Shocking footage of flood at Everton’s new stadium leads to Old Trafford comparison
When it rains, it pours – at least that’s what it feels like for Everton at the moment. That’s because after heavy rainfall shocking new footage has showed the club’s new stadium being flooded. Water was seen cascading down the stairs at Everton’s new stadiumX: @_______reece A video shared on X showed water cascading down the stairs of the stand and running into the concourse at quite a rate. It’s not the first time that such a flood has occurred, with similar happening back in October. However, Everton have previously stated that this is because the internal drainage system has yet to be fully installed in the new stadium. Everton’s new stadium is based on Bramley-Moore Dock and will become the brand new state-of-the-art home of the Toffees. The stadium is estimated to cost in the region of £800million and will home a capacity crowd of 52,888. This season is Everton’s final season at Goodison Park, the stadium which has homed the Merseysiders since 1892. With the brand new stadium set to host Everton from the start of next season, fans will be worried about the sight of heavy flooding just a matter of months away from its opening. One supporter even compared it to Manchester United‘s stadium, saying: “Everton’s new stadium appears to be modelled on Old Trafford. It’s already flooding.” This came after viral footage of water cascading down between the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand and the East Stand on several occasions. But with Everton’s stadium not yet fully built, they at least have a very plausible excuse for the leak. A leak caused the severe flooding as water flooded the stairwaysX: @_______reece Everton’s £800m stadium is nearing completionCredit: X: @evertonstadium In fact, once their drainage system is put in place, they will almost have no risk of flooding at all. That’s according to interim CEO Colin Chong, who said in 2021: “We are actually probably building one of the most complex projects in one of the most difficult locations. “It’s in a world heritage site, it’s in a floodplain, it’s in a docklands environment which is used to control the Leeds-Liverpool canal there. “And we literally have to raise the footprint of the stadium by over a metre to create a new level if you want to call it that, where hopefully the experts will have got it right. “The rest of Liverpool could flood but the football stadium should be okay.” Everton have already fixed one leak this week after bouncing back from a 4-0 defeat to Man United in style. On Wednesday night Sean Dyche‘s side kept a clean sheet in a comfortable 4-0 win over Wolves. That result saw Everton move up to 15th in the table and five points clear of the relegation zone as they look to ensure they will be playing Premier League football in their new stadium next season.
When it rains, it pours – at least that’s what it feels like for Everton at the moment.
That’s because after heavy rainfall shocking new footage has showed the club’s new stadium being flooded.
A video shared on X showed water cascading down the stairs of the stand and running into the concourse at quite a rate.
It’s not the first time that such a flood has occurred, with similar happening back in October.
However, Everton have previously stated that this is because the internal drainage system has yet to be fully installed in the new stadium.
Everton’s new stadium is based on Bramley-Moore Dock and will become the brand new state-of-the-art home of the Toffees.
The stadium is estimated to cost in the region of £800million and will home a capacity crowd of 52,888.
This season is Everton’s final season at Goodison Park, the stadium which has homed the Merseysiders since 1892.
With the brand new stadium set to host Everton from the start of next season, fans will be worried about the sight of heavy flooding just a matter of months away from its opening.
One supporter even compared it to Manchester United‘s stadium, saying: “Everton’s new stadium appears to be modelled on Old Trafford. It’s already flooding.”
This came after viral footage of water cascading down between the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand and the East Stand on several occasions.
But with Everton’s stadium not yet fully built, they at least have a very plausible excuse for the leak.
In fact, once their drainage system is put in place, they will almost have no risk of flooding at all.
That’s according to interim CEO Colin Chong, who said in 2021: “We are actually probably building one of the most complex projects in one of the most difficult locations.
“It’s in a world heritage site, it’s in a floodplain, it’s in a docklands environment which is used to control the Leeds-Liverpool canal there.
“And we literally have to raise the footprint of the stadium by over a metre to create a new level if you want to call it that, where hopefully the experts will have got it right.
“The rest of Liverpool could flood but the football stadium should be okay.”
Everton have already fixed one leak this week after bouncing back from a 4-0 defeat to Man United in style.
On Wednesday night Sean Dyche‘s side kept a clean sheet in a comfortable 4-0 win over Wolves.
That result saw Everton move up to 15th in the table and five points clear of the relegation zone as they look to ensure they will be playing Premier League football in their new stadium next season.
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