New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium

[Kevsleftpeg]

As have been saying.

No one was saying that we would move for the sake of two games. People were saying if it is ready end of December we should/would move mid season. It looks like it won’t be ready so we will never know.

 

[efcfanwirral]

As have been saying.

Not liking the sound of that waiting list!

 

[Jacko93]

So we’re still at Goodison for the whole of next season ?

I was never convinced of the monetary benefits that many espoused. But.... don't believe anything until it is official. This is just one persons takeaway from a meeting most never knew had happened

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Personally for me that's great news. Trying to get home for the Burnley match next April and have my boys see their first and only game at Goodison. Might not be possible if people think we're moving mid-season next season.

I’m sure that factored into the decision

 

[MikeH72]

As have been saying.

So it’s 6 months behind schedule? Ace.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

I was never convinced of the monetary benefits that many espoused. But.... don't believe anything until it is official. This is just one persons takeaway from a meeting most never knew had happened

You don’t think the new stadium is going to generate more money than Goodison. Why are we moving then?

 

[MikeH72]

I'm not sure that's what he's saying. The way that I read that, is that we cant put on any test events until it is handed over, and we cant play any games until the test events are successful. We would have to organise for both successful and unsuccessful scenarios, meaning that nothing would be certain until very, very close to our moving in date. That would give us, at most, 2 weeks between our last home game at Goodison and our first home game at BMD. That will carry a cost.

Why does it take 5 months to complete test events? Sure Spurs did theirs in a week or something.

 

[Jacko93]

You don’t think the new stadium is going to generate more money than Goodison. Why are we moving then?

I mean the monetary benefits of moving mid-season.

 

[Jacko93]

Why does it take 5 months to complete test events? Sure Spurs did theirs in a week or something.

Just deleted my post, never noticed his section where he says 2-3 games left of the season,

 

[roydo]

Why does it take 5 months to complete test events? Sure Spurs did theirs in a week or something.

Someone said that a while back.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

We easily could have built a 58k to 60k stadium looking at the waiting list.

 

[Blue Willy]

Its an epic, once in a lifetime or two, stadium. Im really not arsed if they want to give it a few more months to get it just right. Weve waited all this time, lets get it bang on - its going to be amazing!

 

[DrEFC]

We easily could have built a 58k to 60k stadium looking at the waiting list.

Easily. Missed opportunity

 

[Connor]

So it’s 6 months behind schedule? Ace.

Everton get the keys in just over a years time

You’ve then got to get season tickets situated, train staff in all the new stadium procedures, have run throughs of those before you allow people in, make sure all the staff moving into the building have everything they need, train bar staff etc

All that sort of stuff before you even have a test event with peoples.

The test events can be done quickly, sure, but it’s a long process getting there. Spurs were doing these with the stadium still having last minute touch ups but it’s not comparable because they were on the hook for rent at Wembley

 

[roydo]

We easily could have built a 58k to 60k stadium looking at the waiting list.

We could have done. Just not on the docks or with the design of BMD.