I'll believe it when I see it, but work is now set to start in May with actual construction starting in July, although the anticipated completion is now 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/6517517.stm
I'll believe it when I see it, but work is now set to start in May with actual construction starting in July, although the anticipated completion is now 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/6517517.stm
Final whistle on shared stadium
Apr 2 2007
by Nick Coligan, Liverpool Echo
A SHARED stadium for the city’s two football clubs was today killed off for good.
Council leader Warren Bradley resurrected the idea last week when he told the ECHO he would support it.
But in announcing that work would start on the new Anfield in May, Liverpool FC said there was no chance of Everton becoming involved.
A joint statement by the Reds and the city council said that despite “full and frank talks” about stadium sharing, it had “too many unknowns” and would cause “significant delays”, putting the entire redevelopment of Stanley Park and the Anfield area at risk.
Today’s announcement made it clear that Liverpool are fully committed to their own £215m project, despite the ongoing review of the proposal by their new American owners. It says:
Story continues...
There's a couple of grainy pictures of the New Anfield on SSC,it looks awesome.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=240309
Trying to get hold of some better pics, but won't post them if i do. A few people have been warned about legal action. Think the new application goes in next week.
A few people i know said they had a likeness to something Frank Gehry would design.
Since i've only seen those two and no others i have no idea.
Looks fantastic, really hope that it gets built.
No other stadium in the world looks like that.
KOP THAT UNITED
EXCLUSIVE New owners are planning Britain's biggest stadium
LIVERPOOL are set to unveil plans that will make their new stadium the biggest in British club football.
American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett will submit a revised design to the local council later this month for a 60,000- capacity ground which could eventually hold 80,000.
That expansion will eventually make the stadium bigger than Old Trafford.
AdvertisementLiverpool co-owner Tom Hicks said: "The city council's planners will receive the final plans on July 25.
"The initial capacity will be the 60,000 previously approved, but the design will accommodate an eventual capacity in the high seventies."
Manchester United can fit 76,000 fans into Old Trafford but further expansion would be difficult. So the news that Liverpool are planning a £250m home which could dwarf that of their biggest rivals will delight Anfield fans.
Good news
Liverpool have over 60,000 people on the season ticket waiting list so building a stadium that couldn't be made any bigger didn't make sense.
THE ECHO can today reveal the detailed timetable to deliver Liverpool FC’s
new stadium.
Anfield officials have delivered precise plans to the city council which
would lead to work starting in Stanley Park by the end of the year. Despite
calling back the bulldozers who were due to start work in May, the club is
confident the 60,000-capacity stadium will still be ready for the start of
the 2010 season. The £280m project’s new timescale was revealed today as
city officials waited for the club to unveil its redrawn proposals for New
Anfield.
Reds’ owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks decided to go back to the drawing
board after buying the club to see if stadium capacity could be increased
beyond 60,000. As revealed in Monday’s ECHO, the American owners intend to
retain the original capacity, but redesign it significantly so it can be
expanded later. Now Liverpool council is being given a firm timescale which
the club hopes to stick to. It would mean:
A planning application being lodged on July 25.
The council granting planning permission by the end of October.
Government officials agreeing not to intervene by the end of November.
Work starting at the end of the year.
Councillors will also be asked to agree a 999-year lease for the site to new
company Stadco, which is being set up by Liverpool to develop the ground.
The club would have to pay rent of £300,000 a year. Plans to refurbish the
rest of Stanley Park have not changed, although a proposal to convert the
Isla Gladstone conservatory into a facility similar to Sefton Park’s palm
house has now emerged.
Cllr Berni Turner, executive member for the environment, said: “We are
thinking about something like a cafe bar, which would be available for
weddings, funerals and bar mitzvahs.”
Rent money received from Liverpool, along with £350,000 a year from the
council’s own budget, will be used to maintain the park and conservatory for
years to come. The plans will be discussed by councillors at a meeting next
week.
The timetable
JULY 25 , 2007 – this is the date that Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks says the
revised plans will be submitted to Liverpool council, a month later than
originally planned.
OCTOBER 2007 – the council will then face a race against time to re-examine
the proposals and decide whether to grant planning perm-ission. To meet this
deadline, the club will have to make sure the scheme is not dramat-ically
different to its predecessor in terms of capacity and impact on the
surrounding area. The original scheme was approved in summer 2004.
NOVEMBER 2007 – possibly the most crucial date. The government office for
the north west will have to decide whether Liverpool’s plans should be
“called in” for further investigation, sparking a public inquiry. This would
delay the scheme by several months.
A small belief can mean you'll never walk alone
I posted pictures of the stadium weeks ago in the appropriate thread.
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Hi Paul
Have I moved Mouse's post to the right thread? If not do you want to direct us to the thread where you posted the pics (I assume you might mean the "grainy" photographs you referenced up above)... in which case we can delete our last two posts, yours and mine. Thanks.
Chris
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Yes that grainy picture was removed off a load of forums at the request of Liverpool F.C,it's supposed to be genuine but nobody can say for sure.It's in the Liverpool's new stadium thread somewhere.
First pics of the new stadium will be shown on Wednesday at 11 AM.
60.000 to start off with, but unlike the other design of the new stadium this one can be made much bigger over time.
This new planning application was only ever going to be for 60,000, with the idea they'd apply again in furture for extensions. The council have hinted extra capacity would only be granted if infratructure improvements take place, such as opening a station on the freight line that runs cross Utting Avenue near Cherry Lane.
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