New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[John BCN]

The whole layout of this stadium looks designed to not build a fortress-like atmosphere. We dont really have a home end as far as I'm concerned.

It all looks too fragmented and sterile.

And I dont know what's happening with the acoustics for Everton supporters. Even a 2/3rds full away section tonight sounded 10x louder.

Something is just a bit off about the place and it's not just down to 'teething problems'.

Something structural.

Structure of the South Stand looks ok to me. But where I was, there were too many people either sitting in silence or just moaning tonight.

 

[If You Know Your History]

Can anyone that went confirm that the atmosphere was shocking. That is how it came across on the TV anyway.

I've heard far worse in recent months and years, frankly.

 

[If You Know Your History]

The whole layout of this stadium looks Even a 2/3rds full away section tonight sounded 10x louder.

It did.

I was slightly embarrassed by it. Our fans aren't always great these days, but surely our fans can't be THAT quiet.

Having said this, I have heard worse.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Structure of the South Stand looks ok to me. But where I was, there were too many people either sitting in silence or just moaning tonight. View attachment 326962

Cannot blame them one bit. You're hardly going to be in good spirits on the back of the previous two games.

 

[summerisle]

Went the match, my ticket was for the South stand, second row of seats from the top. My poor knees nearly gave way by the time I got there. Fabulous view though, shame about the dire last 40 mins.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Can anyone that went confirm that the atmosphere was shocking. That is how it came across on the TV anyway.

When we had the whole place singing it was loud, louder than Goodison has been in recent times. Just doesn't happen that often.

The massive bank of posh seats act as a fire break you hear pockets of singing but it doesn't catch.

 

[The binman chronicles]

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@tommye you can't get angry at the Leitch crosses surely? I guess it's regarding the empty seats, but it was still HT at that point.

 

[James Patrick]

Cannot blame them one bit. You're hardly going to be in good spirits on the back of the previous two games.

Why not ? Aren't they there to support ?

 

[mrsnugfit]

It's no good boasting about steep stands when those stands have too much space and salad between them and the pitch. I already miss the closeness of our fans at Goodison and the players on the pitch - terrified the life of our opponents when we were on song. While not as bad as new(ish) grounds like the Emirates and West Hams ground you simply cannot beat the intimacy of old grounds like Goodison.

The club should have ignored the guidelines advised for modern stadium builds - I care more about the week to week regular home games rather than whether the 'Hill Dickinson' will be capable of holding a Europa League final at some point or hosting a couple of internationals.

 

[mrsnugfit]

Half the fanbase have been priced out and half the people who go the game now sit in total and utter silence all game and every game.

This. I personally know of a couple of old Goodison regulars who simply cannot afford it now and it will get worse I'm afraid.

 

[bebo86]

I miss Goodison

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

You say that but other teams do still generate decent atmospheres. I do think over the last 10 years we've had a lot of new fans start going the game though, as you can see from the constant sell outs, and they've never really known anything else but to spend the majority of the match sitting in silence.

Better then us? Maybe. They generally had more to be positive about then us too. I guarantee you that they probably think that their atmosphere is garbage compared to what they used to have though.

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Even the "celebrations" for the goal was crap. I get it, it was a first half goal against West Ham. My old section in the Gwladys would've definitely reacted more then that though. It was like we celebrated in slow motion.

 

[dannyboy]

Cannot blame them one bit. You're hardly going to be in good spirits on the back of the previous two games.

We could've won the last two and we'd have still sat in silence for the majority of the game.

 

[Simo]

Knock it down.