Two Critical Issues that could sway FSG’s Stadium Decision?
The possibility of redeveloping Anfield is a very real one, and this has excited many fans into believing that this has got to be the only option. Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish was asked today himself about the Stadium issue and the prospect of naming rights, his response was surprisingly diplomatic. Of course he was never going to put his real thoughts out to the press with FSG still considering their options, but he still felt it was necessary to say what the good points of a new stadium could be:
“For me – being a traditionalist – Anfield is a fantastic ground with fantastic memories. But unless you can get it up to the capacity that they want then we might have to move somewhere else. A new ground would have its own interesting points. There would be more people there, Liverpool would still be playing there and it would have the same romance to it. It’ll still be a fantastic stadium with fantastic support, so once they decide what they want to do we’ll know what is going to happen. But renaming a new stadium is something people do anyway. You don’t get many old stadiums renamed so I don’t think they’d do it with Anfield.”
I know it is hard to be dispassionate about a subject which inspires such strong emotions, but if we put away all the emotional arguments for just a moment, and look at the numbers, the case for Stanley Park may look stronger in FSG’s eyes.
If we look purely at match revenues for a minute and compare them to Manchester United and Real Madrid, you can see where the Reds have faltered financially in the last 10-20 years. While Real Madrid took £105.7m in match day revenues last season, Manchester United took £100.2m according to Deloitte, while Liverpool took in just £42.9m, a number which will decrease next season if the Reds fail to get European football.
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Newcastle News 24/7
April 1st, 2011
liverpool must move to a new stadium for all the financally reasons mension also give the naming right to the
highest bidder also it would help to generate the local area and bring employment walkways and entrances can be name by people like shankey and paisley also the stadium that the other two fools had commison looks to be a excellent choice only thing they got right
April 1st, 2011
liverpool football club best in the world
April 1st, 2011
We NEED a N E W Stadium!, cant live in the past there is NO room for Sentiment! and its only right next door FFS!
April 1st, 2011
We should ONLY look forward,Revenue is what is required on a weekly basisand regretfully this cannot be achieved with sentiments.
April 1st, 2011
just look forward? says that only someone who wants the
Liverpool will become a team like chelsea or city, there are values
and ideals that can not be left behind …
We do not know where, unless we know where we come from
April 1st, 2011
We move to a new 65k seater stadium in Stanley Park, Goodison is rightly knocked down and Everton buy Anfield from LFC. With the new stadium naming rights and the money from Everton we could have a new ground without it costing fortunes.
April 2nd, 2011
to move or not to move… i believe henry & FSG team will get this right too. ynwa.
April 2nd, 2011
Well, it it is still a open race and I am sure we will do the sensable thing…which is…for now…
…waiting for a “verdict” on what is best for Liverpool in the log run.
Lars