rivals getting a state of the art, ultramodern world renown dockside stadium. Wait a second...

 

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[roydo]

These tweets really from that architect bloke??

Asking for a friend.

 

[orly]

WHU sold 52k SEASON tickets. If our stadium is a success we can easily sell at least 40k season tickets as well. 50k stadium is an absolute minimum then. I think we can support 60k stadium if we come up with a good concept where we can close the highest tier of the stadium if needed for smaller matches so it wouldn't affect the atmosphere at all. We can sell out even a game vs Middlesbrough these days at Goodison. I think we can afford 60k stadium to just be in the same category of clubs like Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City.

Did you see how cheap those season tickets were mate?

We will need to borrow the pilot from "Airplane!" and several of his mates if we go for 60k seater

 

[TheFinnFan]

@ToffeeTVEFC Are you a fan of Archibald Leitch?

danmeis– ‏@Meisarch
@bernieo63 @R93 @ToffeeTVEFC absolutely! and I love the atmosphere and history of Goodison!

Are you making these up mate?

 

[Bullet]

These tweets really from that architect bloke??

Asking for a friend.

Are you making these up mate?

I'm not making them up and they look real to me.

 

[Kiwi]

I saw a talk done by the guy once, that's certainly him. Can't see why someone would go to the bother of making a fake twitter anyway

 

[orly]

I like the design from KEIOC that had a hotel on the side which was a strange Burj Khalifa/ Apollo 11 hybrid

 

[Jacko93]

I reckon £65k straight off the bat. Ability to increase to 80k with very little work.

 

[Saint Domingo]

I reckon £65k straight off the bat. Ability to increase to 80k with very little work.

Bit cheap for a stadium that mate.