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What if?

If the vote goes against the EFC board and we decide not to move to a new stadium in Kirkby, where do supporters see this club in ten years?

Behind the likes of Portsmouth? Southampton? etc, Because that's what will happen. Having to sell players like Beattie in order to scrape together transfer funding every year, for players that won't really improve us a lot anyway.

Still waiting at an increasingly delapidated Goodison for another chance, wandering what if?

Or waiting for the council to finally get their finger out, stop arguing amongst themselves and offer us an alternative that might just work out?...Thats not going to happen. When Liverpool get their new stadium built, Everton aren't going to matter in this city anyway.

I want EFC to be able to sign the likes of Fernandes, to compete for cups and Champions league places, and for supporters to feel proud not embarrassed when the transfer window comes around. Our future is more important than our history.

I accept that no matter what, a vast majority of Blues just can't come to terms with moving across an imaginary political line but there is no alternative the way football is going, if we want to get the club back where we feel it belongs.
Karl Jones, Woolton Posted 27/07/2007 at 19:54:58

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tom lynch
1 Posted 27/07/2007 at 23:05:55

What if we move to Kirby and the costs excced the budget?

What if we loose supporters and we are sitting in a half empty stadium lacking atmosphere?.

What happens if in ten years kids from the city whose dads and mams followed Everton are now following Liverpool?

What if those corparate boxes cant be filled?

Please sir have your opinion but dont make comments like we are dead if we dont move.

Roy coyne
2 Posted 27/07/2007 at 23:07:28

So do all of us But if you think moving to Kirkby we will achieve this you are sadly wrong,We wont fill the ground for starters its alright Bully going on about a bigger catchment area but football dose not work that way you are or you are not a match goer the proximity of the ground will not make a difference in the long run and why would people use corporate boxes in a small town when there is one in a major city close by so where is the money to sustain us going to come from new investment well if Kenwright and Bully cant find it in a city that is gearing its self up for city of culture and its celebrating 800 years Hows he going to find it in a small town that’s just for starters

Karl Jones
3 Posted 27/07/2007 at 23:57:54

Roy, I agree with you with regards to the Kirkby catchment area-I dont think that will make much difference, but new football stadia do attract new fanbases from all over the UK etc: Sunderland fans rebelled over Roker but 22000 increased to 45000 (in Prem), and that is a pattern shared with the likes of Derby(increased even in championship) Southampton(same)and Middlesbrough/Bolton. Also corporate hospitality figures rose.New stadia by their very nature attract investment.

Brian Waring
4 Posted 28/07/2007 at 10:51:45

I think the problem with the teams you mention Karl,is that they knew the fanbase was already there,and built the bigger stadiums so they could accomadate them.We are taking a big risk with a 50,000 seater stadium,because we are gambling that we could attract a new fanbase.Also,if you look at Boro and Bolton their attendances have slowly been dropping over the last few seasons.

David
5 Posted 31/07/2007 at 15:18:02

what the hell differance does it make where Everton play
We dont not go when we play away so a few miles doesnt make any differance
Its success that attracts fanbase not situ.
i travel from chesterfield and fro 1 woul dvote yes in a blink unless given a vaible option time is ticking and ticking fast lads