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by **puroresu** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:47 pm

Raiden Warr wrote:Sounds good I don't think we would struggle to fill a 60 000 seater stadium. I could actually attend a game without jumping through hoops everytime I want a ticket. And on the financing the stadium could'nt LFC raise money by selling shares to the fans e.g. selling shares to people with a fan card or some other vetting procedure to ensure they are fans and not some big company trying to get a takeover. I reckon it would raise money and continue the traddition that Liverpool stands for at the same time. Or has it been tried before and failed?

Celtic were slightly different but their share issue raised plenty and paid for their stadium,

by **En1gma_LFC** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:20 pm

I dont know if this has been mentioned before but, at 60,000 capacity & IF the stadum gets the go ahead then it will take at least 3 years to complete. As this is the case by 2010 do you not think that a 60,000 seater stadium will be on the lower end of the scale again and we will be put back in the same position of needing to increase to compete with the other top teams in europe. Considering the likes of Newcastle, Arsenal, Man Ure etc already have capacities beyond this in this country at this point in time i would have thought 70,000+ would have been a better long term investment and put us in a better situation come 3 years time IF the stadium gets built. Apart from the initial increase in capital of building a larger seater stadium, do you know if there are any other reasons such as strains on roads and transport that may be limiting the size of the potential new stadium?

by **tubby** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:41 pm

En1gma_LFC wrote:I dont know if this has been mentioned before but, at 60,000 capacity & IF the stadum gets the go ahead then it will take at least 3 years to complete. As this is the case by 2010 do you not think that a 60,000 seater stadium will be on the lower end of the scale again and we will be put back in the same position of needing to increase to compete with the other top teams in europe. Considering the likes of Newcastle, Arsenal, Man Ure etc already have capacities beyond this in this country at this point in time i would have thought 70,000+ would have been a better long term investment and put us in a better situation come 3 years time IF the stadium gets built. Apart from the initial increase in capital of building a larger seater stadium, do you know if there are any other reasons such as strains on roads and transport that may be limiting the size of the potential new stadium?

So your saying that teams need to increase stadium capcity every 3 months ?

by **En1gma_LFC** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:41 pm

Na not at all. That is exactly the point im making, surely by building a competitively sized new stadium, ie 70,000 + then that will mean we WON'T have to keep expanding the stadium every '3 months'.

by **Redman in wales** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:30 pm

s@int wrote:LIVERPOOL FC plans to build a new stadium face collapse if they do not come up with funding within two weeks.

Club executives must prove they have the financial backing and a timetable for construction in place by a crucial meeting on July 27 or £9m of European funding will be withdrawn.

It would almost certainly spell the end of the Stanley Park plans in the near future.

Contingency plans have been drawn up to make sure the cash earmarked for the scheme will be used on other regeneration projects if the club cannot find the finance.

Cllr Flo Clucas, executive member for Economic Development, said: "Contingency plans for the money to be used elsewhere within the timescale have been drawn up.

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"If this package does not come together it will not be the fault of the public bodies, it will be Liverpool FC that will have failed.

"By July 27 we will know if that package is there." Last month, the Daily Post revealed that the club had not raised all the money needed to build its proposed new home at Stanley Park, according to the chief executive of the Northwest Development Agency.

Steven Broomhead said that the club's ability to finance its new stadium remained unclear.

In addition, it must raise the rest of the money needed to finance the construction of the stadium from the private sector.

The club has been in lengthy negotiations with banks and other potential private sector investors about financing arrangements for its new ground.

It asked Merseyside's Brussels-funded Objective 1 programme for £9m to assist with the infrastructure work.

Although the money cannot be used to fund the stadium it is vital for the works around it, which were promised to regenerate the area.

The July 27 deadline has been set because the funding pot must be allocated by December this year and all projects must be completed by December 08.

A further £9.2m has been applied for from the NWDA, although that cash is unlikely to be withdrawn in the near future.

The cost of the 60,000-seat stadium now stands at £190m and Liverpool has applied to the NWDA to provide £11m of funding for infrastructure work around the ground.

No one from the club was available for comment last night.

samlister@dailypost.co.uk

Any news on new investors anyone?

So are we going to find out tomorrow?

by **7_Kewell** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:22 pm

i guess.... :oh:

by **weringo** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:01 pm

I think Stanley park looks just as good as Arsenals

Ours:

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by **adamnbarrett** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:09 pm

weringo wrote:I think Stanley park looks just as good as Arsenals

Ours:

Arsenals:

can't see the pics mate

by **GOAT** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:14 pm

Hmm i hope this stadium gets built.. we desperately need it to keep up with the others

by **Paul C** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:32 pm

If you look on the official site their is a 'virtual tour' of the new ground and it does look impressive, I just hope they get their finger out and get the funds available

I'm sure we'd fill the stadium on a rainy winters night cos it's only 15,000 more seats :;):

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:13 pm

is it not the case that the club has to put into place extra measures to deal with the increased numbers or the stadium capacity will be kept to 45,000 till it does so.

im sure i read this somewhere.

by **red37** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:13 pm

Cash is in place for new Anfield Jul 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.
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lets hope this is a step in the right direction.

by **stmichael** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:17 pm

get diggin

by **Red Indian** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:15 pm

Lets hope it goes ahead. We desperately need the extra income that the increased capacity will generate

by **Kev Huyton 2006** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:35 pm

I'm sorry but this is getting silly.

LFC pursued for ages planning permission for the new stadium, which was granted over 12 months ago, so why has not a brick been laid??

Get the builders in, and get something done.

I think Rick PArry is Useless, what hes waiting for? a green light???

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