More Names

*There is only one name for the new ground and Kopites can read into it what they like THE PEOPLES STADIUM. Nuff said. Keep up the good work. Dave Doherty. (17/01/03)

*Why not St. Domingo's or something similar? But never, ever People's Stadium. Sounds Maoist. Michael Long. (17/01/03)

*The 'kopites are gobshites and stink of piss' stadium - I think that has a certain ring to it. Can you imagine Geoff Stelling on soccer saturday.....' Hold on fella's, we'll now cross live to the kopites are gobshites and stink of piss stadium, where there has been another goal, Chris Camara what's happening?'...... Everton blue. (17/01/03)

*The name for the new stadium should probably be ''THE PIPE DREAM'' as that is all it looks likely to be . Regards, Bob Thomason. (17/01/03)

*Cut out all the imaginative nonsence....its GOODISON. Our heritage and history recognised as the foundation of our future after moving from Goodison Park. The Blue Eyed Blue. (17/01/03)

*It should be called the 'Century of Kings Dock Stadium' in recognition of the giants who have played for the blues over the past 100 years. Dave Gleeson. (17/01/03)

*The School of Science??? Mark Parsons. (17/01/03)

*The ' ringo star ' school of science. Fat Bob. (17/01/03)

*How about 'The Dixie Dean Memorial Stadium'? It would be a great tribute to the legend himself. Evertony2k1. (09/01/03)

*In the same way that the word UNITED has become generic in the sense that millions of muppets use it to refer to MAN U..... why not name it just THE GROUND or THE ARENA or THE BOWL or THE STADIUM etc. The assumption being, quite rightly, that ours is the natural home of football. And the rest can follow in our wake! Pete Scofield. SE London. (09/01/03)

*What about "the redshite execution centre", or quite simply "the new goodison." Jonny R (09/01/03)

*I think that we should shamelessly take the cash from a sponsor to incorporate their brand in the name of the new stadium (assuming it comes off). Look at Southampton - does anyone really call it the Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium or is it just referred to as St. Mary's? I'm all for tradition but if it means there is a couple of million made available for players then who cares what it says on the side of the stadium so long as Everton are playing in this great stadium and playing well. I think it should be called the Kings dock arena/stadium or simply Kings dock. Come on you blues! Great site by the way. Stew. (09/01/03)

*King's Dock. Simple as that. Regards. Paul Mather. (09/01/03)

*'THE PEOPLE'S GROUND' Bluenose4ever02. (09/01/03)

What about,just a plain and simple name like," THE PEOPLE'S ARENA" Cheers, Roy. (09/01/03)

*How about calling it 'The nearly Everton Stadium,but not really'. Steven Ellison. (09/01/03)

*There really is only one name "THE PEOPLES STADIUM". I'm sure the kopites would be thrilled with this name, especially if it became the main sports arena for the city.Richie McCann, Wallasey, PHILLIPSTAZ, Brian Neale, Mike. (09/01/03)

*The John Lennon Memorial Stadium. Rachelle Dewhurst. (31/12/02)

*Please ,please ,please no corporate sponsor, The Everton Arena ai Kings Dock will do nicely for the next hundred years. Fashions change and with it goes corporate cash,todays fashion icon becomes tomorrows sad reminder.

we must also remind ourselves that our marketing department have always been inept, no nike or microsoft just dannish cooked meats ,second rate copiers, then, third rate copiers and the worst mobile phone network in the country.( i dont even want to know what kejian do ).any of these would love to put their name on our new arena.the best thing our marketing dept have ever done is to balls up this years sponsorship, the shirts with no name will be highly prized in the future.we should have gone all our season with no sponsors on the shirts to celebrate our centenery, very classy, very Real Madrid.

'THE EVERTON ARENA AT KINGS DOCK' SAYS IT ALL. LES JACKSON. (31/12/02)

*Due to the lack of effort in designing the ground how about calling it the Amsterdam Arena seeing as though we have blatantly ripped it off. Paul Bailey. (31/12/02)

*I think it should be called "The Blue Pride Stadium" it is fitting and/ will really piss Kopites off ! joanne mobey. (31/12/02)

*If, and i repeat if, we end up having to sell the rights for money, then it best be to a company thats colours are blue, PEPSI for example, having dirty red coca cola shite all over the place wud unsettle me as i'm not entirely pleased the the amount of red in the Mcdonalds family enclosure. the stad shud be blue through and through.

"Kings Arena" and either "Blue Vision" or "The Golden Vision" sound pretty gud though. ste (crosby). (31/12/02)

*Why don't we call it the 'we all hate kopites arena' or the 'Bruce Willis stadium' just like the arnold swarzenegger stadium. To be honest i don't mind as long as it sells pies! Darren Shingler. (31/12/02)

*I agree with Neil (04/07/02). If we could initially suggest that we call the stadium something along the lines of the Everton McCartney Stadium (yeah, I know: I've always preferred Ringo as a person, and maybe as an affiliate image and name he would better suit our status as underrated underdogs............Fuck it, we should just be obvious and call it the Everton Beatles Stadium) or somesuch then we could approach McCartney (or Ringo, or Yoko, or George Martin, Eric Idle and the Rutles, the Maharishi, Polythene Pam - anyone!!! ) to chip in some of his or their dosh (£30 Million would do.for now) and secure the Stadium as ours. Instead of relying on some bizarre 'Reverse Mortgage' deal that, although now it has sort of been explained (31/10/02) and seems the only way we have to generate the necessary finance , it still brings images of a finance package offered by a shady second hand car dealer. No offence, Mr Gregg, I'm referring to the bankers.

Shamelessly linking the Everton Stadium name to the Beatles would:
(1) Entice the publicity-conscious McCartney to invest in Merseyside and be seen to invest in Merseyside. I don't think he could resist.
(2) Force the Liverpool Echo and Liverpool City council nobs on our side - they'd have no choice as the stadium issue would transform into an incontrovertible 'Merseyside' issue. Which it is, anyway.
(3) Would entangle the stadium issue with the bid to be City of Culture.
(4) Raise massive international awareness on EFC as a brand name. From the launch of the Stadium (McCartney celebfest Concert in the evening after a glamour game against some appropriate team would probably make the news everywhere) onwards, with the Internationals that will be played there and the concerts and events.
(5) Bring in extra revenue. We could have part of the stadia as a Beatles (or Merseyside music) museum, moving it from the Albert Dock and expanding it. This would also enhance EFC as brand name, bring in support and interest in the club from overseas (the tourists who wander down Mathew street could now wander around a museum at the stadia, buying drinks and from our on-site pubs and restaurant, etc., and then maybe have a nose around the Everton Museum which just happens to be situated next to the Beatles shop).
(6) We would, without doubt or insecurity, own half of a stadium in which it will be a pleasure to play and watch our team.
(7) Piss the Reds off.

Just an idea. Of course I'd prefer it if we could self-finance the Stadium, and I fucking hate thinking like a cross between Max Clifford and a Bank manager, but maybe such a tie-in - cheapening as it is- is one possible way. It beats the crap out of naming the stadium after a Corporation or packets of crisps, or after a Frankie goes to Hollywood song (Pleasuredome??!!!"!!!).

I'm sure our Bill Kenwright has contact with Mr McCartney.......get him pissed, Bill, and suggest the idea to him. Oi, Stella McCartney. If yer out there - get naggin yer dad. No, you can't design the kits. Oh, Ok, you can then. Just don't put any capes or lace on them. Is Halle Berry minted? Ant. (31/12/02)

*HOW ABOUT THE GLEN KEELEY MEMORIAL GROUND,TO REMIND US OF THE HAZARDS OF TRAWLING AROUND THE BARGAIN BUCKETS. IF WE ARE TO BUILD THIS MEGA STADIUM, I PRESUME THAT SOME CASH WILL BE RING FENCED FOR RECRUITING AND RETENTION OF QUALITY PLAYERS ? PADDY MCKENNA IN THE SUNNY HEBRIDES. (31/12/02)

*Kings. Tony Miveld. (31/12/02)

*IT SHOULD BE CALLED PLANE AND SIMPLE ' THE WILLIAM RALPH DIXIE DEAN ARENA'. Kathryn Munro. (31/12/02)

*How about "The Stadium of Kings" then maybe someone will show up with some gold to buy a few players, frankincense (if that's how you spell it!) to wash the stench of the SH*TE out of the city and myrrh for Duncan's mystery aliments! Craigo. (31/12/02)

*If they pay half of our wack, they can call it the Andrex Two-ply Arena, as far as I am concerned. Let's worry about getting the money to build the thing. Frank Linford. Ellesmere Port. (31/12/02)

*I think the new name for the new stadium shouyld be "Blue Dome". Gary. Sydney, Oz. (31/12/02)

*If we cannot just call it Kings Dock then it must honour the clubs greatest hero " The Dixie Dean Stadium". Instead of naming individual stands, different parts of the ground can reflect other parts of our history eg. the "Golden Vision Area" , The "Holy Trinity Area", The "Goodison Area", etc.and looking to the future lets name an area the "Rooney Area" now so that we won't need to bother making changes in a few years when the lad has become a legend.

Having said the above, let's make sure that it gets moving and is built before the shite's new cowshed otherwise we might as well call it the "Pie in the Sky" Stadium. Joe Rafferty, Workington. (31/12/02)