New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[Connor]

So many people here early.

Been here for both test events and countless days to just look at it, but my god, it’s special

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Wondering if NBC/Peacock has anything special planned pre-game. You're right...no.

 

[PhilM]

Anyone moaning in here today about the branding or anything else in the stadium, give your head a wobble and k'off. Today is a day to celebrate.

 

[TheNinja]

You'd imagine if this was the opening game of one of Sky's 6 new stadiums, they'd be doing a special programme all morning on it

 

[davek]

It’s hosting a Rugby League international in November

Bits and pieces...unless you're telling me this is is not a proper football stadium and 'multi-purpose'?

All stadiums diversify now. They are still essentially football stadiums though and other events come to the home of the football club and acknowledge that fact.

Some people seem all too willing to be spoon-fed this corporate medicine and allow them to try and marginalise us in our own home.

The club wont stop this corporate expansion and claim over our new home, the fans will though.

 

[Drico]

Anyone moaning in here today about the branding or anything else in the stadium, give your head a wobble and k'off. Today is a day to celebrate.

The result will dictate that!

But, yes, a great day has dawned.

 

[Neiler]

Great work they do. Another Everton first.

Makes you think though, 200 years ago there'd have been people getting off ships down there dressed in rags and starving and looking for a new life in this country and getting no further than the (Vauxhall) district they landed in.

Now here we are needing to feed and dress the modern poor.

It's an utter disgrace.

There is a contrast and contradiction to lids volunteering to collect what we all have in the back of the cupboards and then going through another door and being changed and paying £7 for a hotdog (metaphorically). A reflection point maybe.

We probably need to do more to promote the food bank on here - its a huge community on here and if everyone picked up an extra three tins or so or the like a week and brought it to the game it would make a huge difference.

 

[davek]

You'd imagine if this was the opening game of one of Sky's 6 new stadiums, they'd be doing a special programme all morning on it

If this was the new Anfield the whole of today would be taken up with coverage on all channels and tomorrow would be called New Anfield Bank Holiday.

 

[davek]

There is a contrast and contradiction to lids volunteering to collect what we all have in the back of the cupboards and then going through another door and paying £7 for a hotdog (metaphorically). A reflection point maybe.

We probably need to do more to promote the food bank on here - its a huge community on here and if everyone picked up an extra three tins or so or the a like a week and brought it to the game it would make a huge difference.

Quite right too mate.

All churches have drop-off ares and people should use them.

Having a functioning welfare state would be better like.

 

[marsh]

Are any programme sellers going to be dotted about down side streets/on the walk up?

 

[Drico]

Bits and pieces...unless you're telling me this is is not a proper football stadium and 'multi-purpose'?

All stadiums diversify now. They are still essentially football stadiums though and other events come to the home of the football club and acknowledge that fact.

Some people seem all too willing to be spoon-fed this corporate medicine and allow them to try and marginalise us in our own home.

The club wont stop this corporate expansion and claim over our new home, the fans will though.

It's a football stadium full stop. Yes, it can host concerts and rugby league, but it was specifically designed to have steep stands that bring the fans as close to the pitch as possible to generate a claustrophobic atmosphere. That wasn't done for Taylor Swift.

The lack of Everton branding is a deliberate and suspect decision. The stadium looks magnificent, but it's not moaning to point out the roof is currently unsightly and you wouldn't know that the team who plays in, who nearly went out of business building it, plays in blue.

 

[Drico]

If this was the new Anfield the whole of today would be taken up with coverage on all channels and tomorrow would be called New Anfield Bank Holiday.

And then a week of programming dedicated to "those special Anfield European nights".

 

[BackRow PE6]

Depends on your position on the lack of a roof screed.

If you find yourself among like-minded people, share not only your name but that of a local painting and decorating operation that can be forwarded by one of your new neighbours to the nearest stadium steward.

They'll love you for it and you'll immediately feel at home.

I’m not making eye contact with anyone who thinks the screed situation is acceptable. You can spot them a mile off. I will carry the grudge forward for decades

 

[davek]

It's a football stadium full stop. Yes, it can host concerts and rugby league, but it was specifically designed to have steep stands that bring the fans as close to the pitch as possible to generate a claustrophobic atmosphere. That wasn't done for Taylor Swift.

The lack of Everton branding is a deliberate and suspect decision. The stadium looks magnificent, but it's not moaning to point out the roof is currently unsightly and you wouldn't know that the team who plays in, who nearly went out of business building it, plays in blue.

Exactly right.

It's a big draw for events precisely because it's spacious, yes, but also because it is the home of a well known football club. They get 'brand boost' off that.

We'll get there in the end to a point where Evertonisation creeps incrementally onto and into the stadium, but it'll need a fight for it to happen because these officers employed by TFG are there merely to resist that tribal claim on the facility.

 

[Drico]

I’m not making eye contact with anyone who thinks the screed situation is acceptable. You can spot them a mile off. I will carry the grudge forward for decades

My kind of guy.

Yes, you can share your contact details with me.