Everton: another one bites the dust...

[portlock seagull]

BBC Sport - Football - Government set to reject Everton's Kirkby stadium plans

All too predictable. Spurs, Pompey, Liverpool and now this lot should consult the Albion.

 

[clapham_gull]

It always looked like a bit of a silly one to be honest.

 

[Eric Potts]

Kirkby workers dream fades

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Maybe that'll mean that half their squad will come flocking to The Albion if we started tapping 'em up?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news//tm_headline=everton-fc-plan-for-kirkby-stadium-rejected-by-the-government26method=full%26objectid=25254989%26siteid=100252-name_page.html

Liverpool is also bidding for a 2012 world cup host city, but that bid is assuming there will be two new stadia by then. Now it looks like there will be none, as Anfield is also hopelessly stalled

 

[Beach Hut]

Black Armband day coming up......................

 

[clapham_gull]

Black Armband day coming up......................

Watch it...

 

[Cheshire Cat]

It was supposed to look like this if it happened

 

[clapham_gull]

They missed a trick in Liverpool bless 'em.

Perfect opportunity to build a shared stadium with grants. Could have been the best stadium in the country.

Quite ironic that Everton started off playing at Anfield too.

Now both clubs have none.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Surely any UK clubs that are too proud to share a ground just need to get a return flight to Milan. Then they'll see it's possible to be your own distinct club in a great shared facility. Simple.

 

[clapham_gull]

Surely any UK clubs that are too proud to share a ground just need to get a return flight to Milan. Then they'll see it's possible to be your own distinct club in a great shared facility. Simple.

Exactly and Liverpool is the perfect place for it.

As the clubs as so close together and people in the same family support different clubs there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn't consider it.

I wouldn't suggest it would could possibly work anywhere else, but Liverpool is simply crying out for a Stanley Park Stadium.

They are mad and I told the Scousers in my family time and time again (who actually agree)

 

[8ace]

Black Armband day coming up......................

 

[strings]

Perhaps Martin Perry, in his albion role, could offer consultancy to these Permier League stadium fanciers in exchange for transfer funds or young loanees.

 

[tottenhamseagull]

BBC Sport - Football - Government set to reject Everton's Kirkby stadium plans

All too predictable. Spurs, Pompey, Liverpool and now this lot should consult the Albion.

Spurs' hasn't fallen on its arse though, has it?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It always looked like a bit of a silly one to be honest.

I agree. I was never sure what the overriding objective was, a new stadium or a huge Tescos. That Tesco bloke was far too close to the Everton board which probably didnt help matters.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Surely any UK clubs that are too proud to share a ground just need to get a return flight to Milan. Then they'll see it's possible to be your own distinct club in a great shared facility. Simple.

Territorial pride overshadowing economic sense....in Britain...never.

 

[ROSM]

But I don't understand. We've got so many people here on NSC who think getting planning permission for a stadium is a doddle and that Martin Perry should have done this in a blink of an eyelid.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Has Spurs been rejected? news to me

 

[Lady Whistledown]

It was supposed to look like this if it happened

Anyone else find Everton's self imposed moniker of "the people's club" just a tad pretentious?

 

[Jamon Jamon]

Surely any UK clubs that are too proud to share a ground just need to get a return flight to Milan. Then they'll see it's possible to be your own distinct club in a great shared facility. Simple.

as we're 40 whatever miles from our nearest league club I don't think we're authourised to comment on this. I'm old enough to remember that bollocks about us sharing with the scum near Gatwick! and anyone remember Thames Valley Royals?.