General Meeting 09.01.2018

[canuckblue]

Anything Elstone says should bring to mind a quote from Macbeth: "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player. That struts and frets his hour upon the stage. And then is heard no more: it is a tale. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."

 

[Kal El]

Dan Meis: “I think people have heard me say many times that it’s pretty unusual for me to start a project with the kind of vision and brief that the Club provided for us. That was one of the reasons why I was first excited about the project and then I fell in love with the Club and Goodison and it’s become a really unusual, very passionate project for me and I think a career-defining one. That kind of strong vision about who the Club is and who the community is, I have no doubt will create a unique building that will be a model for football the world over.”

It’s going to look rubbish isn’t it.....

 

[ashwuk76]

So Liverpool City Council will own our training ground and own 2/3rds of the new stadium...


Welcome to Bramley Moore, the home of Liverpool City Council Football Club.

You know what, I am cool with that, only because Kopites heads will fall off all over the place...

 

[Dooguk]

Dan Meis: “You look at Goodison and there are memories in that building that you can’t replace. I think the thing we think about most every day is to not lose that - the magic of Goodison… that history and the magic of the experience that people remember over years is something we want to bring to any new building."

 

[Dooguk]

DM: “I think we have the opportunity to do something that hasn’t been done in any of the new buildings in the Premier League, and that’s a really incredible opportunity.”

 

[mightymoyes]

Gonna hear nothing new tonight by looks of it

 

[rstevens]

To be fair it is pretty disgusting the council is going to be pumping in 300 million, into a private organisation, in a time where the money needs to be spent elsewhere due to this hard times.

 

[Wat Tyler]

What does Geoff in West Derby think?

 

[roydo]

To be fair it is pretty disgusting the council is going to be pumping in 300 million, into a private organisation, in a time where the money needs to be spent elsewhere due to this hard times.

I dont think he means that.

 

[joey_macmo]

Dunno mate. And I might have read it wrong.

It’s a brilliant deal for us if they really are funding it.

 

[davek]

 

[Efcjake]

It’s the same deal

Yes it is. It is the same deal we had verbal agreement on when we bought the land, the only reason they're saying "66%" now is because the costs have escalated by an additional "33%" and the council has clearly stated they won't go beyond the 300 million estimate we originally gave them.

This is what Elstone was referring to here:

After careful consideration of several sites, over recent years, a clear winner emerged and whilst the cost and related preparatory works add a one-fifth premium to the cost of the Bramley Moore Dock site, we believe that the commercial returns from naming rights, sponsorship, higher attendances and greater use on non-matchdays will recoup that premium. We are incredibly excited about the opportunities for us at Bramley Moore Dock.

That funding target has escalated significantly and has occupied much of our efforts of the past 12 months. The premium for the waterfront site, an ambitious capacity that we will test with more rigour, a design we can all be proud of and the simple but painful impact of inflation, have all contributed to an increased overall cost and a funding target which continues to grow.

It’s a challenge that has always had the full support of Liverpool City Council and throughout 2017, we have been totally committed to finding a funding arrangement that works for the Club and the City

The estimated costs have gone up and we have to stump up the difference.

 

[orly]

Haven't you just been served a fresh glass of stfu Dave?????????????

 

[onlyme]

Lol at everyone doing 2 + 2 = 49. Stop 2nd guessing and wait for the full facts and figures ffs.

 

[joey_macmo]

I thought we had a billionaire owner and that nothing would be the same again?

We’re going cap in hand to the council on a stadium that won’t happen.

They announced a preference for Bradley Moore in March 2017, we’re only a couple of months off that being a year! Absolutely pathetic, this club.

After hearing that the council are giving us 2/3rd of the stadium costs how on earth can you construe that as a bad thing?

Still doubt it’s the case but it’s a great deal for Everton if it is.