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I’m Anfield’s pitch does not meet UEFA specifications so they will always be overlooked for Men’s international tournaments. Oh and it smells

I'm not entirely sure the pitch dimension requirements for UEFA International competitions could be strictly considered 'obvious'. Alas, I was merely trying to add some perspective to the perpetual cryarses about BMD not holding 7k more...

I think Man Utd withdrew Old Trafford from the selection process because they couldn't offer assurances of its availability.

For stating the obvious? Perhaps....

Tbh, all that really tells us is that Anfield isnt eligible for the Euros (on pitch size). If it was, would BMD have been chosen ahead of the larger Anfield, with more boxes and corporate etc? I'm not so sure.

Tbf, that's only achievable if you redevelop, build cheaply or have majorly leveraged enabling projects (Kings Dock). Otherwise the debts from building any additional capacity have to be covered. Not necessarily an issue if there are wealthy...

Capacity/demand/prices: Everton's core areas for season ticket holders as set out in the PA for BMD + the census information from 2021 for Liverpool underlines that we have our core support in wards (and wards in outlying districts) where...

American owners are also used to city footing most of the bill which is absolutely ridiculous. Country of capitalism and tax dollars are used to subsidise a private company to that tune.

This is all important too. Whenever, people talk about the new stadium and reasons for moving etc, they always stress the importance of increased income etc. Obviously, all valid arguments! However, we have to also view that in the context of...

Apologies, I posted my thoughts above before I saw your post. But I see even those calculations of 'the possible' could add another 10k if it were done. That'd alleviate some pressure on ticket demand and cost.

Safe-standing is already introduced and part of the new stadium. It's the increased ratios that we don't know about yet. The rail seats used at BMD wouldn't allow for increased ratios as they're too space-consuming. Even if they were replaced by...

I think the Juventus comparison is a valid one for illustrative purposes. It is at the extreme end of the spectrum of approaches to building a new stadium. Pitching capacity particularly low, to minimise costs and really squeeze that...

We should console ourselves with the knowledge that Juventus built a stadium that holds only about 41,000 and is widely considered the best in Italy. While I too believe 60k should have been our future-proof target, the main thing for us will be...

I've got mixed feelings about the Capacity. In a lot of ways I think it's a shame we didn't at least try and go to 55K. Just under 53K feels a bit of a negative and settling for a place in the hierarchy that reflects us being just a top 10 club...

It's self-evident that we couldn't afford a bigger stadium under the previous regime. That's not to say, however, that what we have built will be suitable in the nearish future. But that's where the Friedkins come in. As lovely as the new...