New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[wandyr79]

SJP - yes, villa park? Not with the upgrades they're getting.

Everton Stadium should have got both quarter finals off Ireland and Scotland.

I thought that we might be in with a chance of a Quarter FInal but the logic they have gone with is fine with me. All the host Nations covered, which is a nice touch.

Dublin has it's problems, like every city, but there will be a lot of fans who will really enjoy Dublin, take a chance to visit other areas of Ireland, etc. It is not just about the Stadium, when considering whether the Aviva is a good choice for the latter stages, which it is.

 

[trueblue84]

The Echo are apparently running a story from an hour ago that the reason The Hole Punch Stadium wasn't considered for the Euros, like it isn't for any other major tournament, is because the pitch is too small.

Get on this @davek

In other news, Everton Football Club have hosted World Cup Final matches featuring some of the greats of world football and are set to showcase their magnificent new stadium at Euro 2028 while Anfield can at least boast it has hosted Taylor Swift and The Foo Fighters.

Foo fighters' first gig at anfield is supported by a band called inhaler.

 

[Drico]

The location of the Aviva is great and it`s a very unique and eye catching building too, but I always hated the way the roof is when you`re sat in the upper tier where the metal work can come down into your view when sitting in the higher rows of seats. I like the way that one end is different from the other 3 sides as it would look from the inside as just another clone from the Arsenal/Benfica/Sporting stadium design, but had the land been available that would have been what we`d have ended up with.

I think the restriction on height at that end was to do with light - residents were claiming that sunlight would be blocked out.

Ireland specialises in building three-sides stadia. Croke Park is a classic example. But Dublin will be a highlight for vistors during the Euros. Sorry, Brits, but we Irish do hospitality just that bit better. And we'll dress up in big green hats with red beards for an extra euro, too...

 

[allen]

I actually like that logo they've used for the HDS. Nice clean design that.

Yes, far better than the official one.

 

[14_dollars]

The Echo are apparently running a story from an hour ago that the reason The Hole Punch Stadium wasn't considered for the Euros, like it isn't for any other major tournament, is because the pitch is too small.

Get on this @davek

In other news, Everton Football Club have hosted World Cup Final matches featuring some of the greats of world football and are set to showcase their magnificent new stadium at Euro 2028 while Anfield can at least boast it has hosted Taylor Swift and The Foo Fighters.

 

[COYBL25]

Please no one tell UEFA that our pitch doesn't fit in our stadium.

and is covered in rugby markings too.

 

[Benicetoourboys]

Never in a million years did I think I would love our new ground but I do.

The fact that Anfield looks a bit of a dump makes it even better.

 

[rylojr]

Yes, far better than the official one.

Yeah the "Wave" thing is very bland

 

[summerisle]

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/november/13/Latest-Update-From-Stadium-s-Transport-Working-Group/

 

[Swartzy]

Foo fighters' first gig at anfield is supported by a band called inhaler.

What a shame, pitch is to small for UEFA and now they realise those few inches will also impact floor standing capacity for the Foo Fighters.

 

[OneTrueLegend]

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/november/13/Latest-Update-From-Stadium-s-Transport-Working-Group/

There needs to be a mix of solutions to help with the transport. Sandhills is just too small to cope with the demand. I dont think even if you make it bigger it solves the problem.

I think they should look at adding a new station along that line. There is a patch of land between the trainline, Great Howard Street and Sherwood Street and the Leeds Liverpool Canal. They could build a station here (Circled in red). So that all of the people coming to the stadium from the town centre would get off here. Then Sandhills is only used for people coming from the north of the city. Then after the game people going back to the city centre go from the new station and people heading North go to Sandhills. It cuts the train issue in half.

The area circled in blue could have a "fan plaza" like Sandhills and also have a drop off and pick up point for the "gliders"

In terms of cost its probably in the £15m to £20m range, given that Ormskirk station was £13m, but it was 10 years ago.

I also think they need longer trains. There are not enough carriages for people and I think there should be a ferry terminal at the back of the stadium and bars within the stadium should be open for 1 hour after the game. All of these things together will improve the experience of getting to and from the stadium

 

[D. Amokachi]

They key takeaway here is that Anfield is a national embarrassment.

 

[davek]

How refreshing is it to see the stadium promoted for Euro28 without the ambulance chasers logo to be seen anywhere?



It's probably going to be the first time we consistently see views of the stadium like this instead of the other direction featuring a 'kin sewage works just so the H*** D******** name gets in every shot.

 

[Jacko93]

There needs to be a mix of solutions to help with the transport. Sandhills is just too small to cope with the demand. I dont think even if you make it bigger it solves the problem.

I think they should look at adding a new station along that line. There is a patch of land between the trainline, Great Howard Street and Sherwood Street and the Leeds Liverpool Canal. They could build a station here (Circled in red). So that all of the people coming to the stadium from the town centre would get off here. Then Sandhills is only used for people coming from the north of the city. Then after the game people going back to the city centre go from the new station and people heading North go to Sandhills. It cuts the train issue in half.

The area circled in blue could have a "fan plaza" like Sandhills and also have a drop off and pick up point for the "gliders"

In terms of cost its probably in the £15m to £20m range, given that Ormskirk station was £13m, but it was 10 years ago.

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I also think they need longer trains. There are not enough carriages for people and I think there should be a ferry terminal at the back of the stadium and bars within the stadium should be open for 1 hour after the game. All of these things together will improve the experience of getting to and from the stadium

Thats where the energy centre has been built for Mersey Heat. There will be no station being built there.

The actual solution, in my opinion, is mirroring Sandhills and having a separate north and south terminus, staffed and utilised only during events.

The land is already primed for a platform, as one used to be there.


Post in thread 'Sandhills station' https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/sandhills-station.121283/post-12018062

 

[Bluerover]

I think the restriction on height at that end was to do with light - residents were claiming that sunlight would be blocked out.

Ireland specialises in building three-sides stadia. Croke Park is a classic example. But Dublin will be a highlight for vistors during the Euros. Sorry, Brits, but we Irish do hospitality just that bit better. And we'll dress up in big green hats with red beards for an extra euro, too...

Thought struck me that a new station is needed to help with fans using the train.

Maybe only in use for 90 minutes either side of a match or major event.e see

For a long number of years, until 2005, trains stopped at a very basic Curragh platform on race days only. I see they now use Kildare and New bridge with complimentary bus transfer.

Some talk of trying to get 3rd party funding to reopen it.

Irish Rail 'willing to talk' about re-opening train station at Curragh Racecourse

The re-opening of the old Curragh train station is something Iarnrod Eireann said it is open to discussing. Trains stopped at the Curragh on race days up to 2005. Racegoers arrived from Heuston Station in Dublin as well as Limerick, Galway and Cork. The racecourse was originally served by two...

www.kildarenow.com

Would a ppp work for BMD? Might Laing O Rourke be interested in being involved in putting the cherry on the cake?