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The 7-1 against Southampton is one of my.core Goodison memories, so a repeat would be nice.

Getting the blue who sings Italian opera whilst playing COD would also be cool.

Trowel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 6:46 pm Hopefully we do it like Arsenal did, with a touch of class and a thumping win.

And not like Spurs, who handed out a load of flags, did some ticker tape, and signed off with a song from the bloke off the Go Compare advert.

And not like West Ham, whose fans celebrated by smashing up the Man Utd bus.

I'm terrified there will be high levels of cringe.

A Goodison Gratitude to:

Tommy Wright
Colin Harvey
Joe Royle
Johnny Morrissey
Alan Whittle
Roger Kenyon
Tommy Jackson

Thanks for the 1969-70 memories - the surviving members; 55 years ago at Goodison, won the title on April 1st

Ooohjust too many to mention….some that stick….
Running on before the game to score a pen against Gordon west Gladys street end…as a kid
Running on and jumping on Alan balls back after he scored….(also got shown on match of the day)
The Bayern game…
Eating one of those horrible hotdogs before kick off…..getting the shits and missing most of the game…..
Bloke shouting at walker to get his haircut throughout a spurs game in park end…..walker ignoring him until half time and then as he was picking his drink and towel up smiled and waved st the bloke who then shouted dont Fukkin laff just tell her dad he was shit too…
I could go on and on…..

Anyone remember that young scally lad who ran on the pitch and put a two footer on Frank Quedrue?

I thought it was going to be demolished and they had a whole plan for what would replace it?

Would be lovely if it is to stay but I can't imagine that's particularly cost effective.

I’m all for keeping it but it surely isn’t great for the women to play in a near empty ground most of the time.

Unless they knock some of it down and adjust it for a smaller capacity.

Shogun wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2025 2:20 pm I thought it was going to be demolished and they had a whole plan for what would replace it?

Would be lovely if it is to stay but I can't imagine that's particularly cost effective.

That’s exactly the plan,

https://ukgbc.org/resources/goodison-legacy-project/

Average attendances at Women’s game of 1,200 wouldn’t even pay the electricity bill.

Seems like we've decided we can't afford or don't want to currently pay for the demolition and regeneration of Goodison, so we've scraped around for excuses to not do it yet.

Goaljira wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2025 3:18 pm Seems like we've decided we can't afford or don't want to currently pay for the demolition and regeneration of Goodison, so we've scraped around for excuses to not do it yet.

The re development should be self funding, it’s not all for community services, there is housing, retail and catering outlets.

Yeah, I did wonder if this would ever get off the ground, the costs in the Goodison legacy will be pretty high and not sure it will be a priority for TFG.

Although so will the upkeep of a stadium where 90% of it will never be used.

I'm sure more people would be up to watch the women at Goodison Park than where they play now.

Just had a look at Arsenal women's attendances with the 20k+ ones obviously being when they've played at the Emirates https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/arse ... ttendances

Shogun wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2025 3:36 pm I'm sure more people would be up to watch the women at Goodison Park than where they play now.

Just had a look at Arsenal women's attendances with the 20k+ ones obviously being when they've played at the Emirates https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/arse ... ttendances

They don’t even sell out Walton hall park. I can’t see how sitting at an empty Goodison is a more attractive proposition but maybe people will go for the novelty.

Our women’s team is rubbish which probably plays a part but other than a one off game which is heavily concession based they’ll struggle to get near 10k.

I’m in favour of it though just because I’d rather keep Goodison.

Are we 100% freeholders of GP ? Cost of maintaining it for women’s football would be prohibitive, better to mothball it until a property developer comes along and pays a fortune for it which would certainly give us a shed load of headroom for PSR for the next ten years.