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LFC: Reds rubbish 'stadium scrapped' reports
Dec 15 2007
LIVERPOOL FC today rubbished reports they had pulled the plug on plans for the new Anfield.
Certain media outlets reported the club were set to scrap plans for their new £400m stadium because funding for it has been hit by the crackdown on worldwide credit markets.
It was claimed the volatile financial situation was going to force American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett into taking on a smaller loan and see them ditch the revised plans for a 70,000 seat arena in favour of the original 60,000-capacity project.
The reports also stated the project would cost around £700m.
But Reds chief executive Rick Parry has today moved to assure fans there is nothing in the reports and the Stanley Park scheme is still on-track.
Parry told the club website: “'We remain absolutely committed to the building of a new stadium which will improve on the original design inherited by Tom Hicks and George Gillett when they came into the club.
“It will have a capacity of around 70,000, be higher quality and have a substantially increased Kop which will form the centrepiece of the new plans.
“Ever since the original designs were unveiled, we have been continuously revising and refining with the intention of delivering the best possible solution to our future needs.
“The situation in the credit markets has not affected our design, programme, or implementation of building our new stadium.
“The priority has always been to build a winning team on the pitch and everything else we do is geared towards that.”
The ECHO exclusively revealed the proposed look for the new stadium back in July.
It will be built next to a community partnership centre, club museum and shop, club offices and a conference and banquet centre.
LFC also want to build a car park for 970 vehicles together with a hotel, commercial offices, retail outlets for food and drink, and housing on the existing Anfield site.
The unique glass and steel dominated structure will ultimately be capable of housing almost 80,000 fans, hopefully before the first game is played in August 2010.
Dec 15 2007
LIVERPOOL FC today rubbished reports they had pulled the plug on plans for the new Anfield.
Certain media outlets reported the club were set to scrap plans for their new £400m stadium because funding for it has been hit by the crackdown on worldwide credit markets.
It was claimed the volatile financial situation was going to force American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett into taking on a smaller loan and see them ditch the revised plans for a 70,000 seat arena in favour of the original 60,000-capacity project.
The reports also stated the project would cost around £700m.
But Reds chief executive Rick Parry has today moved to assure fans there is nothing in the reports and the Stanley Park scheme is still on-track.
Parry told the club website: “'We remain absolutely committed to the building of a new stadium which will improve on the original design inherited by Tom Hicks and George Gillett when they came into the club.
“It will have a capacity of around 70,000, be higher quality and have a substantially increased Kop which will form the centrepiece of the new plans.
“Ever since the original designs were unveiled, we have been continuously revising and refining with the intention of delivering the best possible solution to our future needs.
“The situation in the credit markets has not affected our design, programme, or implementation of building our new stadium.
“The priority has always been to build a winning team on the pitch and everything else we do is geared towards that.”
The ECHO exclusively revealed the proposed look for the new stadium back in July.
It will be built next to a community partnership centre, club museum and shop, club offices and a conference and banquet centre.
LFC also want to build a car park for 970 vehicles together with a hotel, commercial offices, retail outlets for food and drink, and housing on the existing Anfield site.
The unique glass and steel dominated structure will ultimately be capable of housing almost 80,000 fans, hopefully before the first game is played in August 2010.
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