23 Apr 2014 19:58:47
Hi Girls and Guys.

Just a very quick heads up. I have been to our company St George's Day 'party/PR' today with a number of our customers and clientele. I got talking to a gentleman who does a lot of work with both Everton in the Community and Liverpool Foundation and he told me some very interesting things. He has been to a number of meetings about a new stadium for Everton on Walton Hall Park. He said that it has been given the go ahead by the relivent parties and will be released to the press in the next few months. He said he has no idea who is funding the project but it looks like it will be going ahead. His female colleague left our party early to go to Liverpool FC as they are announcing tomorrow that they intend on building a 100 bedroom hotel behind one of the stands (I like he said the Kop but I could be wrong) and a new row of shops and coffee shops down the Centenary Stand. He said that this will be released tomorrow.

Now, I assure you that I don't come on here with knowingly false information and I hope Ed can back me up on this, I am simply passing on the information I have heard. I guess we will find out if this is true if the Liverpool story is true.

Fingers crossed hey!

Everton Al.

PS. I would rather not say who my source is as I'm not sure if this information could jeopardise my sources position. I appreciate that this is easy to say/fake but I give you my word that I am only passing on the information I have been told and believe to be true.

{Ed025's Note - i trust you al..thanks for sharing mate..


1.) 23 Apr 2014
It may be true, as Liverpool have just announced that they are planning to expand Anfield.


2.) 23 Apr 2014
23 Apr 2014 20:23:46
Nice one or that Al, guessing we will find out tomorrow mate.


3.) 23 Apr 2014
Everton al u mite be right bud Liverpool have announced an expansion to anfield with more details to follow. So you might be right about new stadium hope your right


4.) 23 Apr 2014
Fingers crossed hey lads. I'd love a new Stadium and I think Walton Hall Park would be a great site to do it on. It could also be the next step our great clubs need.

Everton Al.


5.) 23 Apr 2014
23 Apr 2014 21:05:49
I'd love for everton to get this new stadium, this would send us to the next level and have profits with the stadium and not losing money. A question that I'd like to be responded is if this new stadium is built, what capacity would it be and if Everton could fill 55.000-60.000 in the stadium. Just asking! Thank you to all of you! COYB & CL football next season!

{Ed025's Note - it would have to be 55,000 OFM, we might not fill to capacity for a lot of games, but hopefully the bigger ones, and european nights would be rammed, i would expect it also to be used as a venue for concerts, boxing etc which would encourage sponsorship hopefully mate..


6.) 23 Apr 2014
23 Apr 2014 21:31:48
Thanks Ed! I think It would be great if we could fill in 55.000 and about 50.000 (?) at games against mid table teams, but to be honest, a 60.000 capacity stadium would be world class to fill that even if its against the top 6 teams in the league and europe football games!


7.) 23 Apr 2014
23 Apr 2014 21:48:39
i can find out if this is true!, I will let you know

{Ed025's Note - go for it TB..


8.) 24 Apr 2014
Stadium will be paid for and owned by LCC, but Everton will sign a long term lease on Stadium basically paying a monthly rent, which will pay off loan council get to build it. Just like the Ethiad stadium which is owned by Manchester City Council.
It is a win win scenario for both the council who will get a continuous return on the stadium investment and for everton who will increase revenues from not only match days but also from other stadium uses and will more than be capable to pay the annual rent.

{Ed025's Note - please remember to register and log in..


9.) 24 Apr 2014
Surely the problem has always been funding a new ground, not the location, without the funding, a new ground is just a pipe dream.

{Ed025's Note - see above post..


10.) 24 Apr 2014
How come once again the council roll over on their back with arms and legs in the air, whenever Liverpool want to improve Anfield (remember Kremlyn Road and Stanley Park), but ever since the 60's everytime we have wanted to expand Goodison the answer has always been NO.

{Ed025's Note - if AL is right GTB, i will take a new stadium any day mate..


11.) 24 Apr 2014
Is it living in the past to want to stay at Goodison?

the place means so much to so many, I'd love for us to develop Goodison

{Ed025's Note - its been great in its day BOTN, but the time has come to move i think, its just not logistically feasible to extend in such a built up area mate, and i know the red are doing it, but a lot of their ground is very much fit for purpose, whereas ours is antiquated and run dowh..


12.) 25 Apr 2014
25 Apr 2014 13:05:38
Looks as though it's happening. Can't wait to sit in a seat that's more suited to the larger gentleman