A round-up of articles relating to Everton’s new stadium from across the past week
With the new Everton Stadium set to be officially handed over to the club next month and the Friedkin Group also targeting the completion over their proposed takeover deal in December, exciting times are hopefully lying ahead soon for the Blues’ future home.
And here is a round-up of articles relating to the 52,888 capacity development at Bramley-Moore Dock from across the past week.
Stunning new Everton Stadium pictures released as Andy Burnham claim justified
Everton’s impending move to their new stadium links in with the lyrics of their fans’ old terrace chant, “On the banks of the royal blue Mersey.” And the prominent position of the club’s future home has been brought into focus by some incredible photographs taken from the river’s world-famous ferry.
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Everton missed out on a previous opportunity to move to the Mersey waterfront a couple of decades ago when they had the chance to build a stadium with a retractable roof at King’s Dock, which became the location of Liverpool Arena.And before the switch to Bramley-Moore Dock was mooted, there were controversial plans to go beyond the city boundaries with ‘Destination Kirkby’. However, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, a lifelong Evertonian, believes the Blues have got the location and design correct in the end.
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Accessed from the Western Boardwalk and Terrace, the West Stand will be the club ‘hub’ at new stadium
Throughout this week, Everton have been releasing information on each of the stands at the new stadium, helping and informing season ticket members make their choices, with the latest being the West Stand. Accessed from the Western Boardwalk and Terrace with their city skyline and river views, the West Stand offers supporters a variety of matchday options.
Home to many of the stadium’s bars, restaurants and ‘experiences’, it also provides season ticket seating above the family section to the north and adjacent to what is envisaged will be the atmospheric ‘blue wall’ to the south. Spectators will be able to meet friends and family at what the club say will be one of the most spectacular viewpoints the Premier League will have to offer, and then enjoy touchline views and east access to first-class facilities across the stadium.
The West Stand has four levels, two of which include season ticket and match-by-match seating (Levels 0 and 2). Levels 1 and 3 host many of the stadium’s bars, restaurants and experiences, some of which can be purchased on a match-by-match basis.
With the dressing rooms, boardroom, media facilities and press box are also contained in the West Stand, it will be the club ‘hub’ at the new stadium. A stepped terrace outside the stand looks out towards the Mersey, offering views of the city skyline, the Western Boardwalk and Terrace will be where the team coaches arrive and is fully accessible on both levels while the Fan Wall, featuring a mosaic of Everton icons comprised of supporter images, sits within the stand.
Everton stadium plan for next generation as new details emerge
The future for young Evertonians is coming into focus with the club releasing information on the Family stand at the new Everton Stadium. Everton season ticket holders are being given information this week on each of the stands at the new stadium to help make their seating choices when they move to the Mersey waterfront.
A self-contained concourse provides a safe and secure environment for young families, with facilities to make the experience comfortable and enjoyable for all and an area for tailored activities for junior supporters. An accessible entrance, lifts and wheelchair platform are available, while the concourse has a family toilet and baby changing facilities.
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Everton supporters learn key details to aid season ticket choices at new stadium
Everton Stadium will be the most accessible club stadium in the country, with supporters catered for in all stands on multiple levels. Lifts will give supporters designated platforms at varying elevations of the bowl, providing a far greater matchday offering for wheelchair users and their companions.
There is also a 320% increase in the number of easy access (366) and amenity seats (310) compared to Goodison Park, while a sensory box, sensory room, two quiet rooms, eight faith rooms and three changing places facilities are among the features that will revolutionise the matchday experience for thousands of supporters. Public lifts will give full access at all levels and all accessible platforms are step-free.
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New Everton Stadium pictures released as playing surface transformed and home dugout revealed
The latest batch of photographs at the new Everton Stadium show how the finishing touches to the Blues’ future home are being added before the site is officially handed over to the club by the end of this calendar year. Following a three-and-a-half year build by Laing O’Rourke, the 52,888 capacity venue at Bramley-Moore Dock is set to be transferred into Everton’s hands next month.
Over the past couple of weeks, one of the most dramatic transformations has been the splash of colour on what had previously been the dirt brown area where the pitch will be.
That has now been replaced with the emergence of vibrant green as the synthetic stitching of millions of fibres into the newly-laid top soil is underway, using specialised machinery that will slowly work its way across what will become the playing surface. That intensive process follows grass seeds recently being sown and covered, periodically, with a germination blanket to protect the seeds, allow light and water to penetrate and warm the soil to accelerate growth.
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