Source: Team_Talk
Moyes open to Mersey groundshare
Everton manager David Moyes believes the club would consider groundsharing with Liverpool if it was in their interests.[LNB] The prospect of the Merseyside giants sharing a new stadium has never been seriously looked into due to their deep-rooted rivalry.[LNB]But the subject continues to crop up as both clubs have struggled to initiate individual stadium projects and Moyes feels it is at least worth assessing its feasibility.[LNB]The Scot told talkSPORT's Drivetime programme: "It's probably something that if you ask people up here no-one would really want it. Who really wants to share a ground with their neighbours?[LNB]"But from our point of view we need something new to get some more investment in.[LNB]"There is a limit to what we can get at Goodison. It can only take in a certain amount of money.[LNB]"We've got very few boxes so we've got very little corporate, so I wouldn't say we would be definitely for it but, in the same breath, we'd be very interested if we got an opportunity to do it.[LNB]"I don't know if that's how Liverpool would view it."[LNB]Everton and Liverpool both recognise the need to move from their traditional homes to compete with the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League.[LNB]Everton's plans to build a 50,000-seater stadium at Kirby had to be scrapped last year after the government rejected the proposal.[LNB]Liverpool have been planning to build a 60,000-capacity arena adjacent to Anfield on Stanley Park for several years but a lack of funding has prevented work commencing.[LNB]It remains to be seen whether the club's new owners New England Sports Ventures can kickstart the project.[LNB]The idea of both clubs pooling resources would be welcomed by the city council but considerable opposition from supporters and certain elements within the clubs would need to be overcome.[LNB]The argument was last heard when Everton's Kirkby plans collapsed and sources suggested the Toffees might be receptive to a groundshare, but Liverpool quickly insisted it was not on the agenda.[LNB]Everton are now looking for alternative sites but in the meantime have announced plans to build a new retail and administrative block outside Goodison Park.
