New Anfield

[John Matrix 1985]

Has there been any progress on this recently or is it still being delayed because the NWDA are being dickheads & interfering?

Have not heard anything on this for a long time, even though LCC actually approved the plans.

[Red scouser]

Nothing new mate. NWDA refusing to cooperate and give the funds this area so badly needs. Dead quiet from Liverpool FC who had hoped for a spring 2005 start on site. I would say the new stadium and area improvements are very much in jeopardy.

[John Matrix 1985]

Originally Posted by Red scouser

Nothing new mate. NWDA refusing to cooperate and give the funds this area so badly needs. Dead quiet from Liverpool FC who had hoped for a spring 2005 start on site. I would say the new stadium and area improvements are very much in jeopardy.

Yet another big project that could go on the bonfire, this really pisses me off, although I love the present ground, the club are never going to be able to compete with the big 3 - even Newcastle have a bigger ground. The are is in desperate need of regeneration, its an embarassment sometimes, especially when we play foreign teams. The only ground i've been to in a similar area is Boca Juniors and you just want to get away straight after the game incase you get done over. I bet thats what some people feel like going to Anfield. I saw some Japanese guy taking photographs of burnt out flats by the Pitz once, probably taking them back home to show the folks!

[Paul D]

A major breakthrough in Liverpool F.C's plans for a new stadium is revealed today.

more here

[scouserdave]

Funnily enough I was in Arsenal's Emirates Stadium today. If it looks half as good as this fucker, I'll be more than happy

[westisbest]

its nice that Emirates stad, Maybe we should get ours sponsoured by an Airline, Easyjet arena, C'mon lets play

[Tony Sebo]

Dave... you say that you're no good at abstracts... those roof span pics are fantastic compositions!

[LABlue]

Thought Scandanavian Air Services would be more in line for you kopites.

How do you expect to get Crouch through planning ?

[Toadboy]

Originally Posted by LABlue

Thought Scandanavian Air Services would be more in line for you kopites.

How do you expect to get Crouch through planning ?

Stick a flashing red light on his head.

The airline suggestion holds some water actually, Everton are looking at some sort of tie up with a far eastern carrier, Man United aready have some sort of deal, Liverpool have spoken to Middle and Far Eastern airlines etc.

I like the idea of the SAS Stadium though, the urchins will be buzzing.

[Doug Roberts]

Daves pictures of the Emirates stadium are as usual fantastic, I wonder how long it will be before he's taking pics of the new Anfield??

[scouserdave]

Thanks Doug. Hopefully, I'll know someone who knows someone who owes a favour to someone who'll allow me access to the site. That's how it works
BTW
I've just uploaded 90 Gooner Stadium pics to:
http://www.**************************/emirates/

[John Matrix 1985]

Liverpool have 2 weeks left to come up with a masterplan to save the new stadium otherwise the 9M funding will be withdrawn - can't see this happening unless some good samaritan stumps up some cash. Liverpool FC have had 2 or more years to sort it and haven't done a tap.

[Pietari]

Originally Posted by John Matrix 1985

Liverpool have 2 weeks left to come up with a masterplan to save the new stadium otherwise the 9M funding will be withdrawn - can't see this happening unless some good samaritan stumps up some cash. Liverpool FC have had 2 or more years to sort it and haven't done a tap.

Hmmm. they do seem to have lost the plot (quite literally.)

Still if one week in politics is a long time two weeks in football is even longer.

[Pietari]

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...name_page.html

Liverpool FC stadium plans 'won't collapse' Jul 18 2006

Daily Post

LIVERPOOL FC chief executive Rick Parry is insisting the club's new stadium plans for Stanley Park will not collapse.

Doubts have been expressed over the scheme to replace Anfield with a 60,000-capacity stadium as the cost is claimed to have spiralled to nearly £190m.

Liverpool must also come up with proof they have raised the money for the new ground by the end of the month, or they could lose grants totalling almost £20m to cover the new stadium's outside infrastructure from the EU and the Northwest Development Agency.

Liverpool have been in lengthy negotiations to raise the capital from the private sector, and Parry, in a BBC Five Live interview, said: "There is a lot of work going on and the situation is coming to a head relatively soon.

"We are certainly looking at a matter of weeks and it is still something we are determined to bring off. Too much work has gone into it for us to fail at this hurdle."

[kung_fuzi]

Originally Posted by Pietari

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...name_page.html

Liverpool FC stadium plans 'won't collapse' Jul 18 2006

Daily Post

LIVERPOOL FC chief executive Rick Parry is insisting the club's new stadium plans for Stanley Park will not collapse.

Doubts have been expressed over the scheme to replace Anfield with a 60,000-capacity stadium as the cost is claimed to have spiralled to nearly £190m.

Liverpool must also come up with proof they have raised the money for the new ground by the end of the month, or they could lose grants totalling almost £20m to cover the new stadium's outside infrastructure from the EU and the Northwest Development Agency.

Liverpool have been in lengthy negotiations to raise the capital from the private sector, and Parry, in a BBC Five Live interview, said: "There is a lot of work going on and the situation is coming to a head relatively soon.

"We are certainly looking at a matter of weeks and it is still something we are determined to bring off. Too much work has gone into it for us to fail at this hurdle."

Great news.
Not so great for the Echo and other ground sharers though.

[LABlue]

The sooner both clubs get their arses in gear and accept that ground sharing isnt going to work the better.

Let the redshite build their new ground - the area could really do with investment and we can bugger off to Central Docks , Gillmoss or whever we are supposed to be going this particular week. (well anywhere other than the Kirkby Tesco Trolley Stadium please)

At this rate Metroplex may have finshed Wembley before both clubs.

[JUXTAPOL]

What with St-Helens Rugby League considering gap funding from "N.W.D.A." for their new ground, we may see the possibility of the N.W.D.A. "Trying", (pun intended), to force one of the football clubs into a share with the rugby club.

[kung_fuzi]

Cash is in place for new AnfieldJul 27 2006

By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo


LIVERPOOL FC have assured European moneymen that cash to pay for their new stadium is in place.

Club officials will not attend a key meeting today when the future of £9m of European Objective One funding earmarked for the Stanley Park scheme could be decided.

But the Reds have already told the European Objective One committee that they have the resources to press ahead with the £190m, 60,000-seater stadium.

The European money will not be used to pay for the ground, but for the regeneration of the deprived Anfield and Breckfield communities nearby.

The Objective One committee had set a deadline of today for the club to confirm it has the privatemoney to pay forits share of the project.


In theory, it could now decide to take the money away from Liverpool if it is not happy with what the club is saying.
But it is far more likely that they will instead accept that progress is being made and extend the deadline to give the Reds more time to firm up their proposals.


Liverpool are hopeful the funding will remain in place, although club insiders insist if the decision goes against the club, it will not spell the end of their stadium plans.


Club officials acknowledge the loss of the European grant would be a significant blow, but would not derail the process of leaving the current site.


Chief executive Rick Parry recently spoke of his confidence Liverpool will secure the multi-million pound investment they need to build the complex on Stanley Park.


The club has been in talks with several interested parties, with at least one thought to be at an advanced stage.


The overall project needs more than £18m from Europe and the government to pay for the regeneration of Stanley Park and the surrounding area.


Land occupied by the current ground will be turned into Anfield Plaza, a new public square lined with homes, shops and leisure facilities.


Two weeks ago, senior councillors voiced their fears that this part of the scheme could fail if Liverpool are unable to come up with their share of the stadium cash.


Cllr Flo Clucas, executive member for economic development, said: "Even though European funding will not be used for the stadium itself, the stadium is seen as a vital part of the regeneration project.


"If the stadium money is not forthcoming, regeneration will not take place in the way currently envisaged.


"If this particular package does not come together, it will not be the public sector's fault, it will be LFC that failed to bring cash to the table."

[City on The Water]

This peverse notion that a stadium will regenerate an area. There have been two large stadia either side of Stanley Park foe over a 100 years and only decay has set in.

Get them away from residential areas, that is not where they belong.

[eyeam]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mai...7/sfnbo228.xml

Liverpool ground to a halt
By Mihir Bose
(Filed: 27/07/2006)



Everton might get one over on their Merseyside rivals Liverpool by moving into a brand new stadium before them.

Liverpool's plans for a new ground have become so bogged down that they are in danger of losing up to £20 million of European funding, which has been earmarked for stadium infrastructure work.

The clock on this European funding, which comes via the north-west regional development agencies, is ticking and the club has been told that as this money is coming from this year's budget Liverpool must convice them that they are serious about this new stadium by the July 31, or the money will be allocated elsewhere.

However, progress on the new stadium has been so slow that costs have risen inexorably. Having started with an original estimate of £70 million the stadium could cost £190 million. One of the main problems has been finding an investor. On Tuesday rumours swept Merseyside of yet another consortium bid, which would be Liverpool's seventh potential bidder in the last year.

The latest rumoured bidder consists of Dermot Desmond, Celtic's largest shareholder, with John Magnier and JP McManus, once friends of Sir Alex Ferguson and investors in Manchester United.

Everton, in contrast, have no potential investors and a long-term stand-off in their boardroom between chairman Bill Kenwright and director Paul Gregg to deal with.

Despite this, the club is looking at three sites and confident they could build a 50,000-stadium, with an option to increase the capacity to 70,000, for around £100 million, at a cost of £1,500 a seat.

There are three potential sites, the first is near Aintree, which Peel Holdings, a major property developer of the region, may help to build. The other sites include one near Speke airport and another in Kirby, which will involve a Tesco development, the company's chief executive Sir Terry Leahy being a keen Everton supporter.

Everton's income of £60 million may be half that of Liverpool's, but their debt of £27 million is also a third of Liverpool's debt which is nearly £80 million.

But Goodison sources are confident that if all goes well they could be in their new home by 2009, unlike Liverpool who have said that even in a best-case scenario their new stadium will not be ready until 2010.