New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[JobForTheMoyes]

It’s not just the Euros, it’s a UEFA regulation. Goodison got special dispensation whenever we played in Europe because it was so old. Times have moved on.

Everton that.

 

[davek]

This is logical. We do this for everything. But this technology seems to require the back of the phone. You learn something new every day. I have to say, it made us feel like idiots, but I think this is a communication issue. I haven't seen any instructions anywhere about how to enter the stadium turnstiles and use your phone in this manner - and I am a trained technical writer. But I digress. Once we know how it works, we'll never look like idiots again...ok, maybe we'll look like competent idiots.

The stadium itself is magnificent. I was on an Old Trafford tour on the Sunday and I have to say that is a club in decline. I will post about that at another time, but we have a stadium that is the envy of the world. We really must capitalise on it and put a team on the pitch deserving of it. The sightlines are marvelous. A few United fans were chucked out after the goal when things kicked off a bit away from us, but 229 seemed to be mainly Irish Everton fans and other foreigners. The flags at the start were marvelous, but I fear they need to learn a trick or two from Germany and leave them up. Yeah, it will block views but ultras aren't bothered by that. Too many old arses who will never sing are in that section when they should be with the likes of me in 229. Do this and it'll stand comparison to the ArenaAufSchalke, which it already brings to mind in its German-style compact enormity.

There's plenty that must be done to brand the stadium as Everton's. Right now, it's too corporate and sterile. Paint the exposed concrete and the safe standing rail seat bars. Hang huge banners over the "glass" end of the stadium. The only blue you see is the seats, and that gets covered up when it fills.

We have a huge opportunity to rejoin the elite. The old tour guides who took us around Old Trafford know that stadium is crumbling and were mortified to ask for money for people to take photos in their media room. The Sir Jim effect. He truly has colonised that club.

We need to show the confidence as a club to drive back into the elite. It's possible with the right ambition.

Good description mate.

On the phone entry: 2.30 here...

 

[Drico]

Good description mate.

On the phone entry: 2.30 here...

Thanks, Dave. I think Baz should state that you don't scan the screen - for old fogies like me. Other than that, good video. It's second nature when you do it once...

 

[toffeeblue9]

It’s not just the Euros, it’s a UEFA regulation. Goodison got special dispensation whenever we played in Europe because it was so old. Times have moved on.

It's not just a Euro regulation, it's a regulation full stop. The only reason any team can get away with not having the exact pitch dimensions we now have is if the stadium pre-dates the rules and physically can't accommodate it. It does completely preclude the ground from ever being used for competitive international games, however.

 

[toffeeblue9]

I made my first pilgrimage last night. I am based in Germany so going is a special event for me. I visited Goodison four times between 1997 and 2023, so the Seat Unique option is a good one for me in terms of certainty. I went with my best pal, a United fan. He's a football fan, first and foremost, so there was never any question of him jumping up or wearing colours. He suffered through what he considered a really poor United display.

The Seat Unique experience is very good. I was in Section 229 - so no frills. I was nervous about it as a virgin user - but I would highly recommend it for people who can only go now and again. The only criticism I would have is they informed me that I could access my tickets from their app, then sent them to me by e-mail anyway. Now, this was handy - because the e-mails (there were more than one) has convenient share links for me to send to my pal. But I found it a little confusing (why send e-mails if I was supposed to access via the app). They did inform me that I should wait to download them until I was in the UK. So they had the fan abroad in mind. On the day of the match, my downloaded app "updated" - which threw me slightly. My friend's took a little longer to do so, but it followed suit, so I relaxed. I was a little on edge about getting in to the stadium without issues.

At the turnstiles, my fears seemed realised when he could not seem to get in. So we asked a friendly steward. She was lovely, tried to get the sensor to read his phone but then turned the phone around. He - and she - had been pressing the screen of the phone to the terminal. This is logical. We do this for everything. But this technology seems to require the back of the phone. You learn something new every day. I have to say, it made us feel like idiots, but I think this is a communication issue. I haven't seen any instructions anywhere about how to enter the stadium turnstiles and use your phone in this manner - and I am a trained technical writer. But I digress. Once we know how it works, we'll never look like idiots again...ok, maybe we'll look like competent idiots.

The stadium itself is magnificent. I was on an Old Trafford tour on the Sunday and I have to say that is a club in decline. I will post about that at another time, but we have a stadium that is the envy of the world. We really must capitalise on it and put a team on the pitch deserving of it. The sightlines are marvelous. A few United fans were chucked out after the goal when things kicked off a bit away from us, but 229 seemed to be mainly Irish Everton fans and other foreigners. The flags at the start were marvelous, but I fear they need to learn a trick or two from Germany and leave them up. Yeah, it will block views but ultras aren't bothered by that. Too many old arses who will never sing are in that section when they should be with the likes of me in 229. Do this and it'll stand comparison to the ArenaAufSchalke, which it already brings to mind in its German-style compact enormity.

There's plenty that must be done to brand the stadium as Everton's. Right now, it's too corporate and sterile. Paint the exposed concrete and the safe standing rail seat bars. Hang huge banners over the "glass" end of the stadium. The only blue you see is the seats, and that gets covered up when it fills.

We have a huge opportunity to rejoin the elite. The old tour guides who took us around Old Trafford know that stadium is crumbling and were mortified to ask for money for people to take photos in their media room. The Sir Jim effect. He truly has colonised that club.

We need to show the confidence as a club to drive back into the elite. It's possible with the right ambition.

When I did the stadium tour before Christmas, I was interested to hear them talking about the fact that it was unlikely they'd over-Everton brand the interior of the stadium because, frankly, they make much more money by having the interior a bit more neutral - hence no "EFC" in white seats etc. They said that there was no way they'd do anything until at least after the Euros, but also that it's worth looking at the interior of Spurs's stadium now as that's the route they've gone down too.

 

[Dooguk]

It’s not just the Euros, it’s a UEFA regulation. Goodison got special dispensation whenever we played in Europe because it was so old. Times have moved on.

Goodison never got special dispensation as it was within the dimensions required by UEFA. It's only finals and such like that they demand the larger pitch size that the new ground has.

 

[James Patrick]

Nonsense, we should be capable of adjusting to a pitch which is a massive 15 feet wider than Goodison. The only clubs which have a smaller pitch are Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham and the Pit.

Goodison & BMD are same width.

 

[Streetender1878]

2 home games at 3.00pm on a saturday for a team not in europe!!! Theres no way to get a matchday routine going. To meet up and try different pubs and pick your pub to meet your mates in. Its a big part of a matchday that we are missing out on. When all you can do is try and get to the ground as quick as you can coz you are coming from work,having to book half a day off and travelling through rush hour traffic it doesnt exactly create the right mood really. As for the atmosphere as someone who sits in the south upper the club nees to make the blocks in the centre a singing section coz its just full of people chatting away. If we want a blue wall of vociferous support something needs doing.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

So, here's my preferred armchair setup for the men they call the Toffee's, since I complain so much....don't worry, I get stabbed every month by Mayo clinic so all the jabs don't phase me. Tip of the spear is obviously Barry but I've been unrealistic because, in my head, I'm living in Willy Wonka's Chocco Factory.

Pickford

O'Brien -- Tarkowski -- Branthwaite


Garner -- Izzy/TI -- KDH

Illy/Dibling -------------------- Jack/George


Armstrong/Graham


Lautaro Martinez
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* - Start
* - Sub

​

The midfield would be positionally and formationally flexible on the fly depending on opp and having 4 defenders is highly destructive to this squad overall because we f'ed it this past summer on the transfer front so, screw it, go with the situation you FUBAR'd. Yet again, the top of the pyramid is f'ed but hope springs eternal. So there you have it, my insanity in a nutshell.

 

[If You Know Your History]

I made my first pilgrimage last night. I am based in Germany so going is a special event for me. I visited Goodison four times between 1997 and 2023, so the Seat Unique option is a good one for me in terms of certainty. I went with my best pal, a United fan. He's a football fan, first and foremost, so there was never any question of him jumping up or wearing colours. He suffered through what he considered a really poor United display.

The Seat Unique experience is very good. I was in Section 229 - so no frills. I was nervous about it as a virgin user - but I would highly recommend it for people who can only go now and again. The only criticism I would have is they informed me that I could access my tickets from their app, then sent them to me by e-mail anyway. Now, this was handy - because the e-mails (there were more than one) has convenient share links for me to send to my pal. But I found it a little confusing (why send e-mails if I was supposed to access via the app). They did inform me that I should wait to download them until I was in the UK. So they had the fan abroad in mind. On the day of the match, my downloaded app "updated" - which threw me slightly. My friend's took a little longer to do so, but it followed suit, so I relaxed. I was a little on edge about getting in to the stadium without issues.

At the turnstiles, my fears seemed realised when he could not seem to get in. So we asked a friendly steward. She was lovely, tried to get the sensor to read his phone but then turned the phone around. He - and she - had been pressing the screen of the phone to the terminal. This is logical. We do this for everything. But this technology seems to require the back of the phone. You learn something new every day. I have to say, it made us feel like idiots, but I think this is a communication issue. I haven't seen any instructions anywhere about how to enter the stadium turnstiles and use your phone in this manner - and I am a trained technical writer. But I digress. Once we know how it works, we'll never look like idiots again...ok, maybe we'll look like competent idiots.

The stadium itself is magnificent. I was on an Old Trafford tour on the Sunday and I have to say that is a club in decline. I will post about that at another time, but we have a stadium that is the envy of the world. We really must capitalise on it and put a team on the pitch deserving of it. The sightlines are marvelous. A few United fans were chucked out after the goal when things kicked off a bit away from us, but 229 seemed to be mainly Irish Everton fans and other foreigners. The flags at the start were marvelous, but I fear they need to learn a trick or two from Germany and leave them up. Yeah, it will block views but ultras aren't bothered by that. Too many old arses who will never sing are in that section when they should be with the likes of me in 229. Do this and it'll stand comparison to the ArenaAufSchalke, which it already brings to mind in its German-style compact enormity.

There's plenty that must be done to brand the stadium as Everton's. Right now, it's too corporate and sterile. Paint the exposed concrete and the safe standing rail seat bars. Hang huge banners over the "glass" end of the stadium. The only blue you see is the seats, and that gets covered up when it fills.

We have a huge opportunity to rejoin the elite. The old tour guides who took us around Old Trafford know that stadium is crumbling and were mortified to ask for money for people to take photos in their media room. The Sir Jim effect. He truly has colonised that club.

We need to show the confidence as a club to drive back into the elite. It's possible with the right ambition.

So very true. Superb piece.

 

[If You Know Your History]

LOVED this

Goosebumps!

 

[If You Know Your History]

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

I agree with you that this stadium deserves so much better, but we are in a better place than we were a year or two ago.

Plenty of mancs dotted about in the West Upper by us, I clocked them a mile away, didn't jump up when they scored and just kept quiet so I wasn't that arsed tbh, could have caused problems if they had been more vocal though, we need to look at how these tickets are being sold.

This has the potential for danger.

 

[If You Know Your History]

Rare for us to get praise from blokes like him! Fair play to him for being fair.

 

[mickefc]

 

[Miked1e]

Rare for us to get praise from blokes like him! Fair play to him for being fair.

I wonder where we are in his top 10? Seems to suggest his top 10 has changed now he visited..

paywall on the Daily Fail website.

Anyhow, still love this ground. Getting fed up with the 4 car trains on the Hunts Cross service.... don't see the point having 4 on these and 8 on the Liverpool central. Central going out empty whilst we are like sardines on the HC service. Got unbearable when stuck in Central for several minutes.

Anyhow, everything about the ground still great despite the terrible football and team selection on display.

Walking down the ground from Sandhills on Monday, and my son turns round to me whilst hand-in-hand, said that he loves coming the game and spending this time just us.

I remember it well with my dad with our ST's in the late 90s.

Let's hope we get to celebrate some success in the coming years in this fantastic stadium!