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3 days ago
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The five modern bars inside Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton announcement made
Everton fans have voted for the 'fan-named pub' inside the Hill Dickinson Stadium to be named 'The Prince Rupert' following an online poll. Six thousand supporters cast their vote to name the pub, with the winner beating The Southall Arms 28% to 24%. Advertisement The Prince Rupert will now join four other bars in the West Stand of Everton's state-of-the-art new stadium, The Queen's Head, inspired by the pub where Everton Football Club was founded, Dixie's Sports Bar, a venue showcasing live sport from around the world and Kendall's Social, a space designed for music, entertainment and socialising before and after matches. The four bars will be in a special area named 'Village Street' where, in November 1879, St Domingo's became Everton FC. READ MORE: Everton to install another game-changing service at Hill Dickinson Stadium READ MORE: I played 500 games but never experienced an atmosphere like Goodison Park under the lights Advertisement It is another exciting addition to Everton's modern Hill Dickinson Stadium, designed at giving fans a more comprehensive matchday experience. The Prince Rupert will be open to supporters with a membership or matchday access to Village Street and has been described by the club as a "social and atmospheric space steeped in the heritage of the club". The winning entry pays tribute to the lock-up or tower that features on Everton's crest, named after a historic figure from the 17th Century. Other names in the vote included Toffee Tavern, Eddie Cavanagh's, The Royle Oak and The Giants Taproom. Those supporters in the Village Street area of the stadium will have halfway-line seating, as well as the cost of food and drink covered in their membership. Advertisement Over on the East Stand, supporters can visit Trinity Place Bar, also with halfway-line seating, with the club describing it as follows: "A place where the past inspires the future, a truly Everton place, a home within our home. Trinity Place Bar is the location for you to provide the 'Spirit'. "A contemporary, football-focused bar where Everton's history and identity is evident from the moment you arrive. "Celebrate the club's history through immersive media and treasured memorabilia. Socialise at the striking island bar with food and drink included featuring fan favourites and regional classics, from pizza and fish and chips to burgers and burritos." Seasonal Memberships for Village Street may now be sold out, but supporters can still register their interest for match-by-match opportunities.
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3 days ago
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Everton to install another game-changing service at Hill Dickinson Stadium
A new specialist service will increase the accessibility of the matchday experience at Everton's new stadium. The Blues are set to move to the stunning Hill Dickinson Stadium next season, a transition that should turbocharge efforts to drive the club forward. Advertisement That new ground will be a major upgrade on the much-loved but historic stands of Goodison Park in a host of ways, with the new home boasting state-of-the-art features across the 52,888-seater arena. It is hoped that experience will be available to all, with the club set to enable a commentary service to run on matches to provide vital assistance to supporters who are visually impaired. READ MORE: The five modern bars inside Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton announcement made READ MORE: I played 500 games but never experienced an atmosphere like Goodison Park under the lights The coverage will be provided by Alan March Sport (AMS), which already runs commentary teams at Arsenal, Newcastle United and Fulham as well as other Premier League grounds. Advertisement AMS is now advertising for wannabe commentators to get in touch for training that will help those selected to take supporters at the Hill Dickinson Stadium through the drama of Everton's home games. Anyone who is interested can contact AMS by emailing the company via: info@
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3 days ago
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Why David Moyes wants to strike key Everton deal as club favourite set for exit
David Moyes faces one of the toughest challenges of his managerial career with Everton this summer. The club enters this summer with hopes that new ownership will provide stability behind-the-scenes while the move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium should boost the Blues' reputation, revenue and appeal to the new signings Moyes will need to strengthen his squad in line with the ambitions of The Friedkin Group and supporters. Advertisement With that expectation - intensified after his transformative impact on a squad that looked destined for a relegation fight when he took over in January - comes additional pressure though. For Moyes, the test over the coming months is to protect the characteristics that enabled Everton to surge away from trouble and finish with three consecutive wins, while making room for players who will improve what his squad is capable of. READ MORE: Goodison Park shook and Everton had hope - dramatic Bournemouth win in the words of those behind it READ MORE: Liam Delap Manchester United transfer warning sent after Everton talks - 'Not an upgrade' Advertisement Key to his mindset this summer is leadership. Moyes is aware he will need strong characters in the dressing room, not just to set standards but also to impress the responsibility of wearing Royal Blue on new recruits and to help the move from Goodison to the banks of the Mersey - something he is concerned could prove tough. This is one of the reasons he is keen for Seamus Coleman to stay on as a player next season. Moyes is not naive, he is aware the defender will turn 37 this year and that his body has prevented him from sustained availability yet again this season. After starting the Boxing Day draw at Manchester City, Coleman was unavailable for weeks. Twenty minutes into the Goodison farewell against Southampton that he had been protected for, he had to be withdrawn. But manager after manager has spoken of the value of Coleman off the pitch and several, most notably Frank Lampard, have stressed the importance of his influence as a bridge between the stands and the squad. Amid a miserable start to this season it was Coleman's words in the dressing room that prompted the second half comeback against Crystal Palace, Everton's first win of the campaign. Moyes has been impressed with the leadership within the squad he inherited from Sean Dyche. But a complex summer that began with 15 senior players on expiring deals has seen the departure of two of the stars whose impact Moyes was grateful for - Ashley Young and Asmir Begovic. Advertisement For some time it has been clear Coleman will have the chance to extend his stay at Everton for another year, but with the defender having supported former teammate Leighton Baines in the dugout after Dyche's exit and already boasting his coaching qualifications , it was unclear in what capacity he would stay, should he choose to remain. Coleman is one of several players whose future the club is yet to confirm, but Moyes has already made his personal preference clear. 'The plan is to keep him on a playing contract', he said before the win over Southampton. 'But we'll decide when we need to use him and when we won't. It might change, obviously Seamus is getting much further down the road and he's picked up a lot of injuries, so we'll see what fits, but generally he'll be staying next season.' Moyes added: 'We'll need people who understand the characteristics and culture, but we're also going to have to change as well. We have to move forward and we have to find ways of becoming a better side and being a better team. That's part of football. But we don't want to lose good people, we don't want to lose good characters and we want to retain the good things if we can.' Advertisement Jordan Pickford: 'We're going to lose some great servants' With Coleman absent through injury at Newcastle United on Sunday, it was Jordan Pickford who took the armband at the ground where he is subject to the greatest attention. Speaking after another impressive clean sheet, he also alluded to the loss of leaders that will come with the squad overhaul this summer. He told club media : 'We're going to lose some great servants of the club, great leaders in the team, but it's about, like the manager said, the other lads picking it up, picking the pieces and moving on… It's always an honour to captain Everton,' he continued. 'And, you know, when Seamus is not available and Tarks isn't, you've got to step up and it's something I'm really proud of and I know I've always been a leader. Everyone leads in different ways. 'But as well, there wasn't much of a team talk before the game. It was more the gaffer just said to show character. And I think that's what we did.' Advertisement Like Moyes in his post-match press conference , Pickford hopes the momentum gained in recent weeks can be carried through the summer. Players and staff are well aware of the need to start life at the new stadium well. He said: 'There was no pressure on the game, but that's not the level. The level was what we went out and showed today. And as a team performance, it was a great one to finish on. 'That is the standard and it's about continuing next season and it's about starting well – not getting the results at Christmas through to May. "It's about sustaining that momentum throughout the season. And when we take hits, it's how we bounce back as a team. And that's what the manager will be driving next season.' Advertisement James Tarkowski earns European recognition Pickford was handed the captaincy not just in the absence of Coleman but also of centre back James Tarkowski as he continues his recovery from hamstring surgery. The talismanic defender - responsible for the sensational stoppage time equaliser in the last Goodison derby this season - may have missed the last month of the campaign but that has not stopped him from joining some impressive company in the Who Scored? team of the year - for the whole of Europe. Based on the average ratings collated by the statistics site, which has almost one million followers on X alone, Tarkowski ended up in a back three of RB Leipzig's Willi Orban and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk. The 32-year-old's average rating trumped both of those and landed Tarkowski in a star-studded team that included Barcelona's teen prodigy Lamine Yamal as well as Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe. 'Contract Dave' set to leave Manchester United Former Everton director of football operations David Harrison - fondly known as 'Contract Dave' - is leaving Manchester United amid restructuring behind-the-scenes at the club. Harrison spent 27 years at the Blues, finishing in the role he went to take at Old Trafford back in February 2023. Advertisement He was based at the Carrington Training Centre and took responsibility for football operations for the men's, women's and academy teams. But he is now one of several senior figures set to depart, according to the Training Ground Guru website . Harrison's face became familiar to generations of Blues with him typically being the club official sat next to players in the photographs distributed to announce new signings and contract extensions.
BBC News
19-05-2025
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Goodbye to Goodison - relive the historic day
After 133 years, Everton fans said goodbye to Goodison Park on Sunday as they embark on a new journey at Bramley-Moore Dock, or, as it will be known - Hill Dickinson are some of the best pictures from a historic day...
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18-05-2025
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‘Finished on a high': Moyes hails Everton progress after Goodison Park farewell
David Moyes said he hopes Everton's move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium will be the start of 'some big things in the future'. David Moyes said he hopes Everton's move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium will be the start of 'some big things in the future'. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian David Moyes believes Everton are 'a club coming back together' after the men's team played their final game at Goodison Park. Iliman Ndiaye settled the match against Southampton, as the Toffees ended one era and head into a new one at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. 'I am pleased for the result, I wanted to make sure we finished [on a high]. We finish in a good enough fashion,' Moyes said. Advertisement Related: Ndiaye double gives Everton win over Southampton in Goodison Park finale 'I think more the feeling that there might be a club which is coming back together. Signs that before there was a real break-up, of a sort of love affair with the supporters, the players, the club, the owners. So we're all trying to get back. We're obviously all looking forward to it. If we can take what we had today to the new stadium, it'll be something.' Moyes has steadied the ship since returning to Everton in January, moving the team away from the relegation zone to midtable safety. 'Everybody's been talking about this for so long,' Moyes said. 'I have to say, I'm sure you were there, the scenes outside the stadium were incredible, they really were. It felt like a club which is needing some big days, some big things in the future. So let's hope this is the start of it.' Advertisement Southampton will finish bottom, with only one more match to add to their tally of 12 points. They are still without a permanent head coach but have held talks with Tom Cleverley and Will Still over the vacancy. 'It's not my concern at the moment,' the interim manager Simon Rusk said. 'My concern is to continue to support the players. That was what I wanted to do with these seven games in extremely tough circumstances, to be quite honest. 'Overall, with where we've ended with last week, getting the point [against Manchester City] that was important.'
