Feel compelled to comment on new stadium proposal.Became an exiled Blue in 1972,left Deeside to join RAF,first taken to Goodison Park age 7 by Dad 1961!!Played decent stuff,involved in professional game,top class other sports.
But Blue,always.
500,000 Blues in UK iam told,can believe it.
For decades been going to Goodison Park when i could,some years most games home.Many years away.
Goodison Park is over.
Most of the best seats are in the hands of families,Blues who have had them decades!!!
Full house almost today v Stoke.
What a crap experience that would have been for 15,000!!! Most games of 32,000 plus youd struggle to get 2/3/4 seats together ect ect ect.
The 30,000,regular,solid attendees great!!Blues through through.
But if we had 60,000 seats,or 40,000 seats and a new Glady's Street with 20,000 standing places like "The Yellow Wall" Borussia Dortmond (25,000)Amazing.
Those lucky Blues who have managed to have been close enough to attend all home games,be season ticket holders (for decades,mates in a row!! Groups!!!
Great,you have your Blue World,sorted.
But lets get real,the future is 50,000/60,000 and we have tap into the Exiles,those Blues who would turn up at a fantastic new stadium.
(Great article about stadiums that create Noise,designed to maximise the home fans intimidating noise,for the fans experience,the hairs on ya neck raised.
Everton FC.does have a 50,000/60,000 fan base,more.
But the club itself has to recognise it,accept why so many die hard fans "DONT EVEN TRY" to get to games anymore.
The core fan base is 28,000/32,000 were ok jack,stuff those who havent got a decent chance of a decent seat with mates,family together.
So if the club will only wake up smell the coffee and tap into what they have.
But they are going to have to reach out to 20,000/40,000 Blues who would make 30/50/70% of home games.Those not even being The Derby,Utd,the so called big games.
I support the belief Everton can have 50,000 average within two three seasons and beyond.
But the club have to re engage with those 15,000/20,000 exiled,disaffected Blues who have been locked out for a couple of decades.
So come on Everton FC lets have a stadium befitting such a great club.
The best design features of Juventus,Dortmond,Bilboa.
But "Unique to Everton".
"The words in Kevin Costner's film.Field of Dreams.
"Build it and they will come".But make sure we can expand it easily to 55,000/60,000.
But ask for 20,000standing places at the back of the goal.The new Glady'sStreet.
Rant over.
Wonder if the CEO reads these