Everton Chief Executive Keith Wyness believes fans will vote in favour of Everton's proposed ground move to Kirkby and has described the potential ground move as an 'amazing deal' and 'the deal of the century' which would see David Moyes have an extra £10m a year to spend on players.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo newspaper, he outline the following;
* Tesco will contribute £50m to the new stadium on land contributed by Knowsley Council in a deal which will leave it with minimal debts.
Keith Wyness: "Emotions will be running very high on this issue and I understand that. As much as it would pain them to do it, fans will realise it is the only way forward to the future. The Evertonians are very reasonable. It is an amazing deal, the deal of the century. If the heart rules the head, we will never get an opportunity like this again."
“There is no other site that we have found that will involve the same level of contribution.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo newspaper, he outline the following;
* Tesco will contribute £50m to the new stadium on land contributed by Knowsley Council in a deal which will leave it with minimal debts.
* Increased revenue from the new stadium will mean manager David Moyes will have up to £10m a year extra to spend on players.
* The new stadium could be up and running as early as 2010.
* If the move does not go ahead, there is no Plan B and there are fears Goodison Park will not be fit for purpose in 10 years.
* The new stadium could be up and running as early as 2010.
* If the move does not go ahead, there is no Plan B and there are fears Goodison Park will not be fit for purpose in 10 years.
Keith Wyness: "Emotions will be running very high on this issue and I understand that. As much as it would pain them to do it, fans will realise it is the only way forward to the future. The Evertonians are very reasonable. It is an amazing deal, the deal of the century. If the heart rules the head, we will never get an opportunity like this again."
“There is no other site that we have found that will involve the same level of contribution.
“We will be left with very little debt at the end of it. The deal compares very favourably with other clubs building new stadiums. We will be getting a very nice stadium for a small amount of money.”
"The money to build the stadium is completely different to the money that goes on the team. This is bricks and mortar"
“But the extra revenue brought in from the new stadium will enable us to better compete on the pitch. It means that there will be more money flowing back to the manager, something in the region of £10m a year.”
“There is a long way to go. If the fans vote in favour, which I am confident they will, we still have to go through the planning stages''
“There are potential for delays, but if everything goes smoothly, we could be ready by 2010.
“If we have to carry on at Goodison, there will be serious issues.
Attendance numbers will go down and then revenue will go down and when that happens, you can’t compete. There is no Plan B. There is no other option.”
"The money to build the stadium is completely different to the money that goes on the team. This is bricks and mortar"
“But the extra revenue brought in from the new stadium will enable us to better compete on the pitch. It means that there will be more money flowing back to the manager, something in the region of £10m a year.”
“There is a long way to go. If the fans vote in favour, which I am confident they will, we still have to go through the planning stages''
“There are potential for delays, but if everything goes smoothly, we could be ready by 2010.
“If we have to carry on at Goodison, there will be serious issues.
Attendance numbers will go down and then revenue will go down and when that happens, you can’t compete. There is no Plan B. There is no other option.”
