A number of Liverpool fans have been reacting to an update from journalist Paul Joyce on the proposed expansion of the Anfield Road Stand at the club’s stadium.
The Times’ Northern Football Correspondent tweeted (via @_pauljoyce) that work on the stand’s expansion, which would ultimately increase the stadium’s capacity to 61,000, could now be delayed because of the impact of coronavirus on the construction industry.
Liverpool were hoping to start work on expanding the Anfield Road stand later this year and increasing overall capacity to 61,000. Project could now be delayed due to impact of coronavirus on construction industry.
— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) March 26, 2020
As noted by Joyce and This Is Anfield, work on expanding the Anfield Road Stand was due to begin later this year but this now looks set to be delayed, potentially due to construction companies being forced to postpone current projects which, in turn, would push back works scheduled for the second half of 2020.
This hasn’t been the only Liverpool-related building project affected in recent days. The Daily Mail reported that construction has been stopped on the club’s new training complex in Kirkby after social distancing measures were implemented by construction company McLaughlin and Harvey, meaning that the first team squad could continue to train at Melwood next season.
These Reds fans on Twitter weren’t happy to hear of the construction delays, with one Kopite labelling the journalist “Bad News Joyce“:
Bad News Joyce starting up oh no
— Andres (ABitToxic) (@AndresLFCTR) March 26, 2020
The bad news keeps coming
— JURGENS MIGHTY REDS (@spam1987) March 26, 2020
Bring us some good news for once!
— S.O.C (@stevie80con) March 26, 2020
My reaction pic.twitter.com/Uf3FS9VaWX
— Liverpool Red (@lfcredynwa) March 26, 2020
Only the start mate Coronavirus could have a devastating effect on the economy
— John O Sullivan (@Corballyred) March 26, 2020
Why? Contract should already be in place. There will be no shortage of contractors wanting work.
— Ste Russell (@SteRuss60) March 26, 2020
Liverpool fans, are you frustrated by the likely delay to work on the Anfield Road Stand’s expansion? Comment below with your views!
