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      Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Oct 20, 2010 07:19:38 pm
      Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans

      Oct 20 2010

       by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post

      CITY council officials hope to meet with Liverpool FC bosses within a fortnight to discuss their stadium plans.

      New owners New England Sports Ventures have yet to decide whether to build the proposed new stadium in Stanley Park or redevelop Anfield.

      When NESV took over the Boston Red Sox, it invested in the baseball club’s existing Fenway Park home instead of building a new stadium.

      Last night Liverpool council leader Joe Anderson said his preferred option was for the club to build a new stadium, as it would act as a catalyst for further regeneration of the area.

      A new stadium was also part of the city’s bid to be a World Cup venue in the event England’s 2018 bid is successful.

      Anfield was included in the bid, but it was made clear at the time that this was seen very much as a back-up plan.

      Council bosses had been due to meet the club in the past couple of weeks, but the meeting was cancelled while the future of the club was thrashed out. Planning permission for the new stadium runs out next year, although it could be extended fairly easily.

      Cllr Anderson said: “We are committed to work with LFC on the future way forward.

      “Our preference is for the club to build a new stadium as this would not only lead to a fantastic new venue, but would assist in regenerating the wider Anfield area.

      “I hope to meet with the club within the next two weeks to explore all the options moving forward.”

      Merseyside MPs gave a cautious welcome to the new owners after meeting with NESV principal investors John W Henry and Tom Werner on Monday.

      Liverpool fan and Walton MP Steve Rotheram said: “They listened a lot more intently than the last two characters and were far more open to suggestions that they should look at the full regeneration of Anfield, not just the ground itself.

      “He said the new owners were clearly looking at ways of using the stadium outside matchdays to create new income streams.

      “My first impression was very positive. Although they are the same nationality as the last two owners, they are very different people.

      “Their plans are to take the club forward in a positive manner.”

      Wirral South MP Alison McGovern, also an LFC fan, said it was clear Henry wanted to listen and learn.

      “We shared our concerns. The relationship with the fans has been really damaged and we need to take steps to put it back together. Although they were not going to commit to anything, they seemed genuinely keen to listen.

      “We will all be obviously cautious, you can only take people by what they do and what they say.

      “Ultimately it is going to be actions not words that we judge them on.”

      She added: “The priority is putting the club on a solid financial footing so the same thing never happens again.”



       
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #1: Oct 25, 2010 12:53:48 pm
      They had the meeting this weekend one of the options discussed was groundsharing.
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #2: Oct 25, 2010 02:27:12 pm
      They had the meeting this weekend one of the options discussed was groundsharing.

      Henry categorically stated there will be no groundshare.
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #3: Oct 25, 2010 05:35:06 pm
      Henry categorically stated there will be no groundshare.

      But I imagine if we want a new ground, the council will start pushing for us to share with Everton.

      No concrete, just a feeling I'm getting.
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #4: Oct 27, 2010 05:24:22 pm
      any news on the stadium yet
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #5: Oct 28, 2010 06:18:00 pm
      But I imagine if we want a new ground, the council will start pushing for us to share with Everton.

      No concrete, just a feeling I'm getting.

      They can push all they want, it won't happen, it just doesn't make economic sense - they simply can't afford to go halves on the stadium we need.
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #6: Oct 29, 2010 01:42:30 pm
      They can push all they want, it won't happen, it just doesn't make economic sense - they simply can't afford to go halves on the stadium we need.

      We know that. It's why that shower aren't playing on the Kings Dock!

      But that is the only reason I can see why the council are pushing for a new stadium.

      F**k them all off and redevelop Anfield, our proper home!

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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #7: Oct 30, 2010 01:28:22 pm
      totally agree dont need them or new ground make home bigger
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #8: Oct 31, 2010 02:49:33 pm
      We know that. It's why that shower aren't playing on the Kings Dock!

      But that is the only reason I can see why the council are pushing for a new stadium.

      F**k them all off and redevelop Anfield, our proper home!


      Staying at Anfield and redeveloping is what we'd all hope for and of course it will be considered. If the club is to move forward and expand however the logistics and plain thinking point at a new stadium.
      The cost of developing Anfield in comparison to the vastly superior facilities at a new stadium might make the Anfield option unfeasible, there is always the thought of us lagging behind the competition or fall further back with regard to ground capacity and commercial success which is linked favourably to a new stadium.
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #9: Oct 31, 2010 03:50:26 pm
      Staying at Anfield and redeveloping is what we'd all hope for and of course it will be considered. If the club is to move forward and expand however the logistics and plain thinking point at a new stadium.
      The cost of developing Anfield in comparison to the vastly superior facilities at a new stadium might make the Anfield option unfeasible, there is always the thought of us lagging behind the competition or fall further back with regard to ground capacity and commercial success which is linked favourably to a new stadium.

      Agree entirely, the head says it has to be a new stadium.
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      Re: Liverpool council seeks meeting with Liverpool FC executives over stadium plans
      Reply #10: Nov 16, 2010 04:42:52 pm
      If we increase stadium capacity by at least 20,000 then at an average of say £40 a ticket that's £800,000 a game gross increase in income. Times that by 19 Prem games and thats £15.2m not including merchandising etc
      That would give the club an excellent working capital facility to go it alone either way....just get it sorted as soon as you can John Henry

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