KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum 54,000 stadium when we can sell out 90,000?

I don't mind FSG but why are they thinking so small when it comes to the stadium? We could have built or converted anfield in to a 70-80k stadium and become one of the biggest clubs in the world again. FSG's plan is max 58k, and they've scrapped the plan to go beyond 54. I can't understand why when we're selling out 90k stadiums. Surely it's worth the investment considering the value of the worlds top clubs?

Cheaper to build a side extension
Than
Build a new stadium


All abt low low net spend and Henry more interested in increasing the clubs market value than ambition on the pitch to win trophies !!!

I think when they took over their plan was minimum investment in ground maximum ticket price but the market moved against them and the walk out last year (which I am proud to say I was part of) was the killer blow. Now they can't put the prices up and they are committed to the small ground not sure what their plan is other than sell up at the right price point. New owners will probably demolish the ground and start again or redevelop the four sides but that's going to be hard with planning assuming there are investors with a spare billion if not what we have now is pretty much it.

Is Stanley Park still available for a new stadium to be built on?

All the planning permissions were agreed yet FSG pulled out.

As far as I know it is still available

Planning permission expired a few years ago and I expect any new application would be rejected given the investment in the Anfield regeneration project. It seems to me that at the moment the only option would be another tier on Anfield road. You could put an extra tier on the centenary stand too but I think that would involve more CPO's on the houses behind. Would be nice if the Kopp was as big as Dortmund's too but I think the road will prevent any further work there. I'm sure I read somewhere Carrillion advised FSG Anfield was expandable to 72k including the corners (Two of which are now blocked by the supports for the main stand roof truss.

What pisses me off is that we are spending a lot each summer on shet average players but we could of done an Arsenal and build a stadium and hold off any transfers for a couple of windows. Short term we would suck but long term it would be brilliant.

+1

Problem is Henry /fsg only thinking abt they're interests only !!!!

Increasing their assets value !!!
For huge profit

ok G. got your point. you have said that all many times.

Why is this a problem? The more successful we are and the bigger the club is, the more valuable the club is.

Which is why I think they're thinking too small. As a previous post said, it would have been better for them from an investment point of view as well as for the club if the hundreds of millions we have spent on players were invested in the stadium instead.