Both us and the Evertonians are currently pursuing plans to build new stadiums independently. Although we have pushed back to 2012 and they plan to move outside to Kirkby, which seems unpopular among their fans.
Warren Bradley, head of city of Liverpool committee for England’s World Cup 2018 bid, claiming to have seen the accounts of both clubs, said that any plans for new grounds can succeed only if the 2 clubs share 1 stadium, therefore sharing a stadium similarly to Lazio + Roma and Milan + Inter, since neither Anfield or Goodison Park currently meet F.I.F.A. criteria as a stadium that can host World Cup games. Bradley also claims that the clubs should share the payment and the stadium will cost 300 million pounds. While the Mighty Reds have refused to comment on this, Everton spokesman Ian Ross angrily retorted, “Yes, the Everton directors have one view and that view is that we should push ahead with the destination project. For Warren Bradley to suggest that the directors have one view and that is [to have] a shared stadium is the usual utter nonsense.” He added: “We have spent nearly three years working on destination Kirkby and are giving absolutely no consideration to any other scheme. Perhaps councilor Bradley should have fought somewhat harder to keep Everton inside the Liverpool city boundary if he is that intent on a joint stadium.”
It’s enough we share a city with them, but a stadia! This is utter nonsense and the fingers must surely point at the Yanks. Get out of the club before we share players!
Ramez El Hajj. Empire Of The Kop. YNWA
Great job Ramez.
Fellow Reds, Ramez is our newest contributor. His biography is in the About Us section. He is 14 years ago and comes from Lebanon so English is a second language to him.
You have to love our club’s global reach.
Y.N.W.A.
Yes, English is a second language to me but i can speak it fluently and i have been learning it ever since i started attending school in 1998.
YNWA and i still have more to come!
Ramez :-)
Antoine
I was born in Everton and lived 400 metres away from Anfield stadium when a boy and about 1 mile from Goodison. Liverpool FC have been at the heart of my life since birth and the thought of sharing a stadium with Everton sends shivers down my spine. However the emotional aspects need to be quelled at times and realism needs to soak in. Financially this bringing together of the clubs makes sense – we both need to find a solution. Everton fans and 1/2 my family are those loath the idea of anything to do with Liverpool and frankly are just bitter and twisted on the subject but will have to come to terms with it. My prediction is that by 2012 we will be sharing a fantastic stadium built 1/2 way between the two grounds in Stanley Park – the park incidentally were I learned to play football in the shadow of the mighty Anfield Road. I now live in the South of England but Liverpool is my spirtual home and will remain so. Lets hope season 2009/2010 brings that Premiership Trophy to Anfield. 2 draws v Stoke City stopped it last season when we were the best side in that league, of that there is no question.
Geoff