Everton not losing sleep over new home ‘flood’

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Footage showing water flowing through the Premier League team Everton F.C.’s new stadium – the Everton Stadium in Liverpool, England (UK) – recently led to concerns from the many of the club’s supporters just months ahead of the ground opening – but all wasn’t what it seemed and the top-flight is not sweating over the issue.

The club stress that the stadium is still under construction and has not yet been fitted with all of the Siphonic drainage required of a top-level football stadium. Siphonic drainage operates at full capacity and sucks water from the roof down the drain at a high velocity. Furthermore, the stadium had actually experienced a similar issue earlier this year after heavy rainfall and there was no lasting damage caused. The club expect to finish all the drainage works in the coming weeks as the construction phase of the stadium completes.

However, it is understood that there is little reason for alarm at the footage and Everton are relaxed about the building process with the new stadium still on track to open for the beginning of the 2025-2026 seasons.

But the whole issue became the butt of jokes on social media with one terming the yet-to-be-opened new home of the Everton F.C. as ‘Floodistan Park’.

‘Mirror’ stated that ‘The Toffees’ are building a new ground on Liverpool’s waterfront and will move away from the Goodison Park in Liverpool in the Summer of 2025. With a capacity of 52,888, once open the stadium will become the eighth largest in England and will host matches of EURO 2028.

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‘Mirror’ further stated that it has cost Everton an estimated £750 million and taken three years to build but there were concerns that it was facing serious problems after videos shared on social media showed water gushing down the stairwells inside one of the stands as well as down the steps where the seats are placed.

Liverpool, along with the rest of the Western United Kingdom, was battered by Storm Darragh recently.

In an update issued recently, the Everton F.C. revealed a new SIS hybrid playing surface has been laid while updates elsewhere include the installation of digital ticketing control panels as well as further work around the concourse. ‘The Toffees’ have been battling for their Premier League survival this season.
 

‘Floodisan Park’

‘DAILY STAR’ stated that when the Everton F.C. announced their state-of-the-art stadium, not many expected it to come with a water feature.

And it didn’t take fans long to weigh-in with their opinions on social media.

One fan joked, “@ Everton the gift that keeps on giving! Their brand new stadium looks like a scene from Titanic due to flooding caused by a bit of heavy rain.”

While a second shared, “I know somewhere an Everton fan watched this video and started boo’ing at their phone!”

A third joked, “Floodison Park.”

And another added, “Flooded idiots don’t realize this is clearly a water feature which looks excellent by the way…”

Other fans compared it to the infamous leaky roof at the Premier League team Manchester United F.C.’s home arena – the 74,310-capacity Old Trafford Stadium which turned into a river complete with its own waterfall at the end of last season, joking, “Must be the same architects as Old Trafford.”

‘DAILY STAR’ further stated that it’s the second time this year the stadium has experienced problems with flooding. However, despite seemingly wrestling the title of wettest stadium in the Premier League from Old Trafford but Everton isn’t sweating over the issue.

The Bramley Moore Dock Stadium has been hailed for delivering a £1.3bn boost to the economy and creating 15,000 jobs. It’s thought it will attract 1.4m new visitors to the region through not only football but becoming one of the must play venues for international artistes.

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