New or Used: The Stadium Thread

Discussion in 'Liverpool' started by dcc134, Jan 13, 2011.

  1. blanconi

    blanconi Member+

    Aug 25, 2008
    I really like the fact that we're staying at Anfield. My granddad owned a fish & chip shop right next to it back in the 50s-60s. :)
     
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  2. kopiteinkc

    kopiteinkc Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 1, 2000
    Shawnee
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    The area around Anfield is currently a disgrace and an embarrassment and I hope the redevelopment goes a long way to fix that.
     
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  3. Chimaera

    Chimaera Member

    Mar 26, 2009
    La Plata, Maryland
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Much of Liverpool isn't all that nice. It's a blue collar town that has seen better days. It's more like Pittsburgh than it is a cosmopolitan metropolis.

    I do think they need to revitalize the area, but that costs money, and it also puts people out of the areas they're in with little more than a thanks and a basement price check.

    I'm all for reworking the stadium, but there's a lot of work to be don.
     
  4. kopiteinkc

    kopiteinkc Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 1, 2000
    Shawnee
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I was born there -- I know what Liverpool is like.

    There are many areas of the city (and I don't mean the suburbs) that are in much better shape and have benefited from the Euro money that started pumping in during the 80s and 90s. The area around Anfield has seen very little of that. Much of the recent stagnation has been the uncertainty over the stadium development.

    Despite the fact that tourists don't make the trek there other than to see a match or a stadium tour, I would be tempted to make the whole area a more inviting destination and drive tourism and visits to the area. improve Stanley Park, expand the club museum and shop, etc. I don't mean make a them park out of the area, but a Liverpool Hall of Fame type of attraction along with the museum would see a lot of visits along with some better shops, hotel (which is in the works), newer housing and other attractions would go a long way to help.
     
  5. dcc134

    dcc134 Member+

    Liverpool FC
    May 15, 2000
    Hummelstown, PA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The rumored Football Quarter would go some way to accomplishing that.
     
  6. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    Granddad had a chippy eh! Ya never know, I might have bought me lunch before the match back then.
     
  7. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    They already have a hotel.
    [​IMG]
     
  8. blanconi

    blanconi Member+

    Aug 25, 2008
    Ha!

    Well if you did I hope you enjoyed it! :)
     
  9. Chimaera

    Chimaera Member

    Mar 26, 2009
    La Plata, Maryland
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, i went there this summer. It's a nice area near the docks, and some of the parts have been worked to revitalize it. But Anfield has been left to the wild.
     
  10. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
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    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Here's some pics for those not familiar with the area:

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    I see that the houses in between the park & the stadium are now gone since I was there last.

    This is Sybil Road:

    [​IMG]
     
  11. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
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    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
  12. B.A.

    B.A. Member+

    Sep 12, 2007
    IL
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have always found it very interesting how the old row housing stock immediately around the stadium is still there in this day and age - particularly the housing on Kemlyn and Lothair Roads.

    I'm intrigued to see what kind of plans the club has for the neighborhood, particularly in terms of open air spaces/plazas for the fans outside of the stadium.
     
  13. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
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    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Here's one from back in Usscouse's day. ;)

    [​IMG]
     
  14. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    Made me feel quite nostalgic there mate....... Ausie arsehole...! :)

    [​IMG]

    Just to make you feel better, I was in the ground and on the Kop this day in time as well.
    That's me 2 rows up above his left fist.......................................YNWA lads. :D
     
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  15. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    That shot of Lothair road was where we used to go through the turnstyles to the Kop after we'd paid our 2 bob.
    Maybe 60 cents.
     
  16. kopiteinkc

    kopiteinkc Moderator
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    Jun 1, 2000
    Shawnee
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    That is exactly the entrance I used to -- police on horses for crowd control :)
     
  17. newterp

    newterp Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can't wait for my trip to Anfield. It's going to be awesome.
     
  18. liverbird

    liverbird BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 29, 2000
    Mars
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So the question that really matters is will they leave The Albert on the corner at Walton Breck Road?

    On my last trip about half Lothair Road was already vacant and abandoned. The rest looked close to it. Knocking that down and relocating those left would actually be good for the area.

    I also presume they will either break Anfield Road in half or re-route it into the Park.

    I am only an OOT who goes there every few years but I think this is the best way forward for the club and the area. It would help if the UK and the City Corporation could put in some economic redevelopment funds into both this area and over by Goodison. That could help a lot in alleviating some very difficult financial issues for the people of L4.
     
  19. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    Yes! Some cop got anoyed at me, dunno why... maybe because I punched his horse and told him to get his f**kin' camel off my foot. That hurt, I lost a toe nail.
     
  20. Chimaera

    Chimaera Member

    Mar 26, 2009
    La Plata, Maryland
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm certain there's money in a developed Albert or potentially some newer pubs in the area.

    From much of the talk, they want to do something like they have around Fenway (lots of shops, food, you name it) and make it a destination not just for when the club is playing.

    Would be good for the area certainly.
     
  21. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    Newer pubs... Oh my!
    It takes 50 years for a pub to get real atmosphere.
     
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  22. Chimaera

    Chimaera Member

    Mar 26, 2009
    La Plata, Maryland
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    true, but you can make a ton of money otherwise.
     
  23. poopoobigelow

    poopoobigelow Moderator
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    Sep 3, 2007
    VA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Egypt
  24. newterp

    newterp Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    looks like a pretty big endeavor.
     
  25. Cody667

    Cody667 Member+

    May 10, 2010
    Sudbury, ON
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Do we have any idea what the new capacity will be?
     

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