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07 Feb 2003, 04:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: N.N., Virginia
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Anyone been to Goodison before?
Just wondering what the experience is like if you've been.
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08 Feb 2003, 10:31 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Chicago
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Had a season ticket during the 2000-01 season. Everton fans are not a loud "home" bunch. Don't get me wrong, we sing, etc. but it's usually fairly quiet. "Away" we're crazy loud!
Goodison itself is an older stadium with lots of charm, but we could do with a new stadium. Has there been any further word on KD?
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01 Mar 2003, 01:54 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Melbourne
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I absolutely love GP. It's my favourite place in the universe. I haven't been to the UK since 1999 though, so it's been a while. My last game was an abysmal home loss to Forest (anyone remember that?).
Perhaps the home crowd is a bit louder now that the good times seem to be on the way back. We didn't have much to cheer about through the 90s!  Away games are fantastic - there's so much atmosphere in the EFC section.
I went on a tour of GP in 1998, which was fantastic. Dave Hickson conducts it, and you get to go pretty much everywhere in the main stand. It's great value.
Latest word on Kings Dock is that it is to continue, but without EFC. Very disappointing. I hope we stay at GP now.
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02 Mar 2003, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: New Jersey
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Anyone been to Goodison before?
Grew up in Bootle in the 70's, my mates and I would walk to Goodison Pk. Would travel to the away matches. Back then we were very loud. Mind you there were a lot more people in the street end back then, the boot walk was famous, but after a match you were always a few inches thinner. You would run to the Park end to pinch a couple of scarfs from the away supporters. before making your way home.
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05 Mar 2003, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Manchester
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yeah, i've been once or twice
for me, there's nothing like it. gladys street, lower tier. beautiful.
looking forward to west ham as we speak.
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07 Mar 2003, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Dallas
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I'll be there in April for the Newcastle (which will be my second EPL game to go to after the ManU/Liverpool game the day before)
Any suggestions on what to do in the area before the game, etc.?
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07 Mar 2003, 11:00 PM
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Originally posted by Winmar
Latest word on Kings Dock is that it is to continue, but without EFC. Very disappointing. I hope we stay at GP now.
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Rumours are that EFC are looking at a site near the end of Queens Drive for a Plan B stadium. Also, there's a board meeting on March 21, in which it's alleged that they may have found funding for Kings Dock, which leads to the question of whether it's too little, too late.
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10 Mar 2003, 04:47 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Melbourne
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Where's Queens Drive? I wonder how the hell they could finance an alternative stadium if they couldn't scrape together 30m as partial funding for KD. I can't see KD happening now, but hopefully they can pull something out of their collective arses.
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10 Mar 2003, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Manchester
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i'd rather we stayed at Goodison Park at gave Mr. Moyes a few quid to spend on the team
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21 Aug 2003, 12:55 AM
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KD definitely no-go now
We're Staying Put
So no new stadium for EFC for the near future and the RS may be closer to getting theirs at Stanley Park if they overcome the final hurdles. Not a good situation for a Blue these days.
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