New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[Jacko93]

i have to say i don’t understand why you would spend so much money and give up so much of your time to not sing and make noise and take out all of your life’s frustrations on a man dressed in black waving a flag

I took out a lot of frustration, vocally, on Sunday. But not sure many people were willing to join in. Im not convinced the cadence of my words were particularly melodic.

I think on at least two occasions though, Pawson heard me.

 

[SJB]

I just glare at the stewards and walk through . Most of them are kids

That's unpleasant and unnecessary. Next time you go you maybe you could try a different approach - smille and nod... maybe even say a quick hello. It might make a stressful day in the spotlight in a new job a little bit nicer for those kids.

 

[davek]

That's unpleasant and unnecessary. Next time you go you maybe you could try a different approach - smille and nod... maybe even say a quick hello. It might make a stressful day in the spotlight in a new job a little bit nicer for those kids.

I beg to differ on that.

I dont know about glaring at anyone (and by the way these 'kids' are about late 20s - early 30s ) but they stand in the way of Evertonians and their home and they represent the commercial interests of those run that stadium as a money-making 'facility'.

They shouldn't be there.

If the stadium is being used for non-football events then fair enough.

 

[SJB]

I beg to differ on that.

I dont know about glaring at anyone (and by the way these 'kids' are about late 20s - early 30s ) but they stand in the way of Evertonians and their home and they represent the commercial interests of those run that stadium as a money-making 'facility'.

They shouldn't be there.

If the stadium is being used for non-football events then fair enough.

 

[davek]

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The stewarding has to be on the plaza and on the gates into the stadium.

They ones at the gate are a line of inefficient bottle neckers who cant do their allotted task in any case, as we've been hearing.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

On our fourth free bevvie in last two home games, either payment is down or vending is chucking out free beer.

 

[dockroad]

That's unpleasant and unnecessary. Next time you go you maybe you could try a different approach - smille and nod... maybe even say a quick hello. It might make a stressful day in the spotlight in a new job a little bit nicer for those kids.

You don't have to take every comment literally . Glare is perhaps too strong a word . I am not at all unpleasant , I am sociable but I do dislike the presence of stewards at the wall so I ignore them . I chat to the door staff at Blue House and Bramley Moore pub for example. I also talk to stewards at the turnstiles and on the concourse .

 

[Tom Hughes]

There has been quite a few critical comments from away fans about the atmosphere but I've not been overly impressed with any of the away supports that have come so far.

It might be different if you're nearer them but I can see most of the away section from my seat and they've all had a similar and expected pattern. I've not been blown away noise wise by any. They've been vocal during times they've had something to shout about but all been stood in silence when we've been on top.

Yet when we have a poor performance or periods of creating nothing it seems expected that our atmosphere should be bouncing.

If we'd have won 3-0 on Sunday the Spurs atmosphere would have been flat and the home end loud/bouncing for a lot of the game. A good result/performance is the main driver of atmosphere.

With the high upturned roofline, it's a quite a big cavernous space to fill with noise, with a fairly high threshold of fan engagement to get the place to really reverberate. Yes, when a good to high proportion of fans do make the effort, it is loud....ie a good "whole stadium" atmosphere, when the don't it's very quiet. Away fans are generally more vocal, and even though they're low down at BMD, being concentrated around that corner section, where they can see and bounce of each other, and singing up to the eves of two full expanses of roof..... is a fairly acoustically efficient arrangement. Hence the reason why they can really fill the stadium with noise, when the situation favours them. Whereas our most vociferous fans in the lower south are largely singing up into a wide open expanse.... with little or no acoustic enhancement to assist them. Also, at 60-63 rows the south stand isn't quite the real muscle home end intended (yet). Great when in full voice, but the relatively low massing combined with the higher roof, does not a good "Kop" make (pardon the expression). If it had been a full continuous 63 rows of safe-standing right up to the roofline it could've better reflected that blue wall marketing, attracting the younger fans more exclusively, and better grouping them..... at 80 rows, even more so! Whether the club thought that there was insufficient demand to stand, I don't know. Hopefully, the traditional home stand culture will grow as we all settle into the place. I think the upper corners would've been the ideal location for marketing a "singing section" (again, pardon the expression), to take full advantage of the barrel roof acoustics.... but this doesn't seem to have been a real consideration.

 

[Noggsy blue]

I took out a lot of frustration, vocally, on Sunday. But not sure many people were willing to join in. Im not convinced the cadence of my words were particularly melodic.

I think on at least two occasions though, Pawson heard me.

Be disappointed if he never heard me. Was also expecting a tap on the shoulder from a steward

 

[Johnniepk]

With the high upturned roofline, it's a quite a big cavernous space to fill with noise, with a fairly high threshold of fan engagement to get the place to really reverberate. Yes, when a good to high proportion of fans do make the effort, it is loud....ie a good "whole stadium" atmosphere, when the don't it's very quiet. Away fans are generally more vocal, and even though they're low down at BMD, being concentrated around that corner section, where they can see and bounce of each other, and singing up to the eves of two full expanses of roof..... is a fairly acoustically efficient arrangement. Hence the reason why they can really fill the stadium with noise, when the situation favours them. Whereas our most vociferous fans in the lower south are largely singing up into a wide open expanse.... with little or no acoustic enhancement to assist them. Also, at 60-63 rows the south stand isn't quite the real muscle home end intended (yet). Great when in full voice, but the relatively low massing combined with the higher roof, does not a good "Kop" make (pardon the expression). If it had been a full continuous 63 rows of safe-standing right up to the roofline it could've better reflected that blue wall marketing, attracting the younger fans more exclusively, and better grouping them..... at 80 rows, even more so! Whether the club thought that there was insufficient demand to stand, I don't know. Hopefully, the traditional home stand culture will grow as we all settle into the place. I think the upper corners would've been the ideal location for marketing a "singing section" (again, pardon the expression), to take full advantage of the barrel roof acoustics.... but this doesn't seem to have been a real consideration.

From where I sit the south stand looks very sparce. Its full but there's loads of space between people.
The street end always looks rammed.

 

[Connor mcloud]

I just glare at the stewards and walk through . Most of them are kids they couldn't care less. But I don't know why they ever had perimeter wall checks when you can't get in the stadium without a ticket.

This day and age i want bags to be checked

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Surprised how many fans looked like they got soaked.

 

[dockroad]

Surprised how many fans looked like they got soaked.

Got a brief soaking in the Lower East , most people were well prepared .

 

[Neiler]

 

[Tom Hughes]

From where I sit the south stand looks very sparce. Its full but there's loads of space between people.
The street end always looks rammed.

The Gwladys Street's shallower rake and the narrower rows will always look more packed. If a few people leave early, that lower tier looks really empty. Obviously the light coloured handrails don't help in that respect.