Andy Burnham has proclaimed he’s certain that Everton’s new stadium will be the most iconic ground in English football.
The structure of Everton’s 52,888 capacity future home at Bramley-Moore Dock, scheduled to open in the 2024/25 season has already become part of Liverpool’s world-famous riverfront skyline, taking its place alongside the likes of the Three Graces and the city’s two cathedrals. Mayor of Greater Manchester Mr Burnham, a lifelong Evertonian, believes after over a quarter of a century of failed projects to relocate from Goodison Park, the long wait will be worth it for fellow Blues supporters.
Speaking after officially opening Everton in the Community’s The People’s Place, the first-purpose-built mental health and wellbeing hub attached to a Premier League football club, he told the ECHO: “It’s hard on every level going the game right now. Without getting into all the details, my dad is getting on a little now and at times when you look around Goodison you realise we’re in the final stages of this.
