Question for you...

Darren Gibbs · December 15, 2015

Would you be happy to sell two of our big stars if it meant it gave us money for a new stadium?

Ashtonian · December 15, 2015

Darren Gibbs said:
Would you be happy to sell two of our big stars if it meant it gave us money for a new stadium?

no.

what's the point in a new stadium if the team isn't good enough to perform in it?

ijjysmith · December 15, 2015

Darren Gibbs said:
Would you be happy to sell two of our big stars if it meant it gave us money for a new stadium?

Nah don't think so mate. Say we sold Lukaku and Stones....we'd bloody go down...but in a nice stadium.

WA Toffee · December 15, 2015

Ashtonian said:
no.

what's the point in a new stadium if the team isn't good enough to perform in it?

Yep, the OP should have specified whether or not you were ever allowed to buy new players again.

Big Neville Southall · December 15, 2015

Yes I would. Depending on if it was a good stadium of course, and ideally a redone Goodison. We could be great this season and still nothing, then this season is gone and quickly forgotton, a stadium would be forever.

ijjysmith · December 15, 2015

Big Neville Southall said:
Yes I would. Depending on if it was a good stadium of course, and ideally a redone Goodison. We could be great this season and still nothing, then this season is gone and quickly forgotton, a stadium would be forever.

Hadn't thought of it this way. Certainly some truth in that.

Dithering Dougie · December 15, 2015

Big Neville Southall said:
Yes I would. Depending on if it was a good stadium of course, and ideally a redone Goodison. We could be great this season and still nothing, then this season is gone and quickly forgotton, a stadium would be forever.

But if we win nothing this season surely we'd stand a better chance of winning something with all our star players in the squad next season.

ijjysmith · December 15, 2015

Dithering Dougie said:
But if we win nothing this season surely we'd stand a better chance of winning something with all our star players in the squad next season.

Maybe the new stadium would increase revenue to allow to get better players.

Hangleton · December 15, 2015

I don't trust the present owners of the club not to balls it up.

Dithering Dougie · December 15, 2015

ijjysmith said:
Maybe the new stadium would increase revenue to allow to get better players.

Maybe but a new stadium alone won't automatically make us some sort of financial powerhouse and you'd realistically not have a strong squad for at least 5 or more years. God knows what could happen in the mean time.

ijjysmith · December 15, 2015

Dithering Dougie said:
Maybe but a new stadium alone won't automatically make us some sort of financial powerhouse and you'd realistically not have a strong squad for at least 5 or more years. God knows what could happen in the mean time.

There's a fair few ways of looking at it. The first one being it's not even happening! the next being as stated above they'd probably balls it up anyway. The next being is our squad really that strong anyway (I personally don't think it is). And so on and so on.

hallamblue · December 15, 2015

We would sell the players, promise the money was for a new stadium, then it would disappear into "other operating costs".

Big Neville Southall · December 15, 2015

Dithering Dougie said:
But if we win nothing this season surely we'd stand a better chance of winning something with all our star players in the squad next season.

Or we could do a Chelsea, or we could be like Everton circa 2009, I thought we'd kick on but we didn't.

On the other hand let's say you're right, we do go on to win a couple of Cups. I still think we'd fail to maintain a push into fighting regularly for the CL and regular Cup campaigns year in year out without a new stadium and all that goes with it. I think the gamble of perhaps not winning a Cup or two is worth it.

ToffeeDan · December 15, 2015

Darren Gibbs said:
Would you be happy to sell two of our big stars if it meant it gave us money for a new stadium?

Absolutely. Now who wants McGready and Howard?

Dithering Dougie · December 15, 2015

Big Neville Southall said:
Or we could do a Chelsea, or we could be like Everton circa 2009, I thought we'd kick on but we didn't.

On the other hand let's say you're right, we do go on to win a couple of Cups. I still think we'd fail to maintain a push into fighting regularly for the CL and regular Cup campaigns year in year out without a new stadium and all that goes with it. I think the gamble of perhaps not winning a Cup or two is worth it.

Seemingly you'd be happy qualifying for the gravy train cup, personally I'd rather see Everton win silverware than giant comedy cheques.