New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[Ragnar]

The club will ‘Evertonify’ it over the next few months.

Really hope so. Everything just needs painting blue with the badge and players plastered everywhere then it will feel like home

 

[Bazlar]

Jesus. We deserve absolute nothing. Just liquidate this club. Starting to actually hope we get relegated now. People pouting like spoiled children over an 800 million quid stadium that some clubs would absolutely kill for. How did we get this reputation for having good fans?

Calm down. To me it's a glorified St James Park with roughly the same attendance. We are in hoc with this for years. I'm sorry if you don't agree but I am underwhelmed

 

[Rehnman]

I couldn’t have loved it more today. The ground blew my mind, joined thousands of others in searching for and finding the stone of a great Evertonian who’s no longer here, then saw Baines put in a great cross for Jags to finish. The parking was even fine and the walk was properly epic. It felt like being part of an army retaking a city we temporarily lost.

 

[dion]

I watched on my 'telly' with my son. For the first twenty minutes it felt like I was watching us playing a friendly at at a European stadium. Think that's probably good

 

[Ragnar]

One thing that did surprise me was the surrounding area, it just felt right walking to the ground. It really is the perfect location.

 

[arch stanton]

Only problem I have is - Last Pennine Express Leeds train leaves Lime St around 11pm. Would have around 1 hour to get back after a night match. If can't would be well and truly stuffed!

I'm in a similar position for night games

 

[Rehnman]

One thing that did surprise me was the surrounding area, it just felt right walking to the ground. It really is the perfect location.

Exactly what I thought!!

 

[Daytripper]

I wish we could have stayed where we were. I don't know what it is. Maybe teething problems or whatever. After 50 years of Goodison for me this just didn't feel right

50 years, a new home is bound to feel out of place for some. You will get used to it hopefully mate.

My hope at one time was that Goodison itself be revamped into something better but we are here now.

Let’s not forget if certain people had gotten their way we would have been playing in that Subbuteo Shopping Cart in Kirkby.

 

[Ragnar]

Exactly what I thought!!

It just has a certain charm, and keeping the wall was perfect.

 

[Dixie D]

As others have said: there's just no bad seat eyeline wise.

It's way more than just a functional stadium though.

I love it & after seeing it today, I'm convinced that we'll make it our own & it will become our fortress!

...We just need a team to match it

 

[Leylo]

I'm a season ticket holder with my lad never went today we wanted to wait for first League game and maybe give someone else who's not fortunate enough to get a season ticket.lots of mixed opinions I'm reading things probably will improve as we go along can't wait to see the stones my family got we bought six .we will adjust fellas but will be hard on the heart do think they should reign the prices in tho after all we are the most working class club in the league and won't have it...

 

[IrishBlue2022]

Just back home. Some thoughts from today:

It was a strange feeling walking towards the stadium and you could feel it in the atmosphere. Great to have our new home, but the reality that the matchday routine has changed.

Great buzz around the Everton Way. Easily found our stones and found stones for friends that weren't there today.

As has been discussed the long queue at turnstile 2 and people seemed confused. Everywhere else seemed to be flowing fine.

Waited around 10 minutes to get served a beer and and sausage roll pre-game, so not bad.

At half-time we queued at the bar for 10 minutes and it didn't move so we just went back to our seats. No issue as i normally wouldn't get a beer at half time.

The stadium is amazing. Just sat in awe for the first 10 minutes looking around. The steepness from the back of the North Stand took me by suprise.

Walked back to town after. Took around 15/20 minutes.

All in, a great first experience. Yes some teething issues and some work needed internally to add character, but that will all come over time.

Looking forward to getting back over for the Brighton game with more of the family to share their first visit.

 

[Ragnar]

Just back home. Some thoughts from today:

It was a strange feeling walking towards the stadium and you could feel it in the atmosphere. Great to have our new home, but the reality that the matchday routine has changed.

Great buzz around the Everton Way. Easily found our stones and found stones for friends that weren't there today.

As has been discussed the long queue at turnstile 2 and people seemed confused. Everywhere else seemed to be flowing fine.

Waited around 10 minutes to get served a beer and and sausage roll pre-game, so not bad.

At half-time we queued at the bar for 10 minutes and it didn't move so we just went back to our seats. No issue as i normally wouldn't get a beer at half time.

The stadium is amazing. Just sat in awe for the first 10 minutes looking around. The steepness from the back of the North Stand took me by suprise.

Walked back to town after. Took around 15/20 minutes.

All in, a great first experience. Yes some teething issues and some work needed internally to add character, but that will all come over time.

Looking forward to getting back over for the Brighton game with more of the family to share their first visit.

I wonder what the issue was with 2?. Like you mentioned everywhere is seemed to flow fine, but 2 just had a massive line.

 

[leslad]

Genuinely such a world class stadium. Incredible.

But to be fair the F&B effort was woeful. Gave up trying to get a drink in club view. Never did that in the park end...

Based on the facilities I could see - I agree with what someone emailed the site saying they've missold clubview, be interesting to see how they deliver it once it starts.

The acoustics were genuinely incredible. The views you couldn't complain. From the outside and the inside it looks amazing. Walking from the pier head to the ground for me was such a good experience and it felt right almost immediately.

Only issue for me and me dad was the queues (and availablity) for either a bevvy or a pie were pretty much unacceptable. Hopefully it's easily fixable.

 

[peteblue]

Odd question, but were the bike racks overflowing or was there room to park a bike with a full ground ?, grateful for an answer…..