"I totally share the choice to expand Anfield. None of the supporters I think could accept that this incredible icon and theatre of unforgettable successes for LFC can disappear. Anfield and LFC are basically the same thing for me. YNWA REDS"
"Loads will disagree, but i think this is terrible news. just another example of how our owners have no money and no aspirations to take this club to the next level. Anfield our spiritual home yes, but a sporting venue best for watching football it is not. No leg room, restricted view seats. I mean come on!! Are you going to knock the whole ground down and start again? If so then whats the point? "
"This is good news. Attendances are dropping due to the clubs demise so factor this in with 15,000 new seats and it will finally be easy to get tickets."
"Good to hear about the memorial being kept, it's a part of the stadium now. Good words form Ian Ayre, you can tell this talk was planned though, he knew what to/ not to say. "
"I think LASD1978 has completely missed the point! 150m for an extra 15000 seats or 450m for an extra 15000 seats - commercially what would you do if it was your cash!? As for leg room, unless you're in the posh seats rattling your jewellery (as JWL put it) all grounds are similar. Finally, it means we stay at Anfield with hopefully more money in the pot for the team!
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"SO NOTHING HAS CHANGED. STILL NOTHING TO REPORT UNTHERE THAN WE ARE NOT HAVING A NEW STADIUM. Only going to be 60,000 seater.
No chance of developing at a later stage into an 80,000 seater."
"why not invest the 150 mill on players or dont the owners trust rodgers with that much money or are we guna be like arsnal 60,000 stadium full each week but nothing to show at the end of the season"
"Should there be a "naming" rights issue involved to help finance this. I for one would be happy with Anfield Warrior Stadium it has a certain intimidating ring to it"
"will we have a local firm doing the work or will it go to a company who brings outside labour.lets hope its local jobs and the fans are not paying for a manchester or london company to do the work as that would be like a slap in the face"
"Great news, staying at the ground with so much history, but I hope they can somehow replace the current seats, as they are not comfortable! Especially when you compare them to stadiums like the Emirates!"
"Good news - but every time I read or see an interview with Ian Ayre, I like him less and less.
Is he actually a politician in disguise.
Why give an interview when all you can say is - "We'll tell you later."
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"is a good new,.there are shadows,as all these years,.just,why first we do not buy players,.and later we invest in Anfield,i might be in a grave, looking " new Anfield",.and waiting our team to be reinforced,.but okay,.
we the supporter,will never walk alone"
"It's just like getting another striker for up front, yes we are getting one, hang on, NO WE NOT , Well not yet next window,
If we stay good we just want to know with out being left in the dark, "
"I'd have preferred us to stay at Anfield, the stadium with history in the same way that NUFC has stayed at St James, and MUFC has with Old Trafford. Alot of the houses surrounding the stadium are derelict, but I'm wondering how we can keep the atmosphere, expand the Kop without adding a second tier, and make a meaningful expansion in budget."
"glad we are staying at ANFIELD but sounds like same old story we have been hearing for past 10 years.sorry but until i see diggers actually breaking ground i am not getting excited about this..Too many broken promises in past..YNWA"
"Persons are actually moaning about this news and slating FSG? . This is fantastic news and news that any genuine red has been longing to hear for sooo long. Cant wait to see this happen. To the slaters, jog on- this club doesnt need you."
"This is the best solution in my view. Look after the fans, our history and ensuring we can still compete and spend on new players are the most important things in the interim of increasing the capacity "
"Excellent news, hope people appreciate the benefits to the surrounding area as this will be part of this LOCAL regeneration. People who have visited the stadium can't help but notice that the surrounding residential area needs regeneration as well as the stadium."
"just read the comments posted , you just cant please some people, one miuet they are complaining there is no news about the stadium development, when threr is they are still ing nand moaning .GET A LIFE"
"Surely a shared stadium with Everton would have been the best solution? I only know a small percentage of fans that were against the idea, all from the blue half of the city."
"Great News. For those who keep saying it's taking too long....have you had much experience of renovating a football stadium, regenerating a community, applying for planning permission and trying to buy people out of their family homes? Thought not."
"I think you'll find that the expansion/addition is only to the Main Stand and Anfield Rd end. The Kop and Centenary will be left as they are, therefore there will be no issues about expanding the Kop"
"The real questions are yet to be answered;
1. When is it starting?
2. How Much will it cost?
3. How long will it take to build?
This is just a PR exercise to appear like something is going on; no mew information.
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"The rumour was a naming rights partner and definite plans and dates would be announced. As is getting to be the norm under FSG, we get nothing. Just more talk, which is cheap."
"Its great news to be staying at Anfield but I will believe the expansion when the first brick goes in. It shouldn't take long after that as the foundations are already laid. 60 to 80K seater is what we need. Imagine the atmosphere. Wouls be 100 times better than Manure.YNWA"
"Cost-effective option for the owners that's for sure, but what would Sheikh Mansour do if he was the owner? New stadium with 10, 000 seating capacity I'll bet."
"Great News - perhaps I will start giving FSG a bit more benefit of the doubt which I admit to having reservations about in the past, but this is very very good."
"Why do people compare us to Chelsea or Citeh? We are not them, we dont have their owners, we are LFC- the most successful and decorated club that these islands have EVER produced. If you want us to be like Chelsea or Citeh- GO AND SUPPORT THEM."
"This is a real football club, with real owners using real money. This isnt FIFA 13, or Russian Blood money. This is a properly thought out commercial decision based on a decade of mismanagement of our club."
"We were 20 minutes from being the next Leeds, Glasgow Rangers etc. 2 years later, we are run correctly and are announcing plans to turn our ground into one to match our rivals- YET PEOPLE STILL COMPLAIN."
"The news is 'we are staying' I can't believe people saying there's no news and then discuss whether we should move or not. Hopefully the extra 15,000 will pay for players. Naming should pay for the expansion by itself and whoever gets to name it will be ignored like M'boro's "BT Cellnet stadium" and we''' call it anfield!"
"Brendan rodgers was wrong-there are more than 3 types of 'fans'- He forgot the moaning 73rs who simply are never happy. This is by far the best outcome and I am stunned that people are coming on here and moaning."
"Bietu-No, cos I dont recall Fulham being that poorly run for ten years that they were facing administration. Get an effing grip will you. Too many supporters on here from 2005. aka Glory hunters."
"I couldnt give a cr4p about Fulham, or any other club. My sole interest is Liverpool Football Club. The bigger picture is a long term foundation for our club to never ever be that close to going under ever again. "
"In fact bo77ox to it. Screw FSG. I want a 100,000 seater brand new stadium at a cost of 700 million, then I want Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar to start with. Tight fisted mother 73rs......"
"Fantastic news! Especially for fans from abroad who struggle to get tickets to Anfield. Hopefully it will change for the better with a capacity of 60.000 - 65.000 seats at the best stadium in world - Anfield. Keep up the good and constructive work. YNWA.
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"I suppose, as this is step 1, step 2 will be the naming rights - this is inevitable, shame but true, and the one name I would prefer above others would be Warrior Sports - 60million a year for 5 years would pay for the stadium development and a top player each transfer window. The Anfield Warrior Sport Stadium"
"My comments about Standard Chartered usually get deleted, and I suppose I can understand why, but their name is being dragged through the mud in the USA at the moment, and I'm sure a replacement Main Sponsor is in the pipeline, with the offer of naming rights thrown in so let us see over the coming months."
"Rushjob, i am with you mate. Everything going in the right direction based on sound economic principles. Everyone, don't expect all the extra 15,000 to go towards normal season tickets i think most will be hospitality. Also expect big increases in ST prices if you want to stay in good seats. FSG have already indicated this will change and moved 50 ST holders this season."
"I am not against the changes (its just modern day footballing reality). FSG want 60,000 seats generating considerably more match day revenues than they are. That means more hospitality seats and paying more for a better viewing position."
"On another note, glad to see Dries Mertens is being mentioned as a possible January target - he looks quality, would fit straight into our playing system and seems to be less arrogant than his Belgian team buddy, Hazard. Come on you reds!!"
"My comment was to SAred. If you can visit anfield and not find issues with its current state then you are clearly blinded by historical achievements and memory lane. A new stadium would have been a vision for the future, a statement of intent. We can all convert the loft and build ontop of the garage to save a few quid. We all aspire greatness. Making do for LFC is just not acceptable."
"Great news! Although I would have liked it to be increased by 20,000 to 65,000 just to get ahead of Arsenal but I presume it will be further developed in the future."
"Yes very grateful to the owners who have done for us so far! Still rem those hard time where we suffer so much under the 2 clowns! Looks at us now, debt free, new studium development, the youngsters are rising, our revenue is increasing! Yeah everything is clicking, thank u FSG!"
"JASD1978- Like i say, some people are never happy....... This save a few quid ethos make me laugh. People talk as if 250 million pounds is small change. Cloud cuckoo land."
"No real concrete news here...like the H&G "spade in the sand" announcement.
Ian "Hot" Ayre says a lot as usual!!
FSG may not be around by the time work is due to start...rumours in the U.S. that they want out of Red Sox. "
"Everyone complaining about broken promises by others read Ian's quote - "Liverpool fans, myself, everybody connected with Liverpool knows what happens when promises are made and then broken, so it's important we get certainty before we make the next step." Thats the news."
"We'll need sound economic principals if the FFP rules are enforced (well you never know). Will be interesting to see if there's more room for expansion after this as we should be in a 70-85,000 stadium."
"Stratoscouser- 16.31- When your club has stared into the abyss of administration "sound econonomic principles" should have everything to do with competing for points and places in the EPL!"
"Announcement only made to mark 2nd anniversary of FSG takeover.....better if they had waited until there was some real news with REAL dates and plans in place. Good publicity stunt for FSG and Ayre I suppose...happy anniversary!!"
"Riverside-BT Cellnet stadium.
Upton park-Boylen ground.
San Siro- Guiseppe whatever his name is Stadium.
Naming rights won't change Anfield to anything but Anfield, so it's basically free money!"
"Dear fellow Reds, don't be too excited, FSG took 2 years to decide to stay put at Anfield, imagine how long it will take to come out with a proper plan? Another 2-3 years? Get funding or naming right? Another 2-3 years? Another 3-4 years of construction work? With that kind of pace, we would be lucky to see the project finished in 10 years time!"
"JASD1978, HA HA HA, YOU'VE GOT ME IN BULK, "NO LEG ROOM" ?? AND "RESTRICTED VIEW SEATS" ?? SO YOU'VE NEVER STOOD ON THE OLD KOP OR EVERTON,S PARK END, ETC, ETC. THIS IS LUXURY IN COMPARISON !! YOU,RE HAVING A LAUGH. "
"I DON'T GET THIS FSG ABUSE. WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT THEY PULLED US OUT OF THE S**T A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SURELY THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS TRUST THEIR JUDGEMENT. PLUMBERS, OFFICE WORKERS, BUILDERS AND TAXI DRIVERS ADVISING MULTI MILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMEN HOW TO RUN LFC ?????????? "
"Rushjob, LFC THRU THICK + THIN, classANDsuccess, etc, you are my type of Reds! Let's keep Anfield's great atmosphere and keep investing in Academy mixing this with truly world class talent when it comes to market. Then we'll play in a big fancy stadium every February and May :-) "
"Rushjob: "Stared into the abyss of administration"..you think FSG were the only and best bidder? You seriously believe that we would have gone into administration?"
"Great News well done to all! Hope a new naming rights partner will follow-'Anfield Warrior Stadium' if it means an additional £40 million+ a season like City's deal. Hope the 60K+ seats can be increased further & the main stand/centinary stands get changed to the Paisley/Shankley stands - YNWA"
"Stratoscouser-20 mins away says we were beyond close. Why not? Cos we're Liverpool? Cos we've won it 5 times?. It would have counted for jack. Do you not think the FA would have loved nothing more than to make an example of us.? Cos they would have effing loved it."
"It would have sent the biggest message out ever to English football and its ludicrous mis-management. The most successful team in administration. Imagine that filthy papers headline to that."
"Anybody that doesn't think it could have happened, are the same deranged people that talk about 250 million as though its pence. As posted by LFC Thru (etc) Non competent persons 'advising' highly experienced persons. You couldn't make it up!"
"The biggest thing I've concluded since visiting these pages is that Football fans must never run football clubs. Cos 20 minutes wouldn't even come close......."
"This is a decision not a plan, and we won't have a plan until there is a specific completion date. But whether it's a good or bad decision, i hope it won't be used as an excuse to again not spend in January."
"Classandsucess. Exactly. If finances are that poorly mismanaged that FA rules are contravened, then administration it is. Nobody is too big to get into financial trouble, or go down! Reputations count for nowt."
"FSG have been choose (a another 4 bidder with 2 of them had a better proposal and a much better financial situation and all of them were pledged to "save" LFC) by the same person who had terminated Rafa contract. And the remarkable thing is that the mentioned person is a Chelsea fan! "
"And Rushjob as you mentioned blood money why you don't try to find out John Henry background, his connections and his scandal about his private jet few years ago?"
"Yazangs- honest answer- cos I can't be ar5ed. It'll change nothing. FSG own LFC. That is a fact. I personally don't like American businessmen involved in our 'soccer' game- but they are. And they'll either deliver, or they won't. However, I'm a red regardless......"
"Yeah we need a new stadium and if possible downtown by the Wharf. Cost is probably an issue, bring in new investors, sell the club if you have to. Anfield is not a great selling point for tourism, etc."
"As long as all the area benefits I think this is great. The plans need to be flexible enough to allow for possible future expansion, but its brilliant news. The Fields of Anfield secured for the future. YNWA"
"Rushjob- I have no doubt that you are a true Red. All what i'm trying to say that bad politicians give fake promises before the election and after that they stall by asking the people for patient. FSG are doing exactly the same. They either doesn't have the needed money for LFC or they don't have the intention to spend as JH 3-4 times reiterated in his closed letter."
"The JH open letter seemed to be saying that spending will be careful not non-existant I thought. Yes anyone can make promises and not deliver but I think automatically dismissing whats been said is wrong. Fans are asked to always have blind faith,but there seems to a lot of blind distrust around. "
"JH in his close letter considered the last transfer window fiasco as a success rather than a failure. So if anyone thinks that we had spent enough in the last transfer window, then be happy cause it seems that would be the new LFC standard if we were patient."
"JH: "They pushed hard in the final days of the transfer window on a number of forward targets and it is unfortunate that on this occasion we were unable to conclude acceptable deals to bring those targets in."
So 6m for a striker is an unacceptable deal for M. Henry."
"JH: "But a summer window which brought in three young, could hardly be deemed a failure as we build for the future."
M. Henry is satisfied with our transfer window."
"JH: "Our ambitions do not lie in cementing a mid-table place with expensive, short-term quick fixes that will only contribute for a couple of years. Our emphasis will be on developing our own players using the skills of an increasingly impressive coaching team." So we have to wait till we produce 25 world class players, and till then we will cementing a mid-table place with cheap players."
"JH: "We have no fear of spending and competing with the very best but we will not overpay for players."
How you would compete with the very best if you don't, at least, match what they pay?! without to mention how many players we lost to other teams who are not in the top 4, while we were the first choice for those players."
"And he leaves his best to the last, JH: "Finally, I can say with authority that our ownership is not about profit. Contrary to popular opinion, owners rarely get involved in sports in order to generate cash. They generally get involved with a club in order to compete and work for the benefit of their club."
Sure, your ownership is about excessive passion for football. "
"ian ayre the pontificater all he talks about is cash this is the bloke who makes you pay 10 quid to be on the waiting list for a season ticket he certainly knows how to treat the true fans of lfc 30,000 tenner sounds like an opera well he was singing all the way to the bank loyalty dont half cost ay!!! ynwa"
"Yazangs- or they genuinely see the emerging talent pool that we have coming through a la Sterling, Suso, Wisdom, Robinson, Yesil to name just a few. If FSG had spanked zillions on 4 or 5 big money signings, there'd be no space in the first team to ever give such players a chance."
"Absolutely pointless investing in an academy to then just let players leave a la Tom Ince- a great example of a player who left because there wasnt space in the first team to be given a chance because of the 'big money' signings that you appear to crave."
"We have proved over the past decade that aside from a magnificent night and a few cups, the zillions spent on players and their wages has not really beared fruition. Give the up and coming talent a chance all day long for me. "
"You missed a basic simple question. Will all fans on the Season Ticket waiting list be accommodated in some way? I waited sixteen years for mine and know how they feel. I realise there are restrictions in terms of season ticket holders and final allocations but they should be accommodated in some way."
"Rushjob two things. Ince left because he demanded a contract way above his years, ability and experience.
Secondly, people have a right to air their views and my guess is you are either a season ticket holder in a good seat, as I am, or you never attend. Those waiting must be accommodated. Staying is the second best option."
"IM told i quote from below"the parking is a pig,and ther is no leg room at anfield" so ive never been,age 48 never worked ive been disabled for 22 years,hospital make my shoes ect,yet i have no disabled badge(or car or any more than £102 a week ever in my life,as i can walk(not all get it all) A totaly new place could of ment room for my legs :-("
"What was the point in asking him any of those questions if he could barely even give us a real answer?... even a ball park amount of time for when it could be up and running."
"Redbart1. The season ticket list should have been scratched approx 40,000 waiting, then done the 16,000 more? That would put the capacity bigger than Wembley! "
"When Main Stand and Anny Road Stand is en larged, then The Kop will look very tiny, much, much smaller than it is now. The Kop needs to be doubled in size. "
"Going to Anfield...Sounds like something you want to do with your kids and grandkids and those you love the most and tell them stories of theyre hers or mothers first time at Anfield, its a sacret place Anfield is and it will continue to be so. Thank you FSG"
"WHAT SOME DONT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE 150MIL WONT BE JUST TO PUT AN EXTRA 15K SEATS ON THE 45K SEATS WE HAVE, BUT THE MONEY WILL ALSO GO INTO MODENIZING ANFIELD TO NEW STANDARDS (BETTER SEATING, LIGHTING, VIEWING, TECNOLOGY EXT). I JUST HOPE THEY RETHING THE 60K IN SEATS AND LOOK MORE ALONG THE 70-80K MARK"
"I UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE VIEWS OF JASD1978 AND BORN2BMILD AND OTHERS ... THERES NO WRONG IN PREFERING A NEW STADIUM OVER EXTENDING AND MODENIZING ANFIELD, BUT US LIVERPOOL FANS ARE A ROMANTICS AT HEART SO IT JUST FEELS RIGHT TO STAY AT ANFIELD WITH ALL ITS MEMORIES RATHER THAN MOVE."
"The infrastructure round Anfield needs major work b4 you would get permission for 60/70/80k seater. Where would all the cars /coaches go for instance?"
"Rushjob-FSG are a business -not romantic lovers of LFC!Remember principle 'max return min investment!' Then look at 'our future in the youngsters' aka we aint spending big anymore! "
"90,000 would be just lubbly jubbly so we can compete with our rivals like manu and City , Arsenal and Chelsea. The stands need to be filled in at the corners making them continuous all around, The Kop needs making bigger too at least 25-30% bigger and wider, it looks too small at the moment and will look smaller when the adjacent stands are enlarged."
"like it no love it the idea of us staying at anfield great place its just like heaven its our home just need to change the ground alittle and put new seats in it then we will b fine and build an hotel near by so it will help people in Liverpool have a chance of work all our fans from around the world can stay over it would be great for our beloved city "
"All has gone quiet and no regular updates, why not add a tab with "latest news" on the land purchase, proposals, next steps etc! We want to be involved and in the know guys. Thanks"
" how much longer are we going to have to listen to all the hype about new stadium or redevelop anfield. personaly i think new stadium purpouse build to suit our needs now with room to grow in the future. But the powers that be want to put a new top on an ageing foundation doesnt make sence."
" how much longer are we going to have to listen to all the hype about new stadium or redevelop anfield. personaly i think new stadium purpouse build to suit our needs now with room to grow in the future. But the powers that be want to put a new top on an ageing foundation doesnt make sence."
"Plus what about the £60 million that was spent on the new stadium designs is that just written of i:e lost money that couldve went on players. we didnt learn our lesson from the last american owners all talk no action best way forward FSG Sell our beloved club to someone who does want to restore the club to former glory"
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