Cosmo
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IF they decide to move out of Liverpool and to Kirkby this is the stadium they are hoping to build...
Everton have released the first images of their proposed new 50,000-capacity stadium at Kirkby.
A ballot is to be conducted among about 33,000 Everton fans to decide on whether to move to the stadium, which will cost £150m and could open by 2010.
Financing of the stadium will be helped by £50m from supermarket giant Tesco.
The stadium will be built on land contributed by Knowsley Council and will include a Tesco store and shopping centre as part of a major development.
Everton chief executive Keith Wyness called the project "the deal of the century", but also insisted there was no "Plan B".
The club also fears their ageing Goodison Park stadium may struggle to get a safety certificate in coming years.
Wyness said: "When we started this process, we strongly felt we did not want to go down the road of a bowl-shaped stadium, like many clubs had done before.
"The four stands are definitely a nod to tradition. I feel it is important that fans have a sense of place.
"We looked at the Cologne stadium in Germany and felt it had one of the best atmospheres of the World Cup stadia.
"That was to do with the proximity of the seats to the pitch and the four stands, giving it a very clear and exciting atmosphere with great acoustics.
"It also allows us the opportunity to expand by filling the corners and going up to 60,000 seats."
Everton claim they will be left with minimal debts from the scheme and they would have around an extra £10m a year in transfer funds.
Any cash Everton need to put into project will be offset by naming rights to the new stadium and the sale of Goodison Park, which could raise about £15m.
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I like that, it's different.
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Cosmo
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Aye, doesnt look too bad for a Tesco Value stadium.
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RyanSxi
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Originally posted by Cosmo
Aye, doesnt look too bad for a Tesco Value stadium.
sour grapes  
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Nath
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Love that!
None of this boring bowl shit that people keep building.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by RyanSxi
sour grapes
Yes, if only we could build a 50k seater stadium outside of Liverpool 
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another case of 'who really gives a fcuk' from me unfortunately Cosmo
Chin up mate.
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Aaron
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Shit stadium for a shit team 
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Russ
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Originally posted by Aj.
good stadium for a good team 
[Edited on 20-07-2007 by Russ]
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Cosmo
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another case of 'who really gives a fcuk' from me unfortunately Cosmo
Chin up mate.
I couldnt really considering its Everton. But seems its a Premierships clubs new ground I thought it deserves posting.
Not Dave stamp of approval though
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Marc
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Not keen on that. I don't like stadiums that plan for expansion as they look unfinished/shit for years!
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another case of 'who really gives a fcuk' from me unfortunately Cosmo
Chin up mate.
Love you Dave x
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love you too Jamie... no, seriously.
 Cosmoshot
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Robbo
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I quite like that, different 
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mooney
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Shit stadium for a shit team
wow anymore words of wisdom ya badger
more pics
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That's not too bad at all. Not sure what Tesco's are thinking there though. Imagine going to do your shopping on a Saturday and finding the car park full of 50,000 Everton fans, It would be a nightmare It's not as if you go to football and think I know I'll do my shopping whilst I'm here. Good news for Everton though if they want to stump up some brass.
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Nath
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That's not too bad at all. Not sure what Tesco's are thinking there though. Imagine going to do your shopping on a Saturday and finding the car park full of 50,000 Everton fans, It would be a nightmare It's not as if you go to football and think I know I'll do my shopping whilst I'm here. Good news for Everton though if they want to stump up some brass.
Plenty of teams do similar and don't have problems.
Hull used to have a supermarket built into their old stadium, it was under a stand.
Wigan share the land their stadium is built on with loads of big retail outlets.
Coventry's new stadium is built next to a Tesco.
MK Dons have built 'their' stadium next to an Asda and Ikea.
It's only two saturdays and maybe two weekdays a month when it'll be very busy.
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Cosmo
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Not to mention Tesco's CEO is a HUGE everton fan
Mooney, you a blue nose? You should hang around here more often, would be fun having one of you about
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Cosmo
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Results of their ballot were just released, 59% said YES to a move.
Bye bye Everton out of Liverpool
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Nath
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Quite a split then.
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Cosmo
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Number of voting packs dispatched: 36,662
Number of votes received: 25,761
Number of votes found to be invalid: 63
Total number of valid votes: 25,698
Turnout: 70.27%
Yes - 15,230 - 59.27%
No - 10,468 - 40.73%
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stadium looks  pity its evertons
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Cosmo
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stadium looks pity its evertons
Its not, its Knowsley FC
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looks quite similar to Ibrox there... i like it
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looks quite similar to Ibrox there... i like it
Good point man, probs why it looks
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