New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium


In your opinion which stadium out of the 60/70 you have been to(all watching Everton?) had attendances above 53k people and was easiest to get away from due to a brilliant transport infrastructure and which was the worst.
I really don't think there is an answer to that question, moving 50K people anywhere is a huge task, it's never easy, given time will get easier but it won't ever be simple to get in and out. You'll find that plenty of people will hang around after the game for a few drinks at the ground, others will go to nearby pubs others to that marquee across the road, others walking back into town others on busses you're never going to get 53K people stampeding towards sandhills.
 
Really strange reaction to my comments, almost as if some have taken it personally.

I understand Everton needed a new ground. Commercially, the long term benefits should be good. It’s a beautiful ground in a great “location” (picturesque, on the waterfront).

However I have concerns about how the side will adapt to a new ground without the safety blanket of GP. I think the match day experience won’t be the same either. Our entire lives we have been going to Goodison Park. There’s a familiarity that made Goodison so special.

Now - we will all find our own matchday routines. Our new chippies, pubs, routes etc.

The reality is:

: Transportation looks disasterous and off the back of the test events, dangerous. No parking and poor public transport routes.

: The gridlock to exit will be hugely problematic due to the lack of space by the waterfront

: It’s going to be more expensive for the match going fans.

: It will be especially unpleasant in the winter.

: Can we recreate the Goodison Park atmosphere? Remains to be seen.
Our recent record at Goodison is rubbish. Safety blanket...ok
 
I think the difference between opinions on a forum where half of the people never go the game anyway and actual match going fans differs. I know just as many season ticket holders who are gutted (but understand the reasons why) we're leaving Goodison compared to the ones excited about Bramley Moore. Some are both. The ones having wet dreams about the new ground when they haven't got a clue what its going to be like are just plain weird.

the move is needed for a financial footing
first and foremost
 


When my family and I visited in August 2023 and walked by the then-half-built stadium, there wasn’t much commerce in the immediate area, other than the Titanic Hotel and the odd pub. Has there been more development since?
 

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