New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[EFC_FRANCIS]

I mentioned this when everyone had 1st access to choosing season tickets. Everton said the virtual stadium would be updated so you could select and view your specific seat, but as far as I could tell your still only getting a generic view of the area you are choosing and not the exact seat view. Someone mentioned though that it would have been impossible to do a specific view from each seat.

And yet Google allows 360 views of practically every street in the developed world. It was a lack of willingness not technology

 

[Rich1878]

I'm assuming that's a typo and you meant £800,00

Honestly, I read it somewhere yesterday. Obviously I could be wrong. It looks pathetic doesn't it. Absolute shambles

 

[Tim UpperBullen]

Biggest waste of space ever. Manchester has Burnham fighting for everything. We've got this dope watching helplessly as Liverpool loses major business and goes back to stagnation.

To be fair they have only had 5 years to sort it

 

[maccavennie]

Honestly, I read it somewhere yesterday. Obviously I could be wrong. It looks pathetic doesn't it. Absolute shambles

Not surprising if it did cost 800k mate though. It looks embarrassing. "Don't worry 53k fans, here's a flag and a barrier for ya troubles"

 

[PhilM]

Gone all out there haven’t they? Lashed a couple of metal barriers around the place and stuck a new Sandhills flag up.

Nice one Steve.

I said this back a year ago...

To the best of my knowledge, the plan for Sandhills is to build a covered waiting area and in the long-term another route up to the platforms from Errington St.

If people are expecting to get to the station and on the train relatively quickly, like currently at Kirkdale or Bank Hall, then people are going to be sadly mistaken.

If people want to leave the ground straight at the end of the game, the expected wait time could be 30 mins+.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

I mentioned this when everyone had 1st access to choosing season tickets. Everton said the virtual stadium would be updated so you could select and view your specific seat, but as far as I could tell your still only getting a generic view of the area you are choosing and not the exact seat view. Someone mentioned though that it would have been impossible to do a specific view from each seat.

Its close enough but can understand someone being picky when it could be your seat for life. They seem to have it right at the Emirates and Old Trafford, both venues allow you to view from any seat in the stadium which is quite impressive.

 

[Rich1878]

Not surprising if it did cost 800k mate though. It looks embarrassing. "Don't worry 53k fans, here's a flag and a barrier for ya troubles"

Joke isn't it. Am I right from looking at those plans for parking. There's is none? Well, nowhere near the ground?

 

[rochdaleblue]

Its not the size of the stadium that was important but the amount of corporate spaces they could get in. That`s where the big money is generated that can move the club forward. Even in the US stadiums are being renovated for serious money and the trend is to lower the capacity and increase the amount of suites and corporate boxes, all to improve revenue. Its a case of get a certain amount of ordinary lids in to create an atmosphere, by maximize the big spending fans that will pay 200 quid or more for a bit of food and drink in a cushy bar.

That might be true mate. But I’m sure Newcastle and Birmingham will have more corporate seats you refer to due to their significant capacity increase.

 

[Socistep2]

Its close enough but can understand someone being picky when it could be your seat for life. They seem to have it right at the Emirates and Old Trafford, both venues allow you to view from any seat in the stadium which is quite impressive.

I changed my seat after realising the virtual view didn't match the seat view, went in a few seats from the end of the row

 

[jceverton]

Agree i am not hopeful we will get them speaking out imo, will be something for disabled people but can see them leaving others as you have said older fanbase who dont have smart phones will most likely be left to deal with it

It’s the premier league forcing the requirement isn’t it, not Everton so much.

All tickets at all games have to be digital. Promoted teams get a year or two to sort themselves out but it will end up in all 4 divisions before too long.

Hate it myself personally.

I like the cards for ease of passing about if I can’t make the match and I’ve collected every one I’ve had with my kids, along with pops old season ticket books.

Another element of modern life that is worse, like contactless currency.

No that's not correct. The new rules actually only specify 70% of home tickets have to be digital. Everton have the scope to issue thousands of digital tickets via cards if they choose too. The Premier League encourage clubs to do more but they only have to do 70%. I don't know the age breakdown of season ticket holders but you would think that under 18's & over 60's should be able to have a card if they wa

Also lets be clear tickets issued on plastic cards are digital. The Premier League are trying to use these rules to maximise clubs revenues. All this guff about having to transfer tickets to registered individuals is absolute rubbish. All people are doing now is getting cheap burner phones and swapping them around with who they like. They should just acknowledge reality they can't control this and stop discriminating against people who don't want to use a phone and just want to use a card for the match.

 

[Rehnman]

My latest update, enjoy

Some high spec cars parked in the fan zone - squad visit?

 

[matty1878]

Some high spec cars parked in the fan zone - squad visit?

dan and the motley
crew

 

[jceverton]

Why do they have to make this so 'kin hard though. Just issue physical cards to those that want it ffs. It costs literal pennies and its hardly going to make or break the environment is it? I'd go so far as to say not at least offering them is borderline discrimination again the elderly and disabled.

100% - the fans groups really need to get together and put pressure on clubs and the Premier League to do away with this.

 

[mightymoyes]

No that's not correct. The new rules actually only specify 70% of home tickets have to be digital. Everton have the scope to issue thousands of digital tickets via cards if they choose too. The Premier League encourage clubs to do more but they only have to do 70%. I don't know the age breakdown of season ticket holders but you would think that under 18's & over 60's should be able to have a card if they wa

Also lets be clear tickets issued on plastic cards are digital. The Premier League are trying to use these rules to maximise clubs revenues. All this guff about having to transfer tickets to registered individuals is absolute rubbish. All people are doing now is getting cheap burner phones and swapping them around with who they like. They should just acknowledge reality they can't control this and stop discriminating against people who don't want to use a phone and just want to use a card for the match.

Pretty sure by 2026 all tickets have to be digital

 

[NathDogg]

No that's not correct. The new rules actually only specify 70% of home tickets have to be digital. Everton have the scope to issue thousands of digital tickets via cards if they choose too. The Premier League encourage clubs to do more but they only have to do 70%. I don't know the age breakdown of season ticket holders but you would think that under 18's & over 60's should be able to have a card if they wa

Also lets be clear tickets issued on plastic cards are digital. The Premier League are trying to use these rules to maximise clubs revenues. All this guff about having to transfer tickets to registered individuals is absolute rubbish. All people are doing now is getting cheap burner phones and swapping them around with who they like. They should just acknowledge reality they can't control this and stop discriminating against people who don't want to use a phone and just want to use a card for the match.

Bang out of order from the club then, they should be providing the option for physical cards 100%.

Hope the fan groups make some noise as you’ve suggested mate, games getting worse.