Finch Farm

[Ruairi77]

It will be a very sad day when Goodison closes for the last time. Moving from one of the worlds iconic grounds to a run of the mill stadium just seems like a step backwards to me. If Everton want to fill a 50,000 seater every other week, the premier league needs to keep it's global market, but here's the thing, in order to survive in that global market, the club either needs a billionaire or a niche. And Evertons niche is Goodison park. Yes, it costs money but the long term benefits will be huge. I hate to say it but FSG have shown it can be done here in Boston.

 

[D410]

We've got 9 boxes at the moment I think...the designs for the Kirkby stadium only had around 12, still leaving us miles behind most other top half prem clubs. The people making the decisions regarding a new stadium obviously don't think it's a big deal. Or they're knuckle heads.

When you think about it just 12 boxes for the Kirkby stadium was maddness over the orginal 9 boxes at GP.

 

[D410]

Not when we have trouble selling those miserly 9 boxes it's not, if we had 20 we'd struggle to still fill 10.

In an era were the EPL is THE most watched football league in the world.....It says a lot more about us off the pitch.

 

[mythbuster]

I've been saying for a while now, that IF we are to move to a new stadium, then we should move to an indoor stadium.

Why? I hear you ask...

Well, for one, with the advancement of hydroponics, there really is no need for a footy stadium to be outdoors anymore.

What benefits would it bring? Well, Here's what I think:

-It would effectively also be a 40-50,000 arena (as well as a footy stadium) and that's not including pitch space. An asset like that could really rake money in.

-With the use of hydroponics, air conditioning and sprinkler systems, then conditions could be controlled to ensure the pitch was about as perfect as could be at all times. (We were the first to have undersoil heating. How cool would it be if we were the first top club to jib it off.)

-Again, with the use of heating/air con, we could ensure temperature etc, would be ideal for playing football in for our players for ALL our home games.

-I also just think the atmosphere would be immense.

 

[royalblue66]

Man City. Are expanding their ground to to increase their attendance to 67k and West Ham are moving to a new Stadium, we need to get it sorted .

 

[Jxg]

Actually our corporate facilities have won all sorts of awards in the past.

Also what do you mean by "it is terrible for reputation"?

As others have said, we have 9 boxes. Nine. I don't care how many awards you win for exceptional service, when other clubs have ten times the boxes you have, they're going to brining in ten times the income (at least).

Reputation and advertising. Look at New Highbury, or should I said, the Emirates. I don't for a second want Goodison renamed, but how much do you think we'd get for some company to slap their name on the stadium? Pennies. The same goes for other forms of advertising involving the stadium. Why? Bad marketing tool. It's not a shiny, new, 60,000 seater. It's a giant blue Anderson shelter.

 

[bluejock]

I actually don't mind the Kirby design. My biggest bugbear with it was that they planned to build it in Kirby.

If we're going to model the new ground on an existing stadium, forget your soulless bowls like the Emirates and Etihad, I'd want something like this

 

[micknick]

I've been saying for a while now, that IF we are to move to a new stadium, then we should move to an indoor stadium.

Why? I hear you ask...

Well, for one, with the advancement of hydroponics, there really is no need for a footy stadium to be outdoors anymore.

What benefits would it bring? Well, Here's what I think:

-It would effectively also be a 40-50,000 arena (as well as a footy stadium) and that's not including pitch space. An asset like that could really rake money in.

-With the use of hydroponics, air conditioning and sprinkler systems, then conditions could be controlled to ensure the pitch was about as perfect as could be at all times. (We were the first to have undersoil heating. How cool would it be if we were the first top club to jib it off.)

-Again, with the use of heating/air con, we could ensure temperature etc, would be ideal for playing football in for our players for ALL our home games.

-I also just think the atmosphere would be immense.

This is a myth!

 

[micknick]

I actually don't mind the Kirby design. My biggest bugbear with it was that they planned to build it in Kirby.

If we're going to model the new ground on an existing stadium, forget your soulless bowls like the Emirates and Etihad, I'd want something like this

Thats like some kind of medieval castle. Ruperts tower on each corner.

Cool

 

[Jxg]

I've been saying for a while now, that IF we are to move to a new stadium, then we should move to an indoor stadium.

Why? I hear you ask...

Well, for one, with the advancement of hydroponics, there really is no need for a footy stadium to be outdoors anymore.

What benefits would it bring? Well, Here's what I think:

-It would effectively also be a 40-50,000 arena (as well as a footy stadium) and that's not including pitch space. An asset like that could really rake money in.

-With the use of hydroponics, air conditioning and sprinkler systems, then conditions could be controlled to ensure the pitch was about as perfect as could be at all times. (We were the first to have undersoil heating. How cool would it be if we were the first top club to jib it off.)

-Again, with the use of heating/air con, we could ensure temperature etc, would be ideal for playing football in for our players for ALL our home games.

-I also just think the atmosphere would be immense.

A retractable roof would be brilliant. Sunny day? No problem, pop it open. Crap weather? Whatever, shut it. Perfect pitch, no need to call games off due to snow, loud as you like, not having to wear a blue anorak cause it's pissing it down...

We were the first club to have two-tiered stands, right? Let's be the first club with a retractable roof.

 

[micknick]

And how will sir be paying for this roof?

Ah I see

 

[royalblue66]

And how will sir be paying for this roof?

Ah I see

Now that Sir is one good question.

 

[Baines' left foot]

I don't think renovating Goodison is an option to be honest. I know Liverpool are looking to do it but that's partly because they put the Anfield area in to a managed decline in order to reduce house prices so they were cheaper to buy through CPO's, and they have a bit more space than us anyway. We've also got a church on one corner of our ground. There would have to be a total rework of the immediate surrounding area as the footprint of Goodison is already just a pavements width from the roads in places. For the amount of work, the cost, and the benefits I just don't think it is worth it.

It would be a real shame to leave Goodison but a much bigger shame if we were overtaken by some of the clubs below us.

I'd say why couldn't we have Stanley Park seeing as that lot don't want it, but I doubt they'd let us build a dock off Tesco Extra in the middle of a park.

 

[mythbuster]

This is a myth!

What's a myth mate?

 

[bluestevon]

Personally love the Porto stadium having been their the other year, absolutely cracking ground