Should Everton make a mid-season move to their new stadium, if as Colin Chong announced the club are confident of, it is completed “in the final months” of next year?
It’s a huge decision, both in terms of emotion and practicality, facing Blues chiefs as everyone at the club looks forward to the historical moment when Everton depart Goodison Park, the first purpose-built football ground in England and their home since 1892 for their stunning future 52,888 capacity base by the banks of the Mersey.
Chong, Everton’s chief stadium officer, who has also been made interim chief executive following Denise Barrett-Baxendale’s resignation last month, made his declaration in his latest stadium update blog on June 28. He said: “I can confirm, after overcoming a full winter where we lifted the heaviest materials in the most challenging climate, we are confident the stadium will be completed in the final months of 2024.
