DJ Dunk

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Liverpool Football Club today announced that they would like to build a new stadium on Stanley Park - less than 300 yards from the present stadium. Plans for a new stadium, which would hold 55,000 supporters, have been presented to Liverpool City Council after the club investigated no fewer than seven different sites - including expanding the present ground - over the last two years. The new stadium will cost between £60m and £70m to build and could even be ready for the start of the 2005 season. Original plans to construct a new 70,000-seater stadium could have cost the club £120m and a decision was taken by the club to not let the cost of building a new ground interfere with Gerard Houllier's ability to compete for the best players to put out on the pitch.

"What we don't want to do - and what we won't ever do - is lose the focus that the team comes first," LFC Chief Executive Rick Parry told liverpoolfc.tv. "We always want to ensure the revenue is available for the manager to strengthen his squad. That is one reason why we haven't pressed ahead with our original plan for a 70,000 stadium. We don't want to have a huge financial millstone hanging around our necks. Our view is that this stadium is right for our needs. There is still a lot of work to do though and a number of obstacles to overcome yet. It will take time but I hope all of the fans are excited by what they can see."

Nick Wadeson

Is it really worth building a brand new stadium for an extra 10'000 fans?

United still have a capacity 13'000 higher then that with the option to expand still further....

DJ Dunk

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Yes. They cannot expand Anfield any further due to the local residents complaining, so the new site gives more scope for future expansion.

Edited to say - The locals are not happy about using their parkland though.

[Edited by DJ Dunk - 5/17/2002 7:51:40 PM]

ChrisB

Not knowing Liverpool one bit, won't the new stadium upset people near Stanley Park or is it a brown field site?

[Edited by ChrisB - 5/17/2002 6:26:13 PM]

DJ Dunk

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Stanley Park is a big place. Much better than Anfields current position. Bound to be some upset, but you can't please everyone

DJ Dunk

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To bring it into perspective, the green dot near the bottom in the centre in where Anfield is now.

Its a HUGE site

Funkii Munkii

I thought Everton were going to build their new ground on Stanley Park or didthat fall through??

Why dont you share an 80,000 all seater, like AC and Inter, share the costs of rebuilding and maintaining, youd both be winners, and have more money to spend on the players the obviously need then again it would be sacrilege to the sets of supporters, I just couldnt see it happening even though it makes perfect financial sense.

Dave

DJ Dunk

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Everton are moving to Kings Dock, over near the Mersey.

The further away the better

NotoriousREV

Everton could share with Accrington Stanley, team as well as stadium

CrisPDuk

I can't see Accrinton Stanley wanting their good name dragged down to that level

DJ Dunk

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Reminds me of the old milk advert:

If you don’t drink lots of milk you’ll only be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley

Accrinton Stanley ? Who are they ?

Exactly

[Edited by DJ Dunk - 5/18/2002 1:14:25 PM]

seejay555

More empty seats for those European ties then eh Dunk?

DJ Dunk

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Aaah, you mean that competition that we don't have to qualify for

I'm sure you'll enjoy the Inter-Two-Bob cup next year