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The idea sounds like gutting out the main stand and doing all the donkey work, and providing access on match days. (health and safety nightmare but doable) Then the season ends and they get to work on transforming the old stand into the new one.
The increase in capacity will allow Anfield road to be knocked down without losing anything from the original capacity.
e.g. We have a mega new main stand but due to Anfield Road not existing the capacity is constant.
year 0 = 45,500
year 1 = + 9,000 on the main stand - 9,000 Anfield Rd = 45,500
Year 2 = 60,000 Looks like a good plan to me if we can get to the 60k capacity. We wanted to do the same with the new stadium and would probably spend much less to get there. I wonder why this was not an option during the last 15 yrs and if FSG can pull this out, that would be positive out of the box thinking.
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The idea sounds like gutting out the main stand and doing all the donkey work, and providing access on match days. (health and safety nightmare but doable) Then the season ends and they get to work on transforming the old stand into the new one.
The increase in capacity will allow Anfield road to be knocked down without losing anything from the original capacity.
e.g. We have a mega new main stand but due to Anfield Road not existing the capacity is constant.
year 0 = 45,500
year 1 = + 9,000 on the main stand - 9,000 Anfield Rd = 45,500
Year 2 = 60,000 BIG time!! That sounds like a good plan, but would the actual construction of the new extension to the Main Stand be done within the couple of months of the close season? I couldn't see it being open in time for the new season, I think that'd be a big ask.
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but would the actual construction of the new extension to the Main Stand be done within the couple of months of the close season? I think the work will be done throughout the year. The current seats wont be touched, but everything below will be gutted. The stand will obviously be build outwards and upwards but attaching to the current stand. At the season end they rip off the roof and merge new with old. The only thing I can't work out is the capacity for commercial revenue. I assume there will be no executive boxes, but have new suites and executive seating for the match.Saying that it could be possible to have boxes, and then raise the seating behind. e.g. lol 
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but would the actual construction of the new extension to the Main Stand be done within the couple of months of the close season? I think the work will be done throughout the year. The current seats wont be touched, but everything below will be gutted. The stand will obviously be build outwards and upwards but attaching to the current stand. At the season end they rip off the roof and merge new with old. The only thing I can't work out is the capacity for commercial revenue. I assume there will be no executive boxes, but have new suites and executive seating for the match.Saying that it could be possible to have boxes, and then raise the seating behind. e.g. lol That's not a quick job though. Extending the stand upwards and backwards will take time, and the new roof will be a big job. From a health and safety perspective, I can't see the stand being open at all for matches during this construction process. PS: Nice sketch 
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My seat is in the cententary in line with the directors box on the half way line. I will be definatrely premium and that will be a high priced seat before long. Soon your only chance will be to pay £60 to sit by the corner flag. The days of following your club at the ground is clearly coming to an end and the coroprate people will be more interested in the half time bar and will stagger out 15 mins into second half. I will be in the same boat as you stanley, my ticket is right on the half way line of the centenery upper, the seat in front of me is a padded executive seat, I started out in row 10 when it was built and since then they have made the corporate seating area bigger and bigger, moving me back a row further back all the time, I now sit in row 13.
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I wonder why this was not an option during the last 15 yrs and if FSG can pull this out, that would be positive out of the box thinking. The reason it couldn't be done is due to the "right of light" residential laws. The reason it is an option now is because the delays has forced the council to get involved directly. The residential housing previously preventing changes are being removed, and a commercial property will be adjacent the ground meaning not laws blocking the ground from growing outwards and upwards. The main issue is how are they going to do Anfield Road, seeing there is a road in the way. I thought they could block off the road and just build over it, but another option is to build a tunnel through it.
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I admit I don't know the ins and outs but is there any reason why the council was not involved earlier? In any case, i really think that if this happens it is a much better option to get to the 60k seat capacity and credit should go to FSG for that.
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I think the city council have been one of the reasons for the delay trying to force liverpool into a ground share with everton and FSG were having none of it, i think they have let us redevelop anfield if we build this hotel they mentioned as a compromise as well. I mean john henry linked this article months ago on his twitter Its liverpool anfield
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