New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[Rita_Poon]

It'll only get worse too with people having to buy full price memberships that expire in a few games just to accept a ticket.

It'll be interesting to see season ticket renewal rate.

Sounds like a big 'I told you so' building up next season.

 

[laudo9]

The home form is now an issue. One thing rubbing salt into the wounds is the club hammering home the Goodison past of the club before games on the giant screens.

Great games and great memories there - then comes the dross on this stadium's pitch to underline how the transition may have been smoothish in the first few games but is now a problem for us.

They might want to tone that down a bit until we get our bearings in this new place.

So, where you at the game in order to feel that this might be a problem, dave?

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Took about 10 minutes to get into the fanzone when it’s normally been 1-2 minutes max in the past

This was the same at every entry point as I walked down hoping to find one with no queue

They need to get those security things you go through sorted, like maybe get shut off them up install some more.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Might regret that once / if we get a decent cup run or Europe in the future…..

Hope so mate.

Though I figure Europa would allow even more options, and if we made a Cup final, there's always the Wembley partner route.

Can only comment on own situation, and the rescheduled games - particularly the likes of Arsenal - changed even after TV dates, and how difficult Everton have made it to shift tickets has me thinking if renewal was next week, I wouldn't. It's easy to get tickets now, so I'd sooner just cherry pick the games I'm able to make.

Sounds like a big 'I told you so' building up next season.

Not sure. It'll still be very high, but I don't think as high as Goodison's last 5 seasons and besides, there's more than enough waiting in the wings to pick them up.

 

[wiggytop]

The match day media team need to change things, I want to hear Everton songs in full, not shortened versions from 15 mins before kick off, it gets people singing and builds on up the anticipation, and get the timings right, the siren on repeat yesterday killed the atmosphere, it felt like it was bring your kid to work day and the kid had control of the audio.

The announcement for operation Hill Dickinson was the first time it’s been heard, at first I thought there was going to be an evacuation, again poorly handled.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Not sure. It'll still be very high, but I don't think as high as Goodison's last 5 seasons and besides, there's more than enough waiting in the wings to pick them up.

maybe not next season then, but the 'we needed a 60k' will get trotted out and dealt with sooner than later. There is a slow undercurrent of 'I'll pick and choose my matches next year' growing.

 

[davek]

So, where you at the game in order to feel that this might be a problem, dave?

Yes.

Is this all because I said I wouldn't have a drink with you? You feel scorned?

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

The match day media team need to change things, I want to hear Everton songs in full, not shortened versions from 15 mins before kick off, it gets people singing and builds on up the anticipation, and get the timings right, the siren on repeat yesterday killed the atmosphere, it felt like it was bring your kid to work day and the kid had control of the audio.

The announcement for operation Hill Dickinson was the first time it’s been heard, at first I thought there was going to be an evacuation, again poorly handled.

I must admit, I felt a little on edge when I heard the first security announcement as it came out of the blue. As for the sirens, I agree with you in that it killed the atmosphere. I don't mind the sirens and the first set of sirens did not bother me but each set of sirens afterwards gradually began to annoy me and I did start to feel impatient.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

maybe not next season then, but the 'we needed a 60k' will get trotted out and dealt with sooner than later. There is a slow undercurrent of 'I'll pick and choose my matches next year' growing.

The irony is, we'd have sold a 60k in the immediate by increasing season tickets.

For me, the killer is the digital tickets, and 1 paid membership (seasonal too, not annual) = 1 ticket.

It means the game is 'sold out', but there's gaps as people can't readily transfer tickets. When that happens a few times, people will reassess their season ticket. It's happened elsewhere for years - like at Man City;



There's people who go the game, who have no idea how to transfer their ticket to someone else. Nor do they know yet, that if they want to, that person would need to buy a membership to receive the ticket.

In a few years, if we have a decade like the last - with the current system, I think we'd struggle to sell the season tickets we currently have once new stadium novelty wears off, and fatigue/frustration of digital ticket kicks in.

 

[Rita_Poon]

In a few years, if we have a decade like the last - with the current system, I think we'd struggle to sell the season tickets we currently have once new season novelty wears off, and fatigue of digital ticket kicks in.

I have noticed a growing animosity to this attack on the traditions of match day. Last moment drop outs happen, and sometimes a spare set of tickets would turn up, and suddenly a day at the match would fall out of the sky and be a great day.
This digital conversion has completely killed that, it has taken away from the fluid nature of match days and the currency of attendance via sheer luck in the right pub at the right time on the phone to the right person.
Homogenised access I appreciate is a whim of the H&S bunch and the accountants, but the working class, blue collar, friend of a friend network has been finished and it sucks.

We get further away from what football was seemingly more with each passing day. Give the game back to the people.

 

[MikeyMike]

I've put two games up on the resale - the Forest game, which went immediately but whoever bought it didn't show up on the day according to my neighbours! Then the Brentford game - which admittedly I only put up a few days before the game - but that didn't sell.

I struggle to make the midweek games, and even the Sunday games aren't ideal, so I'm not at all sure whether it's worth holding onto my season ticket if I can always pick up a resale ticket. Getting a bit sick of the whole Sky/PL thing anyway, so might watch a bit more lower league footie - at least that usually takes place on a Saturday at 3pm.

 

[Bluesnapper]

The gates queues into the Plaza were cause by the re-introduction of the metal detectors.

Was this due to a national security threat the Police acted on?

As for electronic tickets, its not a great leap from a plastic card to using your phone. Besides which the PL are making it a requirement next (?) season for all clubs.

All the above are mute points as the team expected to just turn up and win. If they got their backsides into gear from the off and won all the excuses on the fringe of the match disappear.

 

[wiggytop]

Anyone else in Club View pissed with the fact we get less food options (not even the christmas specials)

Yes, back to chicken burger, sausage roll, pie, or hot pot at £11.50 yesterday

I have noticed a growing animosity to this attack on the traditions of match day. Last moment drop outs happen, and sometimes a spare set of tickets would turn up, and suddenly a day at the match would fall out of the sky and be a great day.
This digital conversion has completely killed that, it has taken away from the fluid nature of match days and the currency of attendance via sheer luck in the right pub at the right time on the phone to the right person.
Homogenised access I appreciate is a whim of the H&S bunch and the accountants, but the working class, blue collar, friend of a friend network has been finished and it sucks.

We get further away from what football was seemingly more with each passing day. Give the game back to the people.

Never going to happen I’m afraid, the change has been made, no going back.

 

[laudo9]

Yes.

Is this all because I said I wouldn't have a drink with you? You feel scorned?

Where were you sitting, any pics?

 

[Harryflashman]

Took about 10 minutes to get into the fanzone when it’s normally been 1-2 minutes max in the past

This was the same at every entry point as I walked down hoping to find one with no queue

It was definitely the worst I’ve experienced getting in and I’m not sure what changed . I will say , and only what happened with me , by walking to the gates further along it was significantly less of a build up .