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Stage 2 of public consultation re Bramley Moore and Goodison Legacy Project On 9th May, Everton Football Club announced plans for the second stage of the public consultation regarding the Bramley Moore Stadium and the Goodison Legacy Project. In line with the previously advised timetable the dates are 26th July through to 25th August 2019. […]
Everton Football Club’s plans for a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock and a community-led legacy project at Goodison Park will take a major step forward with the launch of a second wide scale public consultation on the proposals. The consultation, which will run between 26 July and 25 August, will seek the views of members […]
Andy, George and Paul settle down to talk about the Palace game, some thoughts on the season, DCL, Digne and a very interesting reflection by Andy on the very sad loss of two of the Lisbon Lions. Our condolences to all. Thanks for listening: Talking the Blues podcast is now available to subscribe to on iTunes […]
After the woes of the Fulham game, Andy, George Costigan and Paul are back to celebrate the finest performance at Goodison in many a year with the 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United. We talk about the United game, the atmosphere, racism, respect for referees in other sports and lots more…… Hope you enjoy
George and Andy Costigan have joined me in talking about on field matters with a bit of nostalgia thrown in. This podcast will also be available through The Blue Room Apologies if this is a little rough in terms of editing, I’m not a sound engineer in any sense, so I’ve called it “uncut” – the […]
The Impossible Dream So sang Frank Sinatra. There are times when supporting Everton, being interested in their business approach and questioning how on earth we will compete on the pitch, paying for an expensive but not hugely cash generative stadium, I wonder about our ability, indeed desire “to run where the brave dare […]
In an interview with Ronald Koeman in November 2016 on the BBC, Gary Lineker asked Koeman to describe the “project” as it was fondly referred to in those days. His answer was very clear. Year 1 (2016/17) “still best of the rest, possibly qualify for Europe” Year 2 (2017/18) “to improve” and finally in […]
“Our most expensive adult Season Ticket is £565 in the Sir Philip Carter Park Stand, less than £30 per game. In real terms, when you allow for the impact of inflation, our adult Season Ticket prices are 16% cheaper than they were 10 years ago, saving our adult supporters approximately £100 a season. But I […]
Our long relationship with Fanatics (previously Kitbag) goes back 10 years, with our existing contract running out in May 2019. The original contracts were negotiated at a very different time for the club. Whilst we had relative stability on the pitch, financially we were in difficult times with our retailing being loss making. However […]
Everton Football Club released the press release below this afternoon, summarising the findings of the “People’s Project” consultation, late last year. Unsurprisingly but nevertheless pleasingly, the consultation finds the vast majority in favour of a move to Bramley-Moore. In keeping with the club’s extremely cautious approach to advancing the stadium application, this consultation provides responses […]
Way back in 1992, the Premier League was created and built on the back of Sky’s desire to use football as their unique selling proposition as Sky strove to build a subscription-based satellite service in the UK. As competition grew for domestic broadcasting rights their value increased exponentially, fueling huge increases in football wages and […]
There has been much talk in the media both locally and nationally regarding Everton’s ability or willingness to acquire new players during this January window. Brands commented at the Annual General Meeting on the unlikelihood of doing business in the January window and in his most recent pre-match press conference, Marco Silva was quoted […]
When I have put the case for a higher capacity stadium one of the first objections put forward are on the grounds that “thousands of empty seats will destroy atmosphere”. Firstly I hope to demonstrate that there would not be “thousands of empty seats” but I also think there’s a more interesting point to make: […]
On the 20th December 2018, Everton put forward a proposal (not decision) subject to further consultation and planning approval to design and build Bramley-Moore with an initial capacity of 52,000. I’ve plenty of reasons to disagree with the proposal but for the purposes of this article I’ll focus on the business case and the impact […]
This evening Everton Football Club made a major announcement in regards to the proposed capacity of the new Bramley-Moore stadium: Everton Football Club has announced it is proposing a capacity of 52,000 for its new stadium, with the potential for this to rise to 62,000 in the future. The proposed capacity and design of the new stadium […]
Following the release of Everton’s 2017/18 Report & Accounts which is analysed in depth here, our podcast Everton Business Matters, produced by The Blue Room, was given exclusive access to Sasha Ryazantsev, Everton’s Chief Financial and Commercial Officer and board member. In a wide ranging conversation, Sasha spoke with candour about the progress made on […]
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”…. Genuinely, I feel Christmas is upon us when the Everton Annual Report & Accounts slip into the inbox – time for mince pies and perhaps a glass of something warming as I review the financial affairs of our beloved club in the year 2017/18 (year ending 31 […]
Where is the growth coming from? Revenue growth is so important to any business regardless of whether they’re at the top of their particular industry or market, or as I like to believe Everton should be, a challenger organisation with a view to dominating the market in future years. The question for the […]