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by **Owzat** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:37 pm

SundanceKid wrote:

The Manhattan Project wrote:How will the players score a goal with those trees in the way?

They're not trees, Peter Crouch's family all wanted to watch

by **Reg** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:58 pm

Just heard two of the six guys didnt turn up today, they´re doing a sickie.

by **The Manhattan Project** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:55 pm

That one little digger will be solely responsible for building the Kop.

by **ste123lfc** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:11 pm

That picture shows scoop, all we need now is muck, dizzy, lofty and wendy and we have the full crew.

by **Emerald Red** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:04 pm

Did they have to take a loan out to rent that digger for the day?

by **JoeTerp** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:23 pm

in one article it said that they wouldn't actually break any ground until september and that everything before that was preliminary works or prepatory works or something

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:35 pm

all the work being carried out now is in preparation for the main construction, this includes erecting fencing around the site, porta-cabins needs putting in place for when workers arrive on site, toilets and catering areas created, also i would imagine site clearance.

by **The Manhattan Project** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:01 pm

No one will believe it until the steel girders start arriving.

by **Reg** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:24 pm

The Manhattan Project wrote:No one will believe it until the steel girders start arriving.

Straight in one park enterance, straight out the other......... :eyebrow

by **Bucky-Diamond** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:35 am

Woollyback wrote:meat & potato pie, pint of lager. staple diet every other saturday afternoon for half of britain

Hi. that sound's very Good. I like this menu. :laugh:

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:55 pm

had a look around today and not a sign of anything being done or even started, the pictures that have been posted already are from the work being done to restore the park.

This is the site of the new ground, for those of you not familiar with the area Anfield is more or less straight ahead in the pic.

by **Reg** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:21 pm

So yet more political bow-locks.

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:54 am

looks like it mate, full planning was only given last week so maybe we`ll see more action in the coming weeks.

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:03 pm

George Gillett and Tom Hicks today released a statement denying reports coming out of Liverpool that work has not started on the new stadium.

press release 30/6/08

i Tom Hicks can assure all Liverpool soccer fans that work has begun on the new stadium, after obtaining full planning permission last week me and george have instructed Laing O`rouke to begin work straight away, as you can see from the picture reports of no spade in the ground maybe true but thats only down to the fact the Laing`s mobile mole unit are already on site and well underway in digging the underground carpark and our private bunker should we need it, dont forget the new away shirt is released soon. T&G

by **account deleted by request** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:35 pm

New blow for LFC stadium as NWDA witholds £9m

Jul 1 2008 by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post

THE Northwest Development Agency has refused to hand over a £9m grant for Liverpool FC’s new stadium project until the club proves it has got the money for the £350m scheme.

Steve Broomhead, chief executive of the NWDA, spoke to Kop Holdings – the owners of LFC – yesterday over the funding of the stadium.

The agency had previously agreed to provide a £9m grant for the scheme which includes regenerating the park and a community partnership centre.

While Mr Broomhead made clear the money is still available, the agency will not hand it over until “detailed evidence” that funding is in place to complete the project.

The revelation came as it emerged LFC co-owner Tom Hicks had agreed an unrelated $3.2bn (£1.6bn) deal with a plastic container company in the USA.

The Texan is understood to be keen for Liverpool fans to see that he still has the clout to pull off big financial packages, despite the credit crunch.

Last week, the club started preparatory enabling works on its 60,000-capacity stadium on Stanley Park.

The stadium will incorporate a club shop, conference and banqueting facilities, and parking for almost 1,000 vehicles.

Its design is ultimately capable of accommodating up to 73,000 spectators subject to further planning permission.

In January, the club’s owners refinanced the debt they took on when buying the club in 2007 in a £350m deal. It is understood that, included in that deal, was £60m to get work started on the stadium.

The Daily Post also understands that sum would be enough to cover costs of the build until around the end of the current year.

Last night, a club source said: “We are not planning on having the long term funding in place until the end of this year.

“We have sufficient funds currently to take us through the early stages of the project.”

Mr Broomhead said: “The NWDA is engaged in positive, on-going discussions with Liverpool Football Club regarding our investment in the regeneration aspects of the new Anfield development. The NWDA’s grant has always been dependent upon the club demonstrating that funding for the new stadium has been fully secured and we are currently awaiting detailed evidence that this is in place.

“Until this time, the agency will retain its £9m investment towards the project, but we remain optimistic about the outcome and are committed to working closely with Liverpool FC and other partners to bring the development and the regeneration of North Liverpool forward.
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