Lord Byron
Player Valuation: £950k
The councils response is given in this BBC article which largely focuses on the impact to businesses around BMD.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ergedpvg2o
However, councillor Liam Robinson commented:
“Last week, 10,000 fans attended the first of three trial games at the £500m waterfront stadium.
Robinson acknowledged there had been some traffic problems linked to road closures and had taken on board concerns about poor street lighting.
Robinson said the test event had been an "important milestone", but acknowledged that the transport and parking arrangements had been criticised.
He said there could not be a "parking free for all" in the area which he said was "starting to grow" through investment.
Public transport infrastructure was also criticised, with fans claiming that a "fanzone" at Sandhills station had been overcrowded with only a fraction of the crowd expected when the stadium is at capacity.
Robinson said improvements to signage, a new foot bridge and the introduction of eight carriage trains on match-days should help.
He added that meetings were taking place with the Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, Everton and fan groups in the coming days.“
If the council think that will sort it they are dreaming.
I’m surprised the Police aren’t getting involved as it will cause major public dis-order, especially when you add in a few thousand away fans.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ergedpvg2o
However, councillor Liam Robinson commented:
“Last week, 10,000 fans attended the first of three trial games at the £500m waterfront stadium.
Robinson acknowledged there had been some traffic problems linked to road closures and had taken on board concerns about poor street lighting.
Robinson said the test event had been an "important milestone", but acknowledged that the transport and parking arrangements had been criticised.
He said there could not be a "parking free for all" in the area which he said was "starting to grow" through investment.
Public transport infrastructure was also criticised, with fans claiming that a "fanzone" at Sandhills station had been overcrowded with only a fraction of the crowd expected when the stadium is at capacity.
Robinson said improvements to signage, a new foot bridge and the introduction of eight carriage trains on match-days should help.
He added that meetings were taking place with the Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, Everton and fan groups in the coming days.“
If the council think that will sort it they are dreaming.
I’m surprised the Police aren’t getting involved as it will cause major public dis-order, especially when you add in a few thousand away fans.
