2nd test Everton Under-21s V Bolton Wanderers B

[Blue Alert]

I dunno about the bigger picture value to the club of investing in test-event merchandise, but on the way out I did think it would be good to have a t-shirt that reads:

‘I survived Operation Everton Stadium Controlled Evacuation’.

 

[NathDogg]

I dunno about the bigger picture value to the club of investing in test-event merchandise, but on the way out I did think it would be good to have a t-shirt that reads:

‘I survived Operation Everton Stadium Controlled Evacuation’.

Gonna do a few I heard mate.

“Sandhills pigpen veteran 2025”

“I crossed the Bascule bridge and lived”

“Don’t go to Costco when the match is on” -Super Stevey Rotherham.

 

[davep]

Other than Goodison and the Etihad ive never been to another PL ground, what are other grounds like to get to from within it's own city? Is BMD going to be the most difficult?

Every stadium I've ever been to has taken ages to get away from with mad crowds. Spurs, Arsenal, Wembly, Goodison, West Ham (old and new), Brentford (actually not so bad cos it's tiny and near where I live) etc etc. There's no magic way to get 50k ppl all away from an area quickly and easily.

 

[sd_1992]

Every stadium I've ever been to has taken ages to get away from with mad crowds. Spurs, Arsenal, Wembly, Goodison, West Ham (old and new), Brentford (actually not so bad cos it's tiny and near where I live) etc etc. There's no magic way to get 50k ppl all away from an area quickly and easily.

This.

Any modern ground not in a naturally built up area is dreadful to get out of. None of them have a load of different public transport options and actually for a modern stadium, being a 20 minute walk from town is pretty good.

The lack of infrastructure around the ground was the price to pay for a stadium on the waterfront.

A more agile council would have done something about Sandhills (actually doing anything about sandhillls isn’t something we are set up as a country to do never mind a council) and other public transport (a load of busses into town/wirral etc from the dock road would help).

But unfortunately the egress from the stadium site is probably something that will have to work itself out organically at this point, it might be crap for a season, but it will be worked out.

 

[Bluebonic]

In a nod to our heritage, how about an over head railway from BMD to the Pier Head. As the opening ceremony get a load of old dockers to walk under it using it as a symbolic umbrella then have a load of busted containers strewn around the fan zone so the old dockers can slot a load of swag before the head off to the boozer for a few bevvies before they go home and show their birds what they nicked? I know my grandad would have enjoyed it