Hi Nick! My Mum Margaret was a lifelong Blue - she passed away aged 92 last Wednesday. I showed her your videos from time to time and she enjoyed watching them! I hope you realise how important your videos are to all Evertonians - no matter how young/old they are! COYB💙
Hi David, thank you so much for your message. It really is appreciated and I am so glad to hear that your mum enjoyed my videos. I am really sorry to hear about the loss of your mum. My thoughts are with you 💙
@@davidbadcock2225 - Thanks David💙 Mum was evacuated during the war along with her younger sister - a farm in Wales. The rest of the family stayed in Liverpool - Pendennis St Anfield. During an air raid they went down into the cellar(her Mum and 4 older brothers and sisters - a bomb came through the roof - bedroom and landed on the stairs - and didn’t go off!!
First of all I would like to thank everyone who has brought our stadium to life. From a quick drawing on a piece of paper, to one of the best stadium's in the Premiership. I wish people stop rushing to complain about thing's that haven't been completed yet. Wait till 3pm 25/26 season kicks off.
Thank you for responding to my question and mentioning me. Really appreciated. I live in Littlehampton, about 15 miles from Brighton. My first love has always been Everton despite my Dad encouraging me to follow Brighton, often go to the Amex but try and come up to Goodison once or twice a season. Unbelievably excited to visit the new stadium, also want to make a weekend of my next visit rather than just coming up to watch the football. So much of Liverpool I haven't experienced yet. Thanks again
Hi Nick, thanks for your work and thanks for the mention. I said about a shout out for Dan Meis and Lang. I wanted to add Everton fc for being so forward looking and brave to attempt building a stadium of this size on a waterfilled dock. I believe they knew what evertonians wanted and have delivered exactly that. Thank you Everton FC, and thank you nick. I've followed you from the start of this amazing journey ✌️✌️✌️
Hi Nick That SIS machine gets around the pitch quicker than DCL and has covered more of it too…. Hope Beto gets a start this weekend as things happen when he’s on the pitch….. COYBs UTFT
The stadium looks great. It just gets better and better every time. It must be exciting to see the grass going on now. Not long to go now. Thanks for the update and your time Mr Drone. Best wishes Graeme from Portsmouth. Play Up Pompey.
Hi nick just been informed that the blue brick benches are going to have a statue at the end of then where the flat part of the bench is located. Thanks for doing these videos been watching since day 1 been a pleasure to watch up the Toffies
Hi again Nick , just heard from another drone flyer that the camera platforms are just to enable the club to show what view you’ll get from your season ticket choice .other platforms are now being installed along other stands
I think it's a mixture. The one at the centre-back of the South Stand is where the approved plans showed one to be, whereas the lower corner ones are not where the plans showed them to be. I'd certainly agree that it's a likely plan for cameras to pan across from those positions so that CGI can interpret and reproduce 3D views for whatever reason, such as Season Ticket Choice.
Another great video Nick I feel like a toffee now watched videos since it started it is absolutely amazing but I'll always be Leicester but loved every single video 💙💙#toffees
Always a great update nick, question, the lads putting the composite decking must be on day rate the time it’s took but surely they’ll be adding some sort of end cap at the waters edge
I have it on good information. They’re not tv camera gantries on the south stand. They’re actually camera positions to allow fans to choose a virtual seat and the platforms are temporary
They’re platforms for cameras but won’t be there for all games, just for those that are televised at the broadcaster’s request. The seats won’t be season tickets, so the club won’t sell them if the broadcaster wants cameras there. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club
Hey Nick. Looks like they are using the same colour tarmac/concrete for the roadway under the North stand as they have done near the media centre. I assume this will be done like that to help the buses navigate around and for parking on match days.
Hi Nick I love the stadium and it will be sad to leave Goodison Park at the end of the season but it will be great to move and watch Everton play at the Bramley Moore Dock next season. Not only to watch football. I think it would be nice to watch NFL, men's rugby, women play football and rugby play at the new stadium. Keep up the good work.
Much more likely to get rugby games than NFL. Spurs stadium was custom built to include changing rooms that fit their 53 man squads in. When Wembley host NFL each team gets 2 football chasing rooms with the warmup room in between for each squad. Even when the walls are removed they still complain about lack of space. The sight line of the touchline also means that the first 6 rows would be removed from sale and covered up as you can’t see past the squad of players on each touchline. Sight lines aren’t impacted at spurs as the pitch roles out with means they play on a pitch 2 metres below the first row of seats
@andrewlindsay9846 yeah it's a good point. I was only saying that it would be great for NFL. Definitely be great for rugby both men and women. Everton women will definitely play at the new Everton stadium.
Hi nick ya you were right on top of it where the yellow truck was think it would look really good right the way along and would tie in with the whole dock theme
As always, great video. Thank you for your consistent and reliable coverage of this magnificent project. Do you know whether there are any plans to "clean up" (pressure wash? sandblast?) the brickwork on the Hydraulic Tower to match the nice new brickwork on the stadium itself?
Hi Nick. Great videos. The excitement is certainly building as we get closer to stadium completion. In terms of the personalised bricks on Everton Way behind the South Stand do you know if they have been installed yet? Thanks Mark
That will be done after December by a different firm. I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until spring to be honest rather than laying them in low temperatures.
#44: No, the stones have not been laid yet. It's a task for EFC Sub-contractors in the customisation phase after LoR have completed. It's why there is a huge area of the South Concourse that has not yet got a hard surface laid.
Re. the what seems to be camera plinths with seats removed, I read on another site that they could be temporary camera positions for the promised “view from my seat “ options when we get to pick our seats.
Nope. They’re temporary cameras for certain live televised games, but only if the broadcaster wants them. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club. Those seats they’ll have to remove won’t be season tickets - if the broadcaster wants the temporary cameras, the club won’t sell those tickets for that game so they can remove the seats. I’m not happy about it, but that’s the arrangement and the TV deal funding is very important for the club, and they have to abide by the broadcasters agreement.
Hi Nick brilliant vid as always,me and my sons went up to BMD in November 2022, the first roof truss went up the day after we had to get back to Kent, what a transformation what a stadium been watching your vids since day 1, one question the blue plinth on the fans plaza has a gap on the front of it, could it be for a certain Mr Dixie Dean ? Just saying from T/W Kent. C.O.Y.B
It's a fair question. I can't confirm or deny what the intentions are. There weren't statues indicated for placing on the front section of the two-tiered blue-glazed benches in the approved plans but it was indicated there'd be some forms of EFC branding or memorabilia. Having said that, there were articles in 2020 that suggested that some form of statues-with-incorporated-benches would be installed on site (type into your browser "Proposed statue designs at Bramley Moore Dock Stadium, Liverpool Echo") I think we probably have to wait and see what happens in the EFC Customisation phase.
The rock wall was done ages ago- can't believe you're not aware. Unlikely to be done all the way along as Peel own it. New fencing now going up to mask the sea wall.
Could do with a machine like that to weave my baldy barnet. Not sure green would suit me though, personally I'd go dark on the barnet. Good vids late this ground looks good" T ( the mainhead)
Does anyone know why they have made the fencing that separates the north boundary & the water treatment plan a transparent mesh? Why would we want to see through it at all? Id rather we build massive 20 foot high fencing with images of our history similar to the exterior of Goodison Park currently.
J: yes, I'd agree. In the proposals in the plans, it suggested that they were going to install fencing, and the wind-baffle panels, that had imagery incorporated. It'd be an expensive process, I think as it would require controlled cutting and etching of a stable metal material. If they end up applying banners, I guess the advantage is that it would be cheaper to keep changing them according to circumstances but then they could apply banners in front of the imaged fence panels anyway for the best of both worlds. It does eem like an opportunity missed.
Hi Nick the ground looks awesome and dare I say near complete. In thee doggy bathroom area am I seeing right but looks like two human toilets in the far left and right corners?
James: I've had a chcukle at the comments here but the more mundane answer is that they're the top lids to bin stands. (Type "Orbis General Waste Sack Holder" into your browser. Other suppliers of such products are available, of course.).
On the Everton Stadium website (about page) the artist impression images of the south stand apear to show these platforms. Is only a CGI image but odd to include if only temporary
Hi Nick, another great and informative video. This is not a criticism but I wonder why they chose such a light, new looking brick for the stadium build rather than a darker one to match the surrounding dock buildings like the Tobacco warehouse, Titanic Hotel and the Pumphouse. If they were trying to emulate these then surely a darker colour would have more effect?
They did lots of testing at the outset on the weathering of the bricks due to English heritage and the UNESCO status. I’m sure this has been taken into account and once weathered will loose the ‘new’ look.
Historic England, not English Heritage (the latter are a charity). The darker bricks would have made it more difficult to see the Archibald Leitch design but nobody can see that very well anyway with these lighter bricks 😆
Hi Nick just subscribed to the channel I’m a West Ham United fan you great job on keeping updated on the progression of the stadium. Two questions. Where would the away fans be placed in the stadium and second question at West Ham they have a Champions Place walkway of personalised engraved granite stones set in the ground around dedications to the club's greatest legends would Everton do that to honour the club legends alongside the fans of the club?
Hay Jamie, thanks for the message and the follow.Away fans are in the north east corner. That’s the front right corner as we face the stadium at the beginning of the video. We will have personalised stones under the south stand (left stand looking at it from the front). These stones were purchased by fans and we could write notes on them.
Jamie: Re the stones, the early-doors imagery showed that "The Everton Way" (on the South Concourse) will have "EVERTON" spelled out and in between the lettering there will be large Legends' Stones and the individual personailsed memorial stones in between those. There may also be statues incorporated with benches along the south perimeter overlooking Nelson Dock, between the large wind-baffles. Having stated all that, the detailed plans will have changed frequently due to the initial over-subscription and there have been 3 periods of subscription with extra room created for all the stones.
I doubt anyone inside the stadium would be able to hear it. The 7 layers of insulation on the roof are to keep the crowd noise inside and try to reduce that noise level outside the stadium. The club will play the siren at the start of certain games through the speakers inside the stadium. Up The Friedkin Toffees
@ good point. Maybe run 20 mins before game to encourage people in … like the old school bell to signal end of play time 😂 seems a shame to renovate and not use, especially when it’s relevant. UTFT
From Ped7 of X regarding the platforms in the South stand “They are testing the temporary camera positions. If required by broadcaster, the seats come out, and the camera position goes in.”
@@ToffeeTVEFC Thanks Ped. So, if the broadcaster requires the temporary cameras, what happens to the fans with tickets for those seats? Does it not matter because everyone will be standing anyway? Or will the club simply not sell those tickets? I presume those seats won’t be season tickets then.
Does anyone know if the wall on the south stand, separating the lower and upper sections is going to be painted blue? I’m sure I’ve seen this on digital images, and think it would look great to help with creating the illusion of the single tiered stand they were going for. The white wall as is, makes it look more like a regular 2 tier stand.
16:00 Hi Nick , great videos as always . Just a question about the back of the North Stand , is there more space , than how it looks on screen for when fans are all leaving following the match , there doesn't look alot of room for a full stand spilling out and everyone having to walk the same way . In reality there maybe alot of space , but it looks a bit tight with the businesses just behind.
Not an issue. The only turnstiles outside the north stand are in the north east corner and are for the away fans. All the home fans who will sit in the north and west stands will exit via the tunnel under the mezzanine and will leave via Everton Way (under the south stand)
The Away fans will enter and leave on the North side of the Stadium, up near the front (East side). I'm pretty sure that Our fans will enter under the West Tunnel (North West) and will then need to walk to escalators to enter the North Stand.
Steve: the Away Fans are the only ones that will need to use any of the access under the overhang of the North Stand but only the short stretch to Gate 24 at the NNE corner and will certainly vacate along the roadway to the NE corner Tower Gate. Home GA Fans who have seats in the Lower Tier of the North Stand will use Gates 22 and 23 at the ENE corner of the stadium. Home GA fans who have seats in the Upper Tier of the North Stand will use either gates at the ENE as described or in the main, Gates 1 and 2 over at the WNW corner under the Mezzanine. They will go to and from those gates using the South and West Concourses. Security and Stewards will not be allowing any Home Fans to be walking along the North Concourse.
Even as Kopite I am frustrated that EFC is not emblazoned on all four sides of the stadium. It should be the priority ! You have a fabulous new stadium but it is not shown as Everton Football Club. Why ?
It should be finished in the same Composite Decking material as the main area of the Lower Promenade. There will be a Capping Beam along the front vertical edging too. Exactly what method they will use for the contractors to access that side of the balustrade remains to be seen.
Why haven’t they got heat lamps on after the seeding? Surely they need to encourage the natural growth of the grass otherwise we’ll be left having to do it again which I’d imagine would be difficult if sis have done their bit.
Alright mr drone great videos as usual, can you have a look at the roof on the east stand the one for the so called megastore it doesn't look finished, and these so called camera positions they've put in the stands are embarrassing in my opinion they look like they haven't been thought about, as not fair on those fans sat behind them, great stadium but for me those are a joke.
No sign of anything yet be interesting to see who the developer may sell to shouldn't think they will have annmy issues.Alot of site clearance and set up required , so hopefully should be quite obvious when anything commences.
Yes, there’s plenty of info online. “The Goodison Legacy Project is a new mixed-use regeneration scheme consisting of ten new development blocks on the land currently occupied by the existing Goodison Park Stadium in Liverpool. The scheme includes affordable and social housing, a community health and medical centre, residential care, an enterprise building, a new education centre, offices, community-focused retail, three residential towers and a park.”
Another great video, Nick, I've watched your videos from day one, mate. The stadium is looking fantastic, i can't wait for us to move now. Quick question mate, will the black cable tray that runs from the easten roof hatch to the solar panels be having a cover fitted to match the rest of the roof?I hope so because it really stands out and is driving my OCD up the wall! Lol! Only messing, but it does kind of spoil the flow of the roof. Cheers Nick.
Good Q. Open-topped conduit seems at the moment to be the way (as it is also along the concrete rooves of all the stands) but then they could surprise us later.
Ian: we don't know exactly but broad-brush there was 'in principle' approval in the plans of 2020 for Illuminated Signage and Branding in the windows, on the ends of the stands' brick facades, on the diagonal walls of the West Terrace the southern ends of the W/E barrel-cladding and on the sidewalls and roof of the main portals. We can't know how the extent, size, type or actaul names until the Naming Rights project completes.
Hi Nick, why is the seeding so far from the seating, Is this how far the pitch will be? Thought the seats were supposed to be ontop of the pitch. Feel like there’s a lot of space wasted where we could have more seats
Needs to min 7.5m space from front row to goal line preferably 10m to meet uefa euro 2028 standards. Won't be as close as Goodison. Min 6m (pref 8.5m) on sides.
Jonathan: Peter, who works with SIS, states that there will be a separate small electric stitcher that will do along the edges of the pitch area, as this diesel-powered double-ended stitcher is not quite manoeuvrable enough at the edges and corners. The seats are as close as they can get legally.
It's so international games can be hosted at the stadium. There has to be a minimum distance from the fans to the pitch. The fans are further away tha. Places like Goodison, Anfield, Stamford Bridge etc. All the new builds are set back for the reason I said above. I think Everton fans got mislead when they were told the fans will be right on top of the pitch.
@@rosse6705 Rosse, apologies for a moment of pedancy and disagreement but I don't think it's right to claim any misleading. Like any member of the public, fans have a habit of misinterpreting the written word or leaning towards their own bias. I think you'll find the brief was to make sure that the seating was as close as possible to the pitch. Some will think that means literally to the pitch-side but in reality all it means is as close as it can be legally. That is still as good as it can get. The angle of rake is also maximised to create the closed-in intimidatory effect. So, they have created the maximum 'closeness' that is allowed. That is not misleading but a point to be applauded.
Always part of the plans. Cameras won’t be there for all games, just for those that are televised at the broadcaster’s request. The seats won’t be season tickets, so the club won’t sell them if the broadcaster wants cameras there. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club
Nick, is the yellow tarmac under the north stand permanent. It feels such a shame that the rest of the land round the stadium has slabs laid yet they have chosen to do this.
Yeah that's the final layer. Looks a bit shit like doesn't it. Especially a yellow & grey car park behind the west stand. Not sure why they've went for that look.
The North stand is as high and big as it possibly can be - it’s right up to the boundary with United Utilities next door. For context though, that stand is still bigger than the Gwladys
@@andy57496 The seats are as high up that stand as they possibly can be because the stand is right up to the boundary with UU - nothing to do with blocking the light 👍🏻
Nick, the gabion wall at the NW corner of the Mersey Wall has been there since the build started. It is Peel Group's property. EFC installed concrete base walls at their BMD perimeter, which look a bit like those you see as crash barriers on motorways a long while back too. They applied metal mountings to the concrete bases a few months ago and they've added white panels to those to hide the ugly Mersey Wall.
@@alanrichards5659 Alan: as there are no smiling emoji's, I presume you're being serious. "Ugly" is an opinion. "History" is supposed to be factual but sometimes mythical. Type "Ugly Structures" into your browser and you'll see lots of examples where functionality and beauty are also questioned. The fact that they have gone to some lengths to hide it suggest that I am not alone in my opinion of the Wall being an eyesore in contect. 🙂
All them platforms won't be staying, They are temporary so they can get cameras in there to take all the images for the software which allows season ticket holders to pick their seats on the website.
@@rosse6705 Hi Rosse. ToffeesRUs have learned from EFC that they are both permanent and temporary. The seats affected will not be season-ticket holders' seats and IF the Broadcasters want the extra camera positons for any matches the seats will be removed on those occasions and the seats not sold, of course. In the short-term they may well be setting them up to do as you say but it will be an occasional feature in the future on a permanent basis, if you get that permanent-temporary process. They are not quite in the lcoations set in the approved plans, although the one in the centre-back of the South Stand Lower Tier is exactly where it was planned.
The platforms are for cameras but they won’t be there for all games, just for those that are televised at the broadcaster’s request. The seats won’t be season tickets, so the club won’t sell them if the broadcaster wants cameras there. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club
Greetings from Thailand, I couldn't help noticing that the shit show that is the water companies facility has been overlooked yet UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE didn't give a f^^k about that.
@@JayEFC1969 And so did Everton but it did not stop UNESCO from dropping our City. BTW this decision was made by a committee sitting in China without ever visiting the city.
Hi Nick! My Mum Margaret was a lifelong Blue - she passed away aged 92 last Wednesday. I showed her your videos from time to time and she enjoyed watching them! I hope you realise how important your videos are to all Evertonians - no matter how young/old they are! COYB💙
Commiserations, David. What a great age and I wonder what WW2 stories she had to tell. I really like the sentiment of your last sentence too.
Sorry for your loss RIP Margaret 💙
Hi David, thank you so much for your message. It really is appreciated and I am so glad to hear that your mum enjoyed my videos. I am really sorry to hear about the loss of your mum. My thoughts are with you 💙
@@davidbadcock2225 - Thanks David💙 Mum was evacuated during the war along with her younger sister - a farm in Wales. The rest of the family stayed in Liverpool - Pendennis St Anfield. During an air raid they went down into the cellar(her Mum and 4 older brothers and sisters - a bomb came through the roof - bedroom and landed on the stairs - and didn’t go off!!
@@davidsullivan7743 - Thanks David💙
First of all I would like to thank everyone who has brought our stadium to life. From a quick drawing on a piece of paper, to one of the best stadium's in the Premiership. I wish people stop rushing to complain about thing's that haven't been completed yet. Wait till 3pm 25/26 season kicks off.
I believe the platforms are temporary while they film the seats for season ticket holders to get a perspective of what they will see
That sounds more plausible. The seats have been removed but left there. Looking forward to the various perspectives before seat choice.
Thank you for responding to my question and mentioning me. Really appreciated. I live in Littlehampton, about 15 miles from Brighton. My first love has always been Everton despite my Dad encouraging me to follow Brighton, often go to the Amex but try and come up to Goodison once or twice a season. Unbelievably excited to visit the new stadium, also want to make a weekend of my next visit rather than just coming up to watch the football. So much of Liverpool I haven't experienced yet. Thanks again
It's unique, it's spectacular, it's Bramley Moor looking great. 🏐🍀🇮🇪👍🏻C. F. C.
Hi Nick, thanks for your work and thanks for the mention. I said about a shout out for Dan Meis and Lang. I wanted to add Everton fc for being so forward looking and brave to attempt building a stadium of this size on a waterfilled dock. I believe they knew what evertonians wanted and have delivered exactly that. Thank you Everton FC, and thank you nick. I've followed you from the start of this amazing journey ✌️✌️✌️
Nick it has been a absolute pleasure watching what you have given to us blues over the course of the build, best drone Chanel on RUclips 💙
Hi Nick
That SIS machine gets around the pitch quicker than DCL and has covered more of it too….
Hope Beto gets a start this weekend as things happen when he’s on the pitch…..
COYBs
UTFT
The stadium looks great. It just gets better and better every time. It must be exciting to see the grass going on now. Not long to go now. Thanks for the update and your time Mr Drone. Best wishes Graeme from Portsmouth. Play Up Pompey.
Hi nick just been informed that the blue brick benches are going to have a statue at the end of then where the flat part of the bench is located. Thanks for doing these videos been watching since day 1 been a pleasure to watch up the Toffies
Great video as always nick - live as in livery
Camera platforms are a temporary instalation, this is part of the 'view from your seat' visual when selecting your seat.
Hi again Nick , just heard from another drone flyer that the camera platforms are just to enable the club to show what view you’ll get from your season ticket choice .other platforms are now being installed along other stands
I think it's a mixture. The one at the centre-back of the South Stand is where the approved plans showed one to be, whereas the lower corner ones are not where the plans showed them to be. I'd certainly agree that it's a likely plan for cameras to pan across from those positions so that CGI can interpret and reproduce 3D views for whatever reason, such as Season Ticket Choice.
@@davidbadcock2225 thanks once again mr badcock
Another great video Nick I feel like a toffee now watched videos since it started it is absolutely amazing but I'll always be Leicester but loved every single video 💙💙#toffees
Watched all your videos of the new stadium from start to this week's bro and it's brilliant thanks 👍👍👍
Nick I think those camera platforms are for Everton to allow you to choose your seat online then the seats will be reinstated
It's to help showing view from different areas when picking your seat
Brilliant video! Thanks 🐺🔵
It is good to see the sprinkler works at 6:06 😄
Always a great update nick, question, the lads putting the composite decking must be on day rate the time it’s took but surely they’ll be adding some sort of end cap at the waters edge
I have it on good information. They’re not tv camera gantries on the south stand. They’re actually camera positions to allow fans to choose a virtual seat and the platforms are temporary
They’re platforms for cameras but won’t be there for all games, just for those that are televised at the broadcaster’s request. The seats won’t be season tickets, so the club won’t sell them if the broadcaster wants cameras there. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club
Hey Nick. Looks like they are using the same colour tarmac/concrete for the roadway under the North stand as they have done near the media centre. I assume this will be done like that to help the buses navigate around and for parking on match days.
Hi Nick
I love the stadium and it will be sad to leave Goodison Park at the end of the season but it will be great to move and watch Everton play at the Bramley Moore Dock next season.
Not only to watch football. I think it would be nice to watch NFL, men's rugby, women play football and rugby play at the new stadium.
Keep up the good work.
Much more likely to get rugby games than NFL. Spurs stadium was custom built to include changing rooms that fit their 53 man squads in. When Wembley host NFL each team gets 2 football chasing rooms with the warmup room in between for each squad. Even when the walls are removed they still complain about lack of space. The sight line of the touchline also means that the first 6 rows would be removed from sale and covered up as you can’t see past the squad of players on each touchline. Sight lines aren’t impacted at spurs as the pitch roles out with means they play on a pitch 2 metres below the first row of seats
@andrewlindsay9846 yeah it's a good point. I was only saying that it would be great for NFL. Definitely be great for rugby both men and women. Everton women will definitely play at the new Everton stadium.
Hi nick ya you were right on top of it where the yellow truck was think it would look really good right the way along and would tie in with the whole dock theme
As always, great video. Thank you for your consistent and reliable coverage of this magnificent project. Do you know whether there are any plans to "clean up" (pressure wash? sandblast?) the brickwork on the Hydraulic Tower to match the nice new brickwork on the stadium itself?
Hi Nick, that rack wall ( Gabions ) has been there since the start of the build
Looking at the pitch, I cant help thinking back to when Rooney had his first hair transplant.
And the pitch looks better 😂
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great vid as always thank for share
Hi Nick. Great videos. The excitement is certainly building as we get closer to stadium completion. In terms of the personalised bricks on Everton Way behind the South Stand do you know if they have been installed yet? Thanks Mark
That will be done after December by a different firm. I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until spring to be honest rather than laying them in low temperatures.
#44: No, the stones have not been laid yet. It's a task for EFC Sub-contractors in the customisation phase after LoR have completed. It's why there is a huge area of the South Concourse that has not yet got a hard surface laid.
Re. the what seems to be camera plinths with seats removed, I read on another site that they could be temporary camera positions for the promised “view from my seat “ options when we get to pick our seats.
Nope. They’re temporary cameras for certain live televised games, but only if the broadcaster wants them. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club. Those seats they’ll have to remove won’t be season tickets - if the broadcaster wants the temporary cameras, the club won’t sell those tickets for that game so they can remove the seats. I’m not happy about it, but that’s the arrangement and the TV deal funding is very important for the club, and they have to abide by the broadcasters agreement.
Great video as always Nic. Just thinking about the handover to EFC from LO. I wonder who will be the recipient of the keys.....
The Friedkins, hopefully
Hi. There seems to be stuff lying on the roof still. I wonder what it is.
Hi Nick brilliant vid as always,me and my sons went up to BMD in November 2022, the first roof truss went up the day after we had to get back to Kent, what a transformation what a stadium been watching your vids since day 1, one question the blue plinth on the fans plaza has a gap on the front of it, could it be for a certain Mr Dixie Dean ? Just saying from T/W Kent. C.O.Y.B
It's a fair question. I can't confirm or deny what the intentions are.
There weren't statues indicated for placing on the front section of the two-tiered blue-glazed benches in the approved plans but it was indicated there'd be some forms of EFC branding or memorabilia.
Having said that, there were articles in 2020 that suggested that some form of statues-with-incorporated-benches would be installed on site (type into your browser "Proposed statue designs at Bramley Moore Dock Stadium, Liverpool Echo")
I think we probably have to wait and see what happens in the EFC Customisation phase.
The rock wall was done ages ago- can't believe you're not aware. Unlikely to be done all the way along as Peel own it. New fencing now going up to mask the sea wall.
Could do with a machine like that to weave my baldy barnet. Not sure green would suit me though, personally I'd go dark on the barnet. Good vids late this ground looks good" T ( the mainhead)
It's temporary so the season ticket holders can pick their seats via internet. The seats will go back where they were
So they'll appear in other stands I guess ?
I imagine the dog pen is for service dogs, guide dogs, police dogs, etc.
Does anyone know why they have made the fencing that separates the north boundary & the water treatment plan a transparent mesh? Why would we want to see through it at all? Id rather we build massive 20 foot high fencing with images of our history similar to the exterior of Goodison Park currently.
Hopefully, we will see banners installed. But we’ll have to wait and see what the club decides
I cannot believe EFC and UU have not come to an agreement for a joint entrance for both sites and the security cabin.
J: yes, I'd agree. In the proposals in the plans, it suggested that they were going to install fencing, and the wind-baffle panels, that had imagery incorporated. It'd be an expensive process, I think as it would require controlled cutting and etching of a stable metal material. If they end up applying banners, I guess the advantage is that it would be cheaper to keep changing them according to circumstances but then they could apply banners in front of the imaged fence panels anyway for the best of both worlds. It does eem like an opportunity missed.
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Hi Nick the ground looks awesome and dare I say near complete. In thee doggy bathroom area am I seeing right but looks like two human toilets in the far left and right corners?
😆 They’re seats
@DuncTheBlue1878 lol still look like bog seats
James: I've had a chcukle at the comments here but the more mundane answer is that they're the top lids to bin stands. (Type "Orbis General Waste Sack Holder" into your browser. Other suppliers of such products are available, of course.).
On the Everton Stadium website (about page) the artist impression images of the south stand apear to show these platforms. Is only a CGI image but odd to include if only temporary
Hi Nick, another great and informative video. This is not a criticism but I wonder why they chose such a light, new looking brick for the stadium build rather than a darker one to match the surrounding dock buildings like the Tobacco warehouse, Titanic Hotel and the Pumphouse. If they were trying to emulate these then surely a darker colour would have more effect?
They did lots of testing at the outset on the weathering of the bricks due to English heritage and the UNESCO status. I’m sure this has been taken into account and once weathered will loose the ‘new’ look.
Historic England, not English Heritage (the latter are a charity). The darker bricks would have made it more difficult to see the Archibald Leitch design but nobody can see that very well anyway with these lighter bricks 😆
Watch video on Sunday, curious grass at both ends doesn't appear toto be growing
Hi Nick just subscribed to the channel I’m a West Ham United fan you great job on keeping updated on the progression of the stadium. Two questions. Where would the away fans be placed in the stadium and second question at West Ham they have a Champions Place walkway of personalised engraved granite stones set in the ground around dedications to the club's greatest legends would Everton do that to honour the club legends alongside the fans of the club?
Hay Jamie, thanks for the message and the follow.Away fans are in the north east corner. That’s the front right corner as we face the stadium at the beginning of the video. We will have personalised stones under the south stand (left stand looking at it from the front). These stones were purchased by fans and we could write notes on them.
Just to add, Everton are using the same contractor that West Ham used, what is your feedback on them Jamie? Installed well? No wear and tear?
@@DarrenCowzer-cx7ot it’s ok keep it maintained. I’ve got myself one
Jamie: Re the stones, the early-doors imagery showed that "The Everton Way" (on the South Concourse) will have "EVERTON" spelled out and in between the lettering there will be large Legends' Stones and the individual personailsed memorial stones in between those. There may also be statues incorporated with benches along the south perimeter overlooking Nelson Dock, between the large wind-baffles. Having stated all that, the detailed plans will have changed frequently due to the initial over-subscription and there have been 3 periods of subscription with extra room created for all the stones.
Hi Nick. Any plans to use the refurbished air raid siren on the pump house as players run out?
I doubt anyone inside the stadium would be able to hear it. The 7 layers of insulation on the roof are to keep the crowd noise inside and try to reduce that noise level outside the stadium. The club will play the siren at the start of certain games through the speakers inside the stadium.
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@ good point. Maybe run 20 mins before game to encourage people in … like the old school bell to signal end of play time 😂 seems a shame to renovate and not use, especially when it’s relevant. UTFT
@@DanMortimer1878 Yeah, that would be good. The food and drink outlets in the fan plaza won’t be happy with that idea though
From Ped7 of X regarding the platforms in the South stand
“They are testing the temporary camera positions. If required by broadcaster, the seats come out, and the camera position goes in.”
Makes sense. Is that Ped from Toffee TV?
Yeah Dunc👍🏻
I was told this by the club
@@ToffeeTVEFC Thanks Ped. So, if the broadcaster requires the temporary cameras, what happens to the fans with tickets for those seats? Does it not matter because everyone will be standing anyway? Or will the club simply not sell those tickets? I presume those seats won’t be season tickets then.
@DuncTheBlue1878 won't be season ticket holders, so obvs club will know not to sell those seats
Does anyone know if the wall on the south stand, separating the lower and upper sections is going to be painted blue? I’m sure I’ve seen this on digital images, and think it would look great to help with creating the illusion of the single tiered stand they were going for. The white wall as is, makes it look more like a regular 2 tier stand.
Yes, I believe it will be blue. I also think it’ll be covered on match days with the 1878’s magnificent flags.
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16:00 Hi Nick , great videos as always . Just a question about the back of the North Stand , is there more space , than how it looks on screen for when fans are all leaving following the match , there doesn't look alot of room for a full stand spilling out and everyone having to walk the same way . In reality there maybe alot of space , but it looks a bit tight with the businesses just behind.
Not an issue. The only turnstiles outside the north stand are in the north east corner and are for the away fans. All the home fans who will sit in the north and west stands will exit via the tunnel under the mezzanine and will leave via Everton Way (under the south stand)
The Away fans will enter and leave on the North side of the Stadium, up near the front (East side).
I'm pretty sure that Our fans will enter under the West Tunnel (North West) and will then need to walk to escalators to enter the North Stand.
Steve: the Away Fans are the only ones that will need to use any of the access under the overhang of the North Stand but only the short stretch to Gate 24 at the NNE corner and will certainly vacate along the roadway to the NE corner Tower Gate.
Home GA Fans who have seats in the Lower Tier of the North Stand will use Gates 22 and 23 at the ENE corner of the stadium.
Home GA fans who have seats in the Upper Tier of the North Stand will use either gates at the ENE as described or in the main, Gates 1 and 2 over at the WNW corner under the Mezzanine. They will go to and from those gates using the South and West Concourses. Security and Stewards will not be allowing any Home Fans to be walking along the North Concourse.
Even as Kopite I am frustrated that EFC is not emblazoned on all four sides of the stadium. It should be the priority ! You have a fabulous new stadium but it is not shown as Everton Football Club. Why ?
Because everyone will know this is the famous EFC’s ground and, if they don’t, they’ll soon find out
Can you, or David, or Dunc please, tell us what will happen with the edge of the West Side boardwalk? Thank you guys for all the info👍
@@jurgenvoogt1638 they’ll be using a raft on the western wharf to install the edging of the boardwalk
@Guesswho-qk2kv 👍 Thanks
It should be finished in the same Composite Decking material as the main area of the Lower Promenade. There will be a Capping Beam along the front vertical edging too. Exactly what method they will use for the contractors to access that side of the balustrade remains to be seen.
Why haven’t they got heat lamps on after the seeding? Surely they need to encourage the natural growth of the grass otherwise we’ll be left having to do it again which I’d imagine would be difficult if sis have done their bit.
SIS know what they’re doing. The UV lights will be used once they’ve finished all the stitching 👍🏻
Nick could that astro turf area be for police horses ?
Only if they’re Shetland ponies, which they aren’t
@@DuncTheBlue1878 😂, exactly my first thought. Browse "Pony Pumuckel".
Alright mr drone great videos as usual, can you have a look at the roof on the east stand the one for the so called megastore it doesn't look finished, and these so called camera positions they've put in the stands are embarrassing in my opinion they look like they haven't been thought about, as not fair on those fans sat behind them, great stadium but for me those are a joke.
Any news on the proposed hotel opposite BMD?
No sign of anything yet be interesting to see who the developer may sell to shouldn't think they will have annmy issues.Alot of site clearance and set up required , so hopefully should be quite obvious when anything commences.
Do we know if there is still plans to build a mental health village on the sight of goodison park nothing seems to of been mentioned about it
Yes, there’s plenty of info online. “The Goodison Legacy Project is a new mixed-use regeneration scheme consisting of ten new development blocks on the land currently occupied by the existing Goodison Park Stadium in Liverpool. The scheme includes affordable and social housing, a community health and medical centre, residential care, an enterprise building, a new education centre, offices, community-focused retail, three residential towers and a park.”
Another great video, Nick, I've watched your videos from day one, mate. The stadium is looking fantastic, i can't wait for us to move now. Quick question mate, will the black cable tray that runs from the easten roof hatch to the solar panels be having a cover fitted to match the rest of the roof?I hope so because it really stands out and is driving my OCD up the wall! Lol! Only messing, but it does kind of spoil the flow of the roof. Cheers Nick.
Good Q. Open-topped conduit seems at the moment to be the way (as it is also along the concrete rooves of all the stands) but then they could surprise us later.
@davidbadcock2225 Thanks David, much appreciated 👍
What are the plans for displaying the stadium name once it's finally agreed?
Ian: we don't know exactly but broad-brush there was 'in principle' approval in the plans of 2020 for Illuminated Signage and Branding in the windows, on the ends of the stands' brick facades, on the diagonal walls of the West Terrace the southern ends of the W/E barrel-cladding and on the sidewalls and roof of the main portals. We can't know how the extent, size, type or actaul names until the Naming Rights project completes.
@davidbadcock2225 Much appreciated!
Hi Nick, why is the seeding so far from the seating, Is this how far the pitch will be? Thought the seats were supposed to be ontop of the pitch. Feel like there’s a lot of space wasted where we could have more seats
The synthetic fibre will definitely be stitched into the pitch they’ve currently left in front of the south and north stands
Needs to min 7.5m space from front row to goal line preferably 10m to meet uefa euro 2028 standards. Won't be as close as Goodison. Min 6m (pref 8.5m) on sides.
Jonathan: Peter, who works with SIS, states that there will be a separate small electric stitcher that will do along the edges of the pitch area, as this diesel-powered double-ended stitcher is not quite manoeuvrable enough at the edges and corners. The seats are as close as they can get legally.
It's so international games can be hosted at the stadium. There has to be a minimum distance from the fans to the pitch. The fans are further away tha. Places like Goodison, Anfield, Stamford Bridge etc. All the new builds are set back for the reason I said above. I think Everton fans got mislead when they were told the fans will be right on top of the pitch.
@@rosse6705 Rosse, apologies for a moment of pedancy and disagreement but I don't think it's right to claim any misleading. Like any member of the public, fans have a habit of misinterpreting the written word or leaning towards their own bias. I think you'll find the brief was to make sure that the seating was as close as possible to the pitch.
Some will think that means literally to the pitch-side but in reality all it means is as close as it can be legally. That is still as good as it can get. The angle of rake is also maximised to create the closed-in intimidatory effect. So, they have created the maximum 'closeness' that is allowed. That is not misleading but a point to be applauded.
But then again rather the light grey than dark blue
If those three areas in the south stand are indeed having seats removed for camera positions then that's really poor planning.
Always part of the plans. Cameras won’t be there for all games, just for those that are televised at the broadcaster’s request. The seats won’t be season tickets, so the club won’t sell them if the broadcaster wants cameras there. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club
Alright mate, Do you know if there will be blue lights on north stand like there is on south stand
Did you watch the video? 😂
@@matthewthompson82 Nick covered this on the video if you were watching Matthew
@@Guesswho-qk2kv think there should be blue lights on the north stand for cruise/ferry ships to see on approaching.
What about the CRUISE SHIPS VISITING LIVERPOOL? AN ILLUMINATED BLUE NORTHEND WOULD WELCOME THEM GOOD STYLE
@@Noseypoke-mr7th They'll still be able to see all the West stand lit up even when they are coming into the Mersey.
They'll see the lights on the barrel-cladding at the NW end and all the lights on the West Concourse.
Nick, is the yellow tarmac under the north stand permanent. It feels such a shame that the rest of the land round the stadium has slabs laid yet they have chosen to do this.
Yeah that's the final layer. Looks a bit shit like doesn't it. Especially a yellow & grey car park behind the west stand. Not sure why they've went for that look.
@ seems a bit bizarre. Maybe even if they had just tarmaced under the stand it and had the brick work up to that point it was hidden a bit more.
@@MatthewChamberlain-e2u Black Tarmac might not look the best either but it's definitely better than yellow haha.
What is the reason for the one smaller stand?
The North stand is as high and big as it possibly can be - it’s right up to the boundary with United Utilities next door. For context though, that stand is still bigger than the Gwladys
@DuncTheBlue1878 so its do with not blocking the light? As the actual stadium is obviously higher than the seats
@@andy57496 The seats are as high up that stand as they possibly can be because the stand is right up to the boundary with UU - nothing to do with blocking the light 👍🏻
Nick, the gabion wall at the NW corner of the Mersey Wall has been there since the build started. It is Peel Group's property. EFC installed concrete base walls at their BMD perimeter, which look a bit like those you see as crash barriers on motorways a long while back too. They applied metal mountings to the concrete bases a few months ago and they've added white panels to those to hide the ugly Mersey Wall.
Ugly??? Obviously you don’t know your history of Liverpool docks
@alanrichards5659 Eye of the beholder and all that but ugly is a fair description for that stretch of sea wall. 😄
@@JayEFC1969 it’s not a sea wall
@@alanrichards5659 Alan: as there are no smiling emoji's, I presume you're being serious. "Ugly" is an opinion. "History" is supposed to be factual but sometimes mythical. Type "Ugly Structures" into your browser and you'll see lots of examples where functionality and beauty are also questioned. The fact that they have gone to some lengths to hide it suggest that I am not alone in my opinion of the Wall being an eyesore in contect. 🙂
Changing frequency alternates wavelength. That’s what actually changes the colour of the lights. Sorry for the boring information
The Astro turf area is just a training zone for the apprenticeships
😆. I don't know that any in the EFC playing staff, other than maybe Ily, have that degree of close-control.
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Everton being Everton having a camera platform in the middle of the fans
All them platforms won't be staying, They are temporary so they can get cameras in there to take all the images for the software which allows season ticket holders to pick their seats on the website.
@@rosse6705 Hi Rosse. ToffeesRUs have learned from EFC that they are both permanent and temporary. The seats affected will not be season-ticket holders' seats and IF the Broadcasters want the extra camera positons for any matches the seats will be removed on those occasions and the seats not sold, of course.
In the short-term they may well be setting them up to do as you say but it will be an occasional feature in the future on a permanent basis, if you get that permanent-temporary process. They are not quite in the lcoations set in the approved plans, although the one in the centre-back of the South Stand Lower Tier is exactly where it was planned.
Wear is the box office
The ticket office is the first area on the South Promenade just before the Everton Way.
The ticket office is in the south east corner of the stadium
I really hope they don't keep them platforms in the south stand that would ruin it
The platforms are for cameras but they won’t be there for all games, just for those that are televised at the broadcaster’s request. The seats won’t be season tickets, so the club won’t sell them if the broadcaster wants cameras there. Ped from Toffee TV was told this by the club
Not much blue so far part from the seats
Greetings from Thailand, I couldn't help noticing that the shit show that is the water companies facility has been overlooked yet UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE didn't give a f^^k about that.
UNESCO and Historic England objected, but the council realised the city’s 💩 had to be treated somewhere
If I'm not mistaken UU had to meet similar restrictions around returning Wellington Dock to its original state if its current use ever came to an end.
@@JayEFC1969 And so did Everton but it did not stop UNESCO from dropping our City. BTW this decision was made by a committee sitting in China without ever visiting the city.