Louis Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 This guy seems to think it's possible: http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/06-07/comm...14-Skempton.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Thats it, I'm sold. SAY NO TO KIRKBY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Who is he Louis.?? Seems to know what he's talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Apparently he's an Evertonian structural engineer who was part of Newcastle Councils team when they were redeveloping their city centre.. I went to Newcastle last year for a week and I thought it looked great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemaher85 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 One of the problems with redeveloping Goodison, and this might sound stupid. Is the detrimental effect on the pitch. When you build the stands upwards it blocks sunlight entering the ground fully and the grass on the pitch can no longer grow properlly and the pitch will die off quicker. we would then have to relay pitches about 4 times every year- which would be very costly. see what has happened at stamford bridge- they developed their stands upwards and now they constantly have to relay pitches because they die quicker. its a very small point but it needs to be considered- can we really afford to pay for the relaying of pitches all the time? saying that though i would love the chance to stay at Goodison, but most of all i would love the chance to stay in liverpool rather than move to the outskirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Imagin tho the shite in a 80,000 lifeless bowl and us in a old trafford type re-development with towering stands over terrace streets & all our history in tact! I would love to be sitting in a redeveloped Goodison in a few years time watching the foreign legions paying their yearly visit over to the McDonalds Arena on the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 the benefit of kirkby is that someone else will pay for it. who will pay to redevelop Goodison? GFE did a very good design study a few years ago too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Thats the point StevO with BK moving aside & letting the money men come in now rather than later we could stay at Goodison & in Liverpool! Imagine moving to the Tesco Arena and then BK selling up, we could have a new owner within a few years and who's to say that new man wouldnt have understood the history and opted for a redevelopment with his cash rather than a supermarket funded out of town development? Lets face it although its a decent opportunity Tesco are only doing this so they can get a superstore next to the motorway and start to rival Asda on the outskirts of the city! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Steve said........"the benefit of kirkby is that someone else will pay for it. who will pay to redevelop Goodison?" ....... The fookin council, along with other investors should pay, EFC should do fook all and just sit it out where we are until the council have to refurbish, or they pull it down and pay for us to move elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 you got a point bill, but you know this shite council wont do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 The council did make a £163million profit last year so they could afford any renovation work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 The council did make a £163million profit last year so they could afford any renovation work.. How can they justify the price of council tax, the state of public transport and the mass degeneration of the city making a fuckin profit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Someone told me in work just now that it was on 5 live that they are considering having terracing as part of our new stadium Eh, thought that was against the law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 There's talk of ""Safe Standing"" as its now being called, will make a comeback. Only in certain parts of grounds tho, not all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.