New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[Taifi gorm]

Totally agree. It will only begin to attain fortress status when when a section of the ground houses a hard core of old school fans in numbers. We're too thinly spread around the place to be heard.

Knives to gunfight tactical approach doesn't help either.

 

[James Patrick]

Totally agree. It will only begin to attain fortress status when when a section of the ground houses a hard core of old school fans in numbers. We're too thinly spread around the place to be heard.

Utter nonsense - fans performed as bad as the team - sh#te from the off.
Sing when we're winning sort.

 

[gazefc]

great stadium and everything, away fans will say how brilliant it is… it just doesn’t feel like going to watch Everton. The whole pre match routine, weird atmosphere / non atmosphere during the game, pockets of fans sitting in different areas of the ground. I’ve gone from the lower gwladys to south upper and it’s night and day the difference in terms of atmosphere.

It might improve in time but just feels like we’ve lost a massive part of what I and many others enjoyed about going the game. It’s becoming more corporate I’m sure loads of day trippers will enjoy it but it almost feels like a day out rather than an Everton home game. Would like to think the lower south becomes more similar to the lower gwladys over time.

 

[RomanReigns]

Just let us in the fanzone next time

 

[tommytowne]

Knives to gunfight tactical approach doesn't help either.

Once again it's the hope that kills you.

 

[tommytowne]

great stadium and everything, away fans will say how brilliant it is… it just doesn’t feel like going to watch Everton. The whole pre match routine, weird atmosphere / non atmosphere during the game, pockets of fans sitting in different areas of the ground. I’ve gone from the lower gwladys to south upper and it’s night and day the difference in terms of atmosphere.

It might improve in time but just feels like we’ve lost a massive part of what I and many others enjoyed about going the game. It’s becoming more corporate I’m sure loads of day trippers will enjoy it but it almost feels like a day out rather than an Everton home game. Would like to think the lower south becomes more similar to the lower gwladys over time.

Your sentiments match mine entirely. I know the matchgoing experience has changed dramatically possibly for the better. Its just not what I've come to expect and over halfway through the season im struggling to adapt.

 

[LinekersLegs]

What on earth is the need for the “safety exercise”. Never hear at any other ground and it is highly irritating and looks amateurish.

 

[wainy]

Im done.

 

[adi dassler]

great stadium and everything, away fans will say how brilliant it is… it just doesn’t feel like going to watch Everton. The whole pre match routine, weird atmosphere / non atmosphere during the game, pockets of fans sitting in different areas of the ground. I’ve gone from the lower gwladys to south upper and it’s night and day the difference in terms of atmosphere.

It might improve in time but just feels like we’ve lost a massive part of what I and many others enjoyed about going the game. It’s becoming more corporate I’m sure loads of day trippers will enjoy it but it almost feels like a day out rather than an Everton home game. Would like to think the lower south becomes more similar to the lower gwladys over time.

Getting in today was the worst I've known it. Getting through the dock wall at 2:30 the queues were horrendous, never seen it so bad. The metal detector single file thing is a farce. Does any other stadium do this?? Even when it goes off they don't actually search anyone, the whole thing is ridiculous.

First time in club view today on a friends ticket (swapped with my regular ST) and I would not be happy if I paid the extra £300 or so for it. Facilities no different to SE upper, and arguably worse as you're constrained to that concourse so can't get everything that is available in other areas of the ground. Nice view though.

 

[adi dassler]

Also agree with the people who say going the match is becoming like an event. The days of leaving the house at 2pm to go the match and being home at 5.30 are gone aren't they.

It all feels like a big day out and that's not necessarily a good thing when you go 20 odd times a season

 

[davek]

That western terrace was closed off too. 'Safety' reasons. There was f.a. on the ground to make it a safety issue. Lazy gets just dont want to steward. it.

 

[Leylo]

Terrible trying to get through checkpoint entrance at the walls thousands outside and stewards were hopeless... doing the metal detector on small children FFS while queuing was out of hand ... kids getting shoved everywhere outside 15 minutes before kickoff..... honestly if this happens at a derby match someone is gonna get hurt... didn't do checks walking along goodison road seems stupid and a health and safety issue

 

[davek]

Terrible trying to get through checkpoint entrance at the walls thousands outside and stewards were hopeless... doing the metal detector on small children FFS while queuing was out of hand ... kids getting shoved everywhere outside 15 minutes before kickoff..... honestly if this happens at a derby match someone is gonna get hurt... didn't do checks walking along goodison road seems stupid and a health and safety issue

They tightened checks up again there today.

 

[Leylo]

They tightened checks up again there today.

Dangerous and pointless especially considering 53 thousands trying to get through a small amount of openings in the walls,farce

 

[Taifi gorm]

Terrible trying to get through checkpoint entrance at the walls thousands outside and stewards were hopeless... doing the metal detector on small children FFS while queuing was out of hand ... kids getting shoved everywhere outside 15 minutes before kickoff..... honestly if this happens at a derby match someone is gonna get hurt... didn't do checks walking along goodison road seems stupid and a health and safety issue

Even small children need to smuggle in drink to watch that lot.