Everton release first look at Finch Farm plans

Well done, Blues.

So what if Everton don't own it? I don't own my house but I still get to live there! They may buy it back but, in the meantime, it's progress. It's not a new stadium but it's a good move. Nobody died, for goodness sake! :-)

Finch Farm, not Goodison Park, is where the players and coaching staff do the bulk of their work. It is already an impressive facility.

These improvements further enhance it, which can only make it an even more attractive option to young players we are seeking to join the academy, or first team targets we wish to sign.

It is an investment in the playing side of the club, for now and for the future, regardless of who the manager is and regardless of whether we own the deeds to Finch Farm or not.

So a big 'well done' to the club from me.

So we can all head into a nice, calm, safe environment after home games... and weep loudly.

When we had Deulofeu on loan, did we not care cos we knew he was leaving?

Everton use it. If they bought it, there'd be no material change to anything in any of our lives.

Plus, now all the lawnmowers I keep hearing about can be put to good use by the academy players as part of their chores.

When the exodus happens next season and we don't have Lukaku's goals to cushion us from the phenomenal drop, we'll be praying for a Ranieri of sorts to work his magic on us. Stating the bleeding obvious, I know, but we are on shaky grounds (new billionaire or not)!

Similar situation here with cash blown on fancy bunks in cell block H but Krusty the Clown and Sideshow Bob still running the one thing that matters – the team

D'ya do kids' parties too, by chance ..?

They really should concentrate on their school work.

Peter (#22), it's more than just saving £1 million a year, it's saving £1 million a year for 50 years, at the end of which you still own nothing and have to continue to pay.

Our players don't need rest – they need to be drilled in defending.

The future of the club is in the quality of the facilities we have to train and develop players. We've been particularly good at development although we have the same struggle as many other clubs in getting the transition of developing players to the first team squad without weakening it.

"Everton Football Club Announces Good News - Supporters Revolt."

However, we're missing the point. The fact is, first and foremost, the club already owned it's own facilities. The money they earned from selling it was a one-off payment that was originally partly earmarked for kick-starting the new stadium; that money has long gone and has left us with an additional outlay we didn't have before. I suppose we should all be thankful that Sir John Moores didn't go down the rental route in the '60s and invested enough in our previous "state-of-the-art" training facilities to allow the club to sell it (and the rest of our property assets) to survive under our previous owners... but let's not now make out that this was some great business move rather than a necessity due to poor management of the whole stadium issue, and a total reluctance to invest over many years.

Yes, improved training facilities are a good thing, but I'm not sure I'd elect to build an extension on a council house I didn't own... plus let's face it, when we had Bellefield and LFC had the wooden sheds and a few open air pitches at Melwood.... it was still them that were parading the trophies most years.

And how about a new kit sponsor since Chang only pays ٤ million a year...

And how bout EFC owning Finch Farm. And owning their own team store?

Maybe wishful thinking... huh?