I've been waiting and waiting for a season ticket and I've known for years the best chance is if we build a new stadium in the park with 60,000-plus seats. But everything that's come out of the club has stressed a new ground can only happen if the naming rights are sold. Well, that possibility was kicked in the head when the Suarez saga did so much damage to our image and reputation. No multinational was going to tie its colours to our mast with all that poison and bile swilling around the place.
Now, of course, the owners are inclining towards Plan B, the redevelopment of Anfield, which sounds like a piecemeal, higgledy-piggedly revamp of a stadium that's way past its sell-by date.
Let's be frank: I have experienced more stunning, ecstatic moments at Anfield than any other place on earth apart from the marital bedroom. But just like I had to move on when the bedroom (and the rest of our house) became unfit for purpose, too cramped and damp and cold and old-fashioned, so I am desperate to move into a brand-new stadium worthy of the 21st Century. And if that means sharing with my Blue mates, so be it. At least then I should be able to watch my beloved Reds.
If that doesn't suit one or two people on here, that's fine by me. Let's leave them to choke on their bitterness. They won't change my mind and they won't shut me up, no matter how many "fook hims" they spew out.
1) I doubt the Suarez incident will have as big a long term effect as you imply, but reality is neither of us will know until the next round of major sponsorship renewals occur such as when Standard Chartered are offered the opportunity to renew. I actually think our on field performances and success will play a much bigger part in the decision making process as to how much money LFC raise from sponsorship including naming rights.
2) I agree with you that some parts of Anfield are delapidated, for example I sat in the Main Stand for the FA Cup game versus Stoke last season and was actually shocked at the state of parts of that stand behind the scenes, although the seat itself wasn'too bad and I say that as a 6' 5" tall guying weighing a bit more than your son! However, other parts of the ground such as The Kop and Centenary Stand including it's facilities are actually pretty good and work well both on match days and for non match day uses such as exhibitions, conferences etc.
3) While a brand new 21st Century stand has some appeal, I personally like the look and feel of a building with some history, and therefore if Anfield can be redeveloped to a 60,000 capacity that would be the perfect solution for me. When i walk into The Kop each match day whether it be a warm August afternoon as the season kicks off or a cold November night in a Legue Cup game versus a minnow, it never fails to hit the spot.
4) I certainly don't consider it to be a bitter point of view to say that I don't want Liverpool to share with Everton. On an emotional level I enjoy the experience of the 2 seperate grounds watching LFC scoring in there back yard and all that goes with that. But financially, the only benefit would be EFC stumping up half the building and ongoing maintenance costs, but this is equalled by the losses LFC would suffer by not being able to take full advantage of the commercial advantages of renting out conference rooms etc as all that would be shared with EFC too. Anfield is iconic, it is Liverpool FC, and while I wouldn't object to LFC moving if theres a good financial argument that helps LFC move on, sharing with EFC to me is not and never will be a starter, except perhaps for a few people like yourself, who will be able to gain a season ticket easily, mainly because season ticket holders like me would give up as LFC sells the final remains of its soul down the river.
