Homepage Article Goodison Park to become the permanent home of Everton Women

[Gwladysstreetlad]

I'm made up. Goodison Park is to big a park of the clubs history and legacy to just disappear. I guarantee that I'll attend more womans and U21's games then I ever have before now. Its a very ambitious project, I just hope that they remodel the place well so it doesn't look empty most weeks. How cool would it be so get an old school Gwladys street stand back.

 

[summerisle]

….welcome news but very surprised at that.

Wonder if youth teams will also use it.

Says some academy games will be played.

 

[summerisle]

A little good news for the local businesses around the environs of the ground.

 

[Jacko93]

….welcome news but very surprised at that.

Wonder if youth teams will also use it.

For selected games.

 

[Clarky cat]

Great news but surely it will fail its safety tests? It was about to nearly 18 years ago…

 

[jazzy]

Goodison Park to Become The Permanent Home of Everton Women

Everton Football Club is proud to announce that Goodison Park will become the permanent home of Everton Women, transforming English football’s first purpose-built ground into the most iconic venue in the Barclays Women’s Super League. The decision follows an in-depth review of the Goodison...

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I've never watched a women's match "live " , only on TV but if they play at Goodison I might just toddle down.

I think this is a brilliant move by TFG.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

It's just didn't feel right flattening it.

Am happy with this.

 

[allen]

This is spectacularly good news.

Very happy for the women's side, and delighted with what this means for TFG's willingness to invest in that side.

But I think what makes me happiest is that famous grass, and that famous name is going to remain as a football stadium, even when it changes in time. I won't have to worry about seeing thumbnails of drone footage of Goodison being torn down, or visit Walton again and see it gone. The thought of that has been playing on my mind for a good while, and I'm pleased it's now an irrelevance.

 

[Liam-EFC]

Great news but surely it will fail its safety certificate?…

Probably not with a reduced capacity.

 

[Eggs]

….i still feel the statues should be relocated but at least it’ll keep them close to some visitors.

 

[jazzy]

What will the capacity be ? Will this be financially sustainable considering maintenance , attendance?

I suspect that they will have crunched the numbers. I think these guys know what they are doing

 

[blueblueskies]

I think this is a really good thing.

I wonder if like Chelsea the Women’s team along with the stadium will be sold to another part of the Group which would help PSR no end.

 

[LincolnshireToffee47]

Great news. Brilliant for the women’s team and it’s very pleasing that Goodison is being preserved.

 

[Charro]

A little good news for the local businesses around the environs of the ground.

Would it not have been better to have the community hub for the local area?

 

[sam17]

I think this is a really good thing.

I wonder if like Chelsea the Women’s team along with the stadium will be sold to another part of the Group which would help PSR no end.

For me, this has to be the biggest benefit of doing it.

During construction of the new facility on the Liverpool waterfront, Everton's previous ownership group announced plans for an £82m post-demolition renovation project at the Goodison site, which was set to include housing, a care home, retail units and a park.

A chunk if not all of that £82m being invested into the club via what ever means necessary would be a huge boost the P&L.