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We got a new one?

Aston Villa are going to breach UEFA PSR rules.

I think people are looking at the wrong aspect over Everton's capacity. Since they last got crowds as large as their stadium now, they have had a share a city with one of the country’s most successful clubs who have became a global giant. Meanwhile they have been stuck in a small stadium that hasn’t really allowed new fans in. It is reasonable to ask the question ‘if they can reach those figures now?’ You also have to consider the fact though that just like us, they are not building a stadium just for the here and now. They are building one with the next 50-70 years in mind. Event attendances across the board are increasing, populations and urban area populations are increasing. Clubs may go under a period of success which would also attract fans. I honestly think it doesn’t really matter to us about their new stadium, aside from looking at it and seeing what we would and wouldn’t want from it in our new stadium. Personally, aside from it looking good in the skyline, I’m not a fan. I think once you get close to it, it’s rather bland without offering much more than what is on offer at most stadiums these days. I do believe that it could have been much more, and I think Everton have dropped a massive opportunity. I actually think sooner or later Liverpool will realise that they can’t do much more with Anfield and will revert back to plans to move across the road where they will follow in Man Utd’s footsteps and create a mega stadium, which in turn will take away all the other events Everton hope to host.

It’s not. It might be larger, but not massively so. Considering Newcastle’s population statistics omits places that are clearly within the catchment area because of the break up of the different councils, it skews the figures massively. I’ve done a calculation on the SSC forum in the past about it, and both cities are comparable.

Yeah I watched most of it until I fell asleep. Shamrock were the better team and really going for it in the 2nd half. They were absolutely robbed of a penalty in the first half.

PIF have bought an estimated 10% stake in DAZN for about $1bn.

Going to be on the clubs site for sale in 5 weeks.

Rangers in talks of buyout from the San Francisco 49’s.

Staveley did 3 years of due diligence between her first visit to the club and the Saudi bid, and 4 years by the time she bought us.

Like what? You mean that woman who used NUFC in her account name on social media as she started throwing about transphobic insults?

Martin O’Neil.

Can’t stand that Arty Ziff weasel cunt. It makes me want to punch my TV.

That’s him out for 2 months then.

Yeah I get that. In my opinion all Everton have done is catch up with SJP 25 years after it became what it is in its current guise. I honestly think it could have been, and should have been a bit more. In saying this, I’m not quite sure them lot down the road would swap either, especially when in theory they could have a bigger capacity.

The big question I’d have to ask would you trade SJP for Everton’s new stadium? Honestly I wouldn’t. The capacity is only marginally better, and I don’t think it offers anything or can do anything that SJP can’t. It looks good from the outside, but when you get closer and inside, it’s bland and a bit bare.

Can’t unsee it as the a modern version of the Old White Hart Lane now.

I’m not that arsed if they do come up. We are doing different things to them, and to be honest I looked at both of those teams last night and saw nothing that would keep either team up. The match was so slow, and every team will just be able to take them both apart.

That is the most Everton like stadium ever. Looks like it maybe up to job from the outside, but once you get in there it’s a bit bland. It’s not the best, but it’s not the worst, but still could have been better. If we are going for best in class, I’d hope that ours blows that away.

So what’s everyone’s wish list? Here’s mine, assuming we are building on Leazes Park/Castle Leazes with a 70k minimum capacity. The stadium should have a street frontage all the way around. Outside of match-day, I want to be able to see bars and restaurants on the ground floor and be able to go in and interact with it. Places like the Emirates don’t have that aside from the club shop. It needs to have either a fixed or movable roof so that it can host events other than football. The same with the pitch, we need to be able to fold it away and use a different surface for things like concerts etc. The Southern most goal end stand needs to be a single tier as steep and as high as you can possibly get, with rail seating for the ability to stand. It needs to have a unique design. I don’t want a bubble effect wrap or a sort of backlight plastic cladding that Bayerns have. It’s tacky, and over done. It needs to be engineered to maximise crowd noise retention. I’d prefer a halo type scoreboard, single large screens TV’s look a bit dated now. I’d also rather strip advertisements like Spurs’ stadium than say tacky LED lights on the stairs like the Etihad. We need to have invisible/non-intrusive segregation for away fans that can be easily expanded and decreased without the need of reducing capacity. Think like the walls they have at the Emirates and Spurs. Additionally away fans can’t be in a position where they are either above or below home fans. We don’t need people chucking object at each other. Non-obstructive turnstiles. I don’t want to have to contort my body to enter the stadium. Let me scan my ticket and get in easily enough. Choice of different food and drink outlets, preferably made up of local companies who do well in this area. A large amount of corporate without it getting in the way of regular fans. In addition, some sort of tunnel club that is still affordable for a 1 off for regular fans. A unique feature that indicates that it is our home, similar to how Spurs have the Cockerel. It could even be a modern version of the ‘Newcastle United’ sign. Plenty of lifts/escalators to the upper levels so that we don’t have a repeat of the dreaded level 7 stairs. This one will irritate a few people, but a fucking phones signal. It would still be nice to be able to contact my lass at half time or check the half time scores that I want, and not the predetermined ones the club chooses. Better facilities all round. No need for such long queues for toilets and bars. I’d also add that the club should also buy both the Strawberry, and the Black Bull in order to maximise revenue by owning some of the bars around the stadium in addition to the stadium bars.

The outside looks nice, internally the stands look bland and very much like German stadiums which are just bleachers. The stands don’t look that steep to be honest. I was actually thinking about creating a wish list for our stadium to be honest.

He does. He has one attacking journalists and other accounts, then one defending them and calling out his alt accounts. He’s a fucking freak, and it’s shocking to think that he’s a father. The general rule of thumb for any account that shares ‘NUFC news’ without having someone actually show their face, then it’s one of his accounts.

It’s reported in the Chronicle, he’s just aggregating news stories without providing the source so people think he’s ITK. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-yasir-al-rumayyan-said-31014973

And there is exactly what they wanted with the ESL. A league by them, for them.

They spend £72m per year on the stadium debt and that’s just on the repayments, it doesn’t include the training ground, or general maintenance. https://thstofficial.com/interim-analysis-of-tottenham-hotspur-financial-statements-2022-3/

It’s going to paying off their stadium. Thats’s why their wages to turnover is so low, because the remaining amount has to pay off their stadiums and training ground.