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THE WORLD IN ONE CITY I hope that this headline never appears in the Echo, as it is only then that everybody connected with the City of Liverpool will realise the huge mistake that has been made. I can't believe that I have to even write about this subject and it breaks my heart that I have to. Everton FC should remain in the city boundaries. We were one of the founding members of English League, the first major football club in Liverpool and now, to save a bit of money and to cause less stress to Liverpool Council, we are considering a move out of the city. Now I know that Kirkby is literally only a mile or two outside of the Liverpool boundaries, and some people argue that it doesn't make a difference, well I assure you it does. Boundaries are what define people and their roots. I wonder how much the French and Germans worry about boundaries? I am positive that the people that live close to the boarder do take sides and do realise the importance of having boundaries. Imagine if the Royal Liver Building needed to be relocated, I wonder how many people would accept a move for the Liver birds to a place like Kirkby...because as we are trying to be convinced, its almost like Liverpool - but not quite. The Liverpool Council should be ashamed. They should never have allowed this situation to arise. They should be proud of our city having two Great football teams, and should have found a place for them right away, like they did for Liverpool FC. It has left me completely bemused how we are being pushed out of the city and all Liverpool FC had to do was click their fingers and they got a prime location on a Greenfield site?? This is absolutely absurd!! But perhaps its because they have "Won it 5 times" or that they hold the name of the city that it would be atrocious to allow them to leave the city. The Council should be ashamed of itself. Why can't Everton FC relocate to southern Liverpool, for example to Speke where there are plenty of Brownfield sites, regenerate a Scouse area (Speke/Garston) not Knowsley and have good access for transport. The Council has already turned a blind eye and gifted Everton FC's new training ground placed in Halewood, Knowsley. These people are meant to represent the City of Liverpool; they are just letting us all down. No wonder Knowsley Council are being so helpful, they are taking us for a joke. If Everton FC does move out of the City of Liverpool, I can guarantee that we will loose the next generation of support. Which child from Liverpool would choose to support a team that wasn't even in their city? It will rip the heart out of our club if we allow this move to take place. We need to make a stand and get our voice heard. EFC cannot and should not even be considering a move out of our city. I assure you that if we do end up being forced to relocate away, I have no doubt in my mind that the Red half of the city will never allow us to forget it. Now in no way am I disrespecting the people of Knowsley or any other borough of Merseyside, I am just sticking up for what is rightly mine, ours. The Peoples Club? It doesn't feel like it. Graeme Adams. (13/12/06) Supermarket Stands I‘ve seen the future. Photo of Crystal Palace fans outside their own supermarket stand the legendary SAINSBURY’S end at Selhurst Park. Got a pound for me trolley mister? I bet Bendy Bully and Big Bill won’t enter their seats via the frozen fish aisles. Will we be swiping our club cards to get in? Gary Cummins. (13/12/06) Ground Move Like
most Blues I share the misgivings of moving outside of the City's boundaries
and I am perplexed as to why the City of Liverpool is not more outspoken
in its desire (alleged) to keep Everton within the city limits. Moving
to Kirkby will take a great deal of emotional soul searching in order
to make sense of our decision to evict ourselves into Knowsley. Like everyone
else I can only worry about our long term viability as a big city club.
On the other hand is it not the case that when we left Anfield one option
at that time was a move to Bootle which is also outside of the City boundary
so these ideas have been around for a very long time. New Ground I
have been reading a few articles about and fan reactions to last nights
AGM and in particular the proposed move to Kirkby. I'm not really surprised
by the reaction of some of the fans who want to stick with tradition and
stay at Goodison but what I am surprised at is their refusal to even consider
the massive benefits of moving to a new stadium. I wonder how many of
these fans have a moan every weekend Everton put in a poor performance
on the pitch or struggle to match supposedly lesser teams in the transfer
market. If Everton sit still and stay at Goodison then this disappointment
is the only thing we have to look forward to. The teams that are doing
well in the Premiership are the teams that have had the investment, moved
to new stadiums, moved in to the 21st century. Look, it pains me to say so, but commercially we probably do need to leave Goodison Park, if there is no possibility to increase the footprint of the stadium – but I can live with that if it helps the club long-term….. If the new stadium isn’t named Goodison Arena, New Goodison Park etc. it will hurt me deeply, but I can live with that if it helps the club long-term…. I can even deal with some link with a supermarket or fast food empire being associated with the School of Science…if it helps the club long-term …but leaving the city boundaries and moving out to Kirkby…well you might as well go the whole hog and move it to Widnes, Warrington, Chester, Ellesmere Port, because we won’t be a Liverpool club any more. If I can hear what the RS fans would chant if that took place… (‘There’s only one team in Liverpool’….’Kirby Utd!’ etc.) if I can see how any future kids born in the city will naturally gravitate to the local team rather than the ones in the sticks (it’s bad enough playing second fiddle the last few decades anyway)…then surely the powers that be can see it too, and where is the long-term future then! Surely there are places in Liverpool, especially the south, where we can relocate. I urge Bill and the board to look more closely – for all our sakes! Paddock Boy (12/12/06) Although there is a very long way to go before Everton walk out into their new stadium in Kirkby, I believe it is in the bag. As much as lots of fans think, Kenwright is not in control of the situation, he has been very shrewd in appointing a chief executive. Keith Wyness will take all the stick for this. He's like a shield for Blue Bill. Already Kenwright has been quoted as saying: "We have always said that when we have what we feel is the best plan going forward we will go to the fans. Keith Wyness intends to keep his word on that. " He is already put his big Bully shield up. So lets move on a few years and the fans have been shown the plans of this new magnificent stadium in Kirkby, and told that the only way forward is to move here. So reluctantly, 60% of the fans agree to go to Kirkby. Off we go to the 'Tesco Stadium'. It's only a name! The final ruination of Everton FC. Billy. (12/12/06) Kirkby move........ Keep it!!!! I have just read with dismay that according to the news, our glorious club has signed a deal with Tesco about moving our ground to Kirkby. Could I say at this point that if Everton do move then that’s it. I'm finished with football. After spending countless fortunes and even more time following the blues over my long years, I've had enough of this:- I am sick and tired of being treated like a commodity and less like a genuine lifelong fan who has paid my dues and helped keep Everton up in the forefront of the league. We had a vote a few years ago and we voted to stay. Who do the board think they are to ignore the will of the fans? It is my belief that Liverpool city council have applied constant subtle pressure over the years to remove us from the city. They perceive us as a blot on the pink landscape. Our council leader is supposed to be an avid blue so lets see him fight for us in public. If we go, I truly believe that with EFC gone, the council/chamber of commerce will then kick their propaganda machine into gear and they'll start with associating this city of Liverpool city solely with the heathens across the park….. because they can fleece more dumb norwegian pinkies when they flock here for their 'home games'. It is my view that if we did move and in the fullness of time, history will reflect that Everton will never have been associated with the city of Liverpool:- they'll airbrush Everton Football Club out of the history books. Just like the fifth beatle, we'll become a footnote. In a city that is famous for having two of everything, being moving to some god forsaken spot in Kirkby flies in the face of that tradition. We'll no longer be able to stand shoulder to shoulder and exchange friendly banter with our enemy, the famous friendly rivalry will be first to go out of the window. For example, how many boozers will be within walking distance of the ground….. Will the ground actually be within walking distance?????? I live within spitting distance of Goodison, every night I pass by her, yeah she looks a bit shabby but you can feel the heart, the tradition & the ghosts that are associated with an old ground:- they're a dying breed so, I will not stand back to watch the grand old lady become a tesco car park… imagine the joy of the pinkies if that happens. Evertonians should start standing up for themselves and start lobbying our board forcibly ….WE ARE NOT PARTNERS OF TESCO, WE ARE NOT A TEAM FROM KIRKBY, WE ARE NOT AN AMERICAN FRANCHISE TO BE MOVED HERE AND THERE ON THE WHIM OF A 'PARTNER':- WE ARE EVERTON SUPPORTERS AND WE WILL NOT BE DISASSOCIATED OR REMOVED FROM OUR CORE FAN BASE…..…HERE IN THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL. County Rd Blue. (12/12/06) New Ground Just like to say that if Everton were to share a ground with the shite it would be the worst thing to happen for both teams! We would hate it and so would they! I'm still not sure what the best option for Everton football club is regarding the stadium but a ground share would be my last choice! Also lets get rid of Beattie and Wright and buy these 3 players from Copenhagen and Kevin Nolan! COYB!! Dan Ferrie (12/12/06) Sacrilege or Sense? How about moving into Analfield while they knock down and rebuild Goodison. Should only take a season. We were there first anyway. Sacrilege or sense? Drew. (12/12/06) MBE latest Tome Behave yourself Mickey. Got halfway through your last piece and you started raving about fascism (again). Don't mind any opinions that you may have about our great Club and the game of football in general, but you're starting to grate a bit. All you needed to say, was that we have to move with the times. There's no arguing with that. However, as a Club, we can only do what we can with the limited resources we have available to us. We're now competing against billionaires. So, unless we find our own sugar daddy we will have to make do with what we've got. There are possibly fifteen other clubs in the Premiership that know they won't be able to compete against England's representatives of the G14. But for the moment we will have to fight for the scraps. The European Super League is already with us under the guise of the Champions League. So it won't be long before a Super Premier League becomes reality. Then and only then will we witness something close to a level playing field for the rest of the teams in the Premiership and possibly the Football League. Let them pull away, but don't let them back in when it goes pear shaped. Does the Monopolies and Mergers policing body still exist? If so why are Chelsea allowed to monopolise titles and trophies? I admit that there have always been rich clubs, including Everton under the Moores dynasty, but the situation has become ridiculous. Football is a now a massive business, with much of the money being generated disappearing from the game. Perhaps there are too many people, who can make a difference, enjoying these benefits. I try to enjoy the game of football and following Everton. Although I remain optimistic, I can't yet see us moving away from Goodison. We won't be winning the title with what we've got, but we can kick a few arses and let people know we're here. Title contenders no, but we can have a bearing on the ups and downs of every other team we meet during the season. We might not win the title but if can beat other so-called title contenders 3-0, we must be doing something right. These are memories that stay with you forever. Memories of great days and nights at Goodison Park. Anyway, before I start droning on too, I'll wait until I'm sitting in my brand new seat in our new stadium. Until then I'm happy to live with what I've got. Try not to dwell too much on what should or could be. It's not worth it. Eddieparkend. COYB. (12/12/06) What Do You Think? Have your say! e-mail info@bluekipper.com |