Everton are moving into their state-of-the-art Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium next season.
Everton have been running test events at the new stadium to obtain the relevant health and safety certificates.
The Toffees’ under-21s beat Bolton Wonderers B team in front of 25,000 supporters on Sunday evening, though, there were many criticisms about the traffic to and from the ground.
Liverpool’s Council have announced plans to implement more Traffic Regulation Orders, which will be put in place before the grand opening in August.
52,000 fans will be in attendance for Everton’s first Premier League game next term and speaking about the new stadium, the architect who designed it has just revealed what fans made sure he did during the process.
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Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium was perfectly designed to generate great atmosphere
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the second test event at Bramley-Moore, the architect behind it all Dan Meis shared what fans made sure he did during the planning process.
“Yeah, well fans and the club,” Meis said. “It was something that I was told very early on, you know, we’re not like a lot of the other clubs, this has got to be a proper football stadium and the fans want to be right on top of the pitch and that’s the most important thing.
“And in the end it becomes a very important home pitch advantage for the club.”
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Asked about what atmosphere he’s expecting, Meis added: “Yeah, I think it may take a couple of games for people to really feel that. I know when I’ve done new buildings in the past there’s always a sense of people just looking around, there’s a little bit of awe, particularly when it’s bigger and new and all of that.
“But, because it’s Everton football and because the stands are right on top of the pitch, I think it’ll be noisy and intimidating from the very start.”
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Still teething issues with new stadium
Most Everton fans are excited about the stadium move, however, there is a contingency who just don’t want to leave Goodison Park.
And, that’s not been helped by a few issues about Bramley-Moore, with transport into the ground still a real issue.
There have been long queues in the first two test events and far too much congestion in the area, so clearly there is still a lot of work to be done before 52,000 fans can attend in August.
That’s why the club are running a third and final test even before the end of the season in May, which will provide further clarity on any improvements that are needed.