Tom Hicks - Uefa Interview (quality) + Stadium info

[Steve101]

Going back to the Hicks UEFA comments. Personally I thinks it's awesome to come out with what he did. It shows a passion and understanding the likes of which we all want to see. It's the sort of comment thast will have been made by fans in every pub in the city and beyond, and has only endeared them to me more. Say what you fell, and tell it like it is.!!

[REDSCOUSER]

Once again Hicks is telling us to be patient & that good news will arrive next week in regards to transfers. Why would he keep saying that if it aint true.
Also, well done on the comments he made about UEFA. It shows he cares about LFC and the supporters.

[stevie_gerrard_8]

If you think the other stadiums in the post are special, take a look at Portsmouth stadium Plans:

http://www.pompeyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewStadiumDetail/0,,10396~1016037,00.html

Unbelievable

[Morph]

If you think the other stadiums in the post are special, take a look at Portsmouth stadium Plans:

http://www.pompeyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewStadiumDetail/0,,10396~1016037,00.html

Unbelievable

yeah but it only seats 36k, you can do plenty when building smaller scale

[stevie_gerrard_8]

yeah but it only seats 36k, you can do plenty when building smaller scale

Didn't know that, but still its something else. Nothing else like it!

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Forget the transfer stuff. The preposed changes to the new stadium design are very exciting.

The old design was an identikit soulless piece of garbage. Thankfully G+H have got this sorted. They seem to understand better than Parry and Moores what kind of stadium a club like ours requires. Which is a bit bizarre really when you think about it.

[Morph]

Didn't know that, but still its something else. Nothing else like it!

Oh sure it's deffo a nice design as long as it's not pie in the sky, i'm sure what we get will be even more grand, take a look at that hks website the ppl designing it, they know how to do a stadium

[badpiggy]

there is no doubt in my mind that uefa is a corrupt and hopelessly inefficient organisation but i'm not sure that the owner of a prestigious club like ours should be making public statements about a senior official being a clown. maybe it's just straight talkin good ole boy hicks' way but if what gaillard and uefa say is wrong - and it is generally - then we need to be seen to be above all this name calling crap. it just drives a further wedge between uefa and g14 clubs. so what you might say? long term and for the good of football this might not be a situation that is beneficial.

liverpool is about class on and off the pitch. i'm not sure i want some bush supporting wiseass making public pronouncements like this on behalf of my team.

[REDSCOUSER]

Forget the transfer stuff. The preposed changes to the new stadium design are very exciting.

The old design was an identikit soulless piece of garbage. Thankfully G+H have got this sorted. They seem to understand better than Parry and Moores what kind of stadium a club like ours requires. Which is a bit bizarre really when you think about it.

Niall mate, have you seen the Dallas Stars hockey team arena. World class. It won so many awards as the best sporting venue in sports year after year. Wish If I can find the link.
Bottom line is, I have no doubt that the NEW ANFIELD will look out of this world playing wise and facility wise.

[Morph]

there is no doubt in my mind that uefa is a corrupt and hopelessly inefficient organisation but i'm not sure that the owner of a prestigious club like ours should be making public statements about a senior official being a clown. maybe it's just straight talkin good ole boy hicks' way but if what gaillard and uefa say is wrong - and it is generally - then we need to be seen to be above all this name calling crap. it just drives a further wedge between uefa and g14 clubs. so what you might say? long term and for the good of football this might not be a situation that is beneficial.

liverpool is about class on and off the pitch. i'm not sure i want some bush supporting wiseass making public pronouncements like this on behalf of my team.

dude, he called him a clown not didn't exactly use profane language or insult his mother, he is a clown and he was only saying what the rest of us are thinking, infact if i was owner i'd have just used a load of expletives so i think he got off lightly

[stevie_gerrard_8]

Does anyone know who's designing our stadium so that we can have a look at their previous portfolio's and get an idea of what ours will be like

[Morph]

Does anyone know who's designing our stadium so that we can have a look at their previous portfolio's and get an idea of what ours will be like

Someone posted this link earlier in the thread http://www.hksinc.com
enjoy

[REDSCOUSER]

Here's the deal right now from what I can gather. I wrote it briefly last night when I had the time but I'll expand on it a little now.

The stadium presently is at 61,000 with 1,000 of those seats being for buffer zones between fans.

The negotiations will shortly be under way to increase the capacity to 68,000 (same buffers) all within the present footprint which has been approved. The 7,000 extra seats will be added on the sides.

The design of the stadium will allow expension for up to 80,000 though 76,000 is a more likely number. My conjecture is that these will be added seats in the ends, so we will have pretty much the finished product on the sidelines.

During construction and after the opening, an ongoing environmental impact statement will be put together to hammer out the details of the increased capacity. It won't be easy. My guess is that Tom and George will have to foot the bill for quite a lot of infrastrcuture improvements as part of any deal.

My analogy with the Bombanera was my own, and probably a bit misleading. The bottom line is that this stadium will be a very high one, much higher than what we are used to at Anfield. But, I don't think it will architecturally be like the Bombanera. The triple stand and the steepness of the stands will probably be impossible to create in Liverpool. Safety restrictions won't allow it. Honestly, that Argie stadium may have great atmosphere but it looks like a death trap to me.

Look for an emphasis on the club seats and the luxury boxes. They are the driving force for making the place an economic success. In effect, they'll subsidize the rest of the stadium. They are also a pet favourite of our owners and the experts in the background.

A team will be heading over tomorrow to get the ball rolling on things. The financing plan isn't finalized yet, but there are two teams in the picture for it.

My source is someone very close to the action on this side of the Atlantic.


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[badpiggy]

dude, he called him a clown not didn't exactly use profane language or insult his mother, he is a clown and he was only saying what the rest of us are thinking, infact if i was owner i'd have just used a load of expletives so i think he got off lightly

yeah i know what you mean. but i just think there is a brash dismissiveness to it that i just find unappealing and inappropriate.

[Rashid]

Here's the deal right now from what I can gather. I wrote it briefly last night when I had the time but I'll expand on it a little now.

The stadium presently is at 61,000 with 1,000 of those seats being for buffer zones between fans.

The negotiations will shortly be under way to increase the capacity to 68,000 (same buffers) all within the present footprint which has been approved. The 7,000 extra seats will be added on the sides.

The design of the stadium will allow expension for up to 80,000 though 76,000 is a more likely number. My conjecture is that these will be added seats in the ends, so we will have pretty much the finished product on the sidelines.

During construction and after the opening, an ongoing environmental impact statement will be put together to hammer out the details of the increased capacity. It won't be easy. My guess is that Tom and George will have to foot the bill for quite a lot of infrastrcuture improvements as part of any deal.

My analogy with the Bombanera was my own, and probably a bit misleading. The bottom line is that this stadium will be a very high one, much higher than what we are used to at Anfield. But, I don't think it will architecturally be like the Bombanera. The triple stand and the steepness of the stands will probably be impossible to create in Liverpool. Safety restrictions won't allow it. Honestly, that Argie stadium may have great atmosphere but it looks like a death trap to me.

Look for an emphasis on the club seats and the luxury boxes. They are the driving force for making the place an economic success. In effect, they'll subsidize the rest of the stadium. They are also a pet favourite of our owners and the experts in the background.

A team will be heading over tomorrow to get the ball rolling on things. The financing plan isn't finalized yet, but there are two teams in the picture for it.

My source is someone very close to the action on this side of the Atlantic.


from NYRED on YNWA

NYRED is a bloke who manages several golf courses and is pretty much in with some major players over there. I trust him 90%.