new staduim info

[IanTatt]

from RAWK.....

I attended the RTK Q&A session tonight with the aim of asking about the new stadium, but understandably the evening was dominated by events in Athens, the clubs response, the Final ticket issue & genrally loyalty.

Hence, I didn't get to ask my question. I did manage to speak with Rick Parry at the end and he confirmed the following;

The Revised design requires a fresh planning application, to by pass the majority of the delays and objections, the capacity will remain the same, ie 61k, however Parry said the KOP was stunning and it will be around 19k in capacity. The reason why the 61k is the same, is because all the transport infrastructure issues & objections have been looked at & from what I can gather this will allow us to get approval to start building ASAP.

Not wanting to give ammunition to people who object to the ground, Parry went onto say the club may or may not (IMO we will) then put in another application to upgrade the capacity to 66k, while the work is in progress, with a view to completing the stadium on time with 66k capacity, in the same amount of time that they would have completed it with 61k.

I then asked about a upper limit & it appears that the figure mooted was 76k, but this would be dependant on a number of things, including the reopening of the Bootle Branch line & the reserection of the tram scheme, but who knows, maybe with the Yanks help?

Other notable figures from the evening;

Currently 60k on the season ticket waiting list & currently 166k fan card holders.

[Dhav]

Disappointing that they're proceeding on the basis of a 61,000 capacity, but I guess this could not be helped given the planning approvals in place. Hopefully an increase in capacity is only a successul planning application away.

As for the design, I'm getting really excited about seeing it. The way Hicks and Parry have been talking it up, it should be something quite spectacular.

[Morph]

So all going well it will initially hold 66k with the possibility of 76k in the future, could have been worse i suppose

[StevieG08]

I think a few people who knew about planning and building rules/regulations pretty much said it would be impossible to jump up to a higher capacity without new plans being submitted. Still sounds very exciting stuff though.

60k on the ST waiting list and 166k fancard holders

[Meols Kopite]

60k on the ST waiting list and 166k fancard holders

Its more fancard holders than Barcelona have members as well. Think they have about 150k members.

[bazza76]

Its more fancard holders than Barcelona have members as well. Think they have about 150k members.

shareholders? or members?
I know Barca is owned by the fans.

[valoi]

10 days 'til the design will be revealed ?

[Parm]

Sounds quite a sensible and practical way to move, esp if planning permission would have to be re submitted.
Intriqued to see the new designs though.

[Jayesh87]

10 days 'til the design will be revealed ?

thouht it was at the end of the month?

[valoi]

I seem to recall Hicks mentioning the 18th ?

[valoi]

In an interview with Sky Sports News Hicks said the plans will be made public the 18th of june

[Red Chilli]

In an interview with Sky Sports News Hicks said the plans will be made public the 18th of june

No, I think he said they would be shown to the council on that date.

[bazza76]

No, I think he said they would be shown to the council on that date.

and if they are submitted on that date they will be available to the public
although, it may well be just a pre-planning meeting with the council.

[Morph]

In an interview with Sky Sports News Hicks said the plans will be made public the 18th of june

Chinese whispers

[Morph]

and if they are submitted on that date they will be available to the public

why is this the case?