New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[brucemate]

Last but one Sunday I went to a concert in Manchester to watch Of Monsters And Men. 100 minutes of excitement, entertainment, and enjoyment. I doubt I have had the same experience from all the home games added together this season. The last few years have been awful. Last season, well the latter half,q was better, this season is better. Safe from relegation is great. However, I am bored stupid with it all. I like Moyes, I thank him for last season, probably some of this one. But it is stagnant now. It is going nowhere. Yep, we are safe from relegation, yet the zzzzzzz's are not just in Z Cars anymore. New stadium, first season, is always difficult. Now, I sit there in our shiny new ground, bored stupid, hoping it will change, but knowing it is going to continue until we change managers (and more). To be honest, all this, added to the difficulty getting to and from the stadium, and the stupid kick off times, is destroying it for me. Maybe I shall do more concerts next season. I still love Everton and always will, just a tad fed up now. It could be my age, as an oldie I maybe just think other things in life are more important? More fun? More worthwhile?

Then again, see you at the next game. UTFT

Don't listen to a word I say .... Hey!

Great post, sums up my feelings and I am also losing patience with the failure to vary a pattern of play at home which is dire to watch.

 

[Miked1e]

Thing that scares me is we already know that likely our last ‘winnable’ game at home this season against Burnley next week…

We are going to line up with 4 cbs across the defence.

Against Burnley… let that sink in

 

[Drico]

Thing that scares me is we already know that likely our last ‘winnable’ game at home this season against Burnley next week…

We are going to line up with 4 cbs across the defence.

Against Burnley… let that sink in

But our corners routine will be an attraction in itself. Jurassic Park. “See the dinosaur in his natural habitat.”

 

[PrekisCrossBarlow!]

Feel so sorry for our fans who go to every home game. 2025/26 was supposed to go down as the 'New beginnings' season. It has turned out to be the:

'Freezing walk home through a dark industrial estate after a dismal home defeat knowing you have work in the morning'

season.

 

[skumar55]

Don't think we will a home game again this season, burnley probably beat us next week ;-(

 

[Abraders]

Every game I go to I think I like the stadium less tbh

 

[davek]

The dissonance is stark: a stadium like this with a washed up coaching-averse manager trying to get a tune out of it.

 

[Holytrinity]

Got told to sit down again in the South Lower. It's safe standing mate.

We sit in the 3rd South Upper. A bloke in the row in front took off at the poor old bloke on the front row because he was sitting forward and his head was obstructing his son's view. He threatened him with reporting him to the club The old bloke was only small, there was no need for such aggression towards him. The kid was sitting in his seat as though he was in the cinema. I doubt they ever had a seat in Lower Gwladys.

 

[dannyboy]

Got told to sit down again in the South Lower. It's safe standing mate.

A large amount of people wanted to be behind the goal where the atmosphere was but had no intention of contributing anything towards it themselves.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Wonder how many of the former UGS ticket holders who wanted to sit down ended up in the lower south due to not fancying the steps to the upper south.
I know my arl fella ultimately moved to the North so he was close to an exit but not too high up.

Should have made the upper south a bit more knee / hip friendly with better accessibility in hindsight, maybe there’s would be a few more standing fans / less people whinging about sitting down.
Hopefully it will sort itself out between seasons with people moving etc.

 

[Sweeneytoad]

Wonder how many of the former UGS ticket holders who wanted to sit down ended up in the lower south due to not fancying the steps to the upper south.
I know my arl fella ultimately moved to the North so he was close to an exit but not too high up.

Should have made the upper south a bit more knee / hip friendly with better accessibility in hindsight, maybe there’s would be a few more standing fans / less people whinging about sitting down.
Hopefully it will sort itself out between seasons with people moving etc.

My issue is, there's three other stands in the stadium which are all seating. Why choose a ticket in the designated standing section if you aren't physically up to it.

 

[Bedfordblue]

My issue is, there's three other stands in the stadium which are all seating. Why choose a ticket in the designated standing section if you aren't physically up to it.

I agree completely, but human nature, desire to maintain old routines, wanting to be part of the new Gwladys etc etc may all have been a draw.
Maybe if any did do this, they are already reconsidering their options if not regretting them.
I think a bigger issue is there’s a large demographic of over 60s for whom huge sections of the ground aren’t really desirable, and possibly outright untenable due to the number of steps.
Not sure what the answer is to that tbh.

 

[Taifi gorm]

I agree completely, but human nature, desire to maintain old routines, wanting to be part of the new Gwladys etc etc may all have been a draw.
Maybe if any did do this, they are already reconsidering their options if not regretting them.
I think a bigger issue is there’s a large demographic of over 60s for whom huge sections of the ground aren’t really desirable, and possibly outright untenable due to the number of steps.
Not sure what the answer is to that tbh.

Identify as a CB and Moyes will give them pitchside access.

 

[MACCA75]

The club have text me twice about the Chelsea game, which would suggest ballot applications are slow..

They are going to have to scrap this £60 membership nonsense. There is no point having a bigger stadium if we are going to have empty seats.

Premium prices need a premium product.

 

[John BCN]