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Liverpool and Everton “must share†new ground
Liverpool and Everton must share a new stadium for it to be included in England's 2018 football World Cup bid, according to the head of the city's 2018 bid committee.
Warren Bradley, the leader of Liverpool City Council, told UK newspaper the Observer that currently “Anfield and Goodison Park do not fit FIFA's criteriaâ€.
The prospective Stanley Park stadium would be situated half-way between the two clubs, where Liverpool has said it would like to build its own new ground. The ground-share is an idea backed by the North-West Regional Development Agency, a major stakeholder in the city's bid.
“There is a need for a 60,000 fit-for-purpose, 21st-century stadium in Liverpool. It would cost around £300 million,†he said. “Sure, we still have the tribalistic supporters in the city who would say, 'I won't sit in it after a Liverpudlian or Evertonian has.' But that's not the argument, is it? I don't see any reason why it can't work – it does so across the southern hemisphere, and in Germany, Italy and America.â€
Bradley added that he will chair a meeting over the coming fortnight of the stakeholders involved in the city's bid to be part of England 2018, including the directors of Liverpool and Everton. At this point it is believed Liverpool’s financial situation may be clearer, as the club is currently attempting to refinance part of its debt with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Posted : Mon, 08/06/2009 - 08:17
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Liverpool and Everton “must share†new ground
Liverpool and Everton must share a new stadium for it to be included in England's 2018 football World Cup bid, according to the head of the city's 2018 bid committee.
Warren Bradley, the leader of Liverpool City Council, told UK newspaper the Observer that currently “Anfield and Goodison Park do not fit FIFA's criteriaâ€.
The prospective Stanley Park stadium would be situated half-way between the two clubs, where Liverpool has said it would like to build its own new ground. The ground-share is an idea backed by the North-West Regional Development Agency, a major stakeholder in the city's bid.
“There is a need for a 60,000 fit-for-purpose, 21st-century stadium in Liverpool. It would cost around £300 million,†he said. “Sure, we still have the tribalistic supporters in the city who would say, 'I won't sit in it after a Liverpudlian or Evertonian has.' But that's not the argument, is it? I don't see any reason why it can't work – it does so across the southern hemisphere, and in Germany, Italy and America.â€
Bradley added that he will chair a meeting over the coming fortnight of the stakeholders involved in the city's bid to be part of England 2018, including the directors of Liverpool and Everton. At this point it is believed Liverpool’s financial situation may be clearer, as the club is currently attempting to refinance part of its debt with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Posted : Mon, 08/06/2009 - 08:17
Tagged : Events
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