Keith Wyness, Everton’s former manager, has admitted that he has “always had questions” about the capacity of the club’s cutting-edge new stadium. Speaking on the latest episode of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old, who was CEO of Goodison Park from 2004 to 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs, claimed that “most people recognise” now that a ground with more than 60,000 spectators would have been “more appropriate”.
Everton is putting the finishing touches on its new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium, which will seat 52,888 when it opens in 2025. The spectacular skyscraper, designed by architect Dan Meis, will begin construction in 2021 and is expected to cost more than £750 million. Wyness earlier told Football Insider (16 October) that the stadium’s capacity would prevent it from hosting the Champions League final. Everton will relocate into their new home in time for the 2025–26 season.
Wyness has worries about Everton’s new stadium capacity. Wyness stated on Football Insider’s Insider Track podcast, “I’ve always had questions about the capacity that was selected.””But that is where we are.”Due to its waterfront location, the facility has numerous constraints.I’m not sure how Dan Meis, the architect, worked with the club. “There will have been research, and there will be a cost factor.
“I think most people recognise that a capacity over 60,000 would have been more appropriate.”But it’s encouraging to see the progress that’s been done. I’m not sure if Meis has included provisions for future capacity increases. “We’ll see how it evolves.”
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