Everton have introduced they’re to stay at Goodison Park for an additional season and can then transfer into their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium for the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
The brand new waterside floor continues to be on schedule to be accomplished by the tip of 2024 however a choice has been taken to not transfer mid-season.
“Firstly, and to be absolutely clear, our decision to not move in mid-season is not because of a construction delay,” stated interim chief govt Colin Chong.
“It is a club decision driven by a combination of commercial insight, a comprehensive review of the logistics required, an analysis of the potential impact upon our football operations and, importantly, fan feedback sourced as part of our recent stadium migration survey.
“Everton Stadium stays firmly on monitor, as scheduled, to be accomplished within the ultimate weeks of 2024.
“All of this does imply that subsequent season, 2024-25, is scheduled to be our final at Goodison Park.
“By the time we close the gates for the final time, Goodison will have been our home for nearly 134 years.”
Everton to bid becoming farewell to Goodson
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Everton’s new stadium architect Dan Meis says the membership’s new dwelling at Bramley Moore Dock shall be ‘intimate’ like Goodison Park.
Everton interim Colin Ching, in weblog to supporters:
“I recently had the pleasure of attending a meeting with our Fan Advisory Board. The meetings are always honest and frank, providing both the fans and the Club an opportunity to discuss key matters impacting supporters.
“Whereas the committee abstract of that assembly is accessible for supporters to learn on-line, I wished to provide all Evertonians a proof and a few background on one of many key Membership choices we confirmed immediately with the FAB.
“This was the confirmation that the first competitive football fixtures for our senior men’s side will take place at our new stadium at the start of the 2025/26 season.
“We might want to conduct take a look at occasions at our new dwelling, which is able to permit us to stress-test the stadium in a lot of alternative ways as a way to get hold of our Security Certificates. It is going to additionally give Evertonians an opportunity to see and pattern the brand new amenities.
“Some of our test events will involve crowds of varying capacities, while others will need to be operationally focused and only involve our own staff.
“For some time now, the membership has been taking a look at a sequence of occasions, excursions and celebrations that may permit us all to pay tribute to one of many world’s most iconic and well-known stadiums.
“Now we know the farewell to Goodison will be a year-long celebration, we can start to firm up those plans and we will begin to reveal more details around what is planned and how fans can get involved later this season.”
