Toffees promise fans' voice
16 Jul 2007 - 14:12:43
Everton plan to ballot supporters to gauge the level of support for the club's possible relocation to a new home in Kirkby.
The Toffees have been considering the possibility of moving from their Goodison Park home for the past 12 months.
However, a possible move to a new 55,000-seater stadium outside Liverpool has caused unrest among some sections of the club's fans.
The 'Keep Everton In Our City' protest group has already been set up in opposition to the move, but Everton chief executive Keith Wyness claims the club will listen to some 33,000 fans before making a final decision.
"As we promised at our AGM in December of last year, we will be holding a ballot amongst our supporter-base to ascertain the level of support for a possible relocation to a new stadium in Kirkby," he confirmed.
"There was never any question of us reneging on that promise and today we are able to give a basic outline of that balloting process.
"We have worked hard to ensure that as many genuine supporters as is possible will be able to participate and we believe that the final number of supporters who will be eligible will be in excess of 33,000 - a figure which, roughly, corresponds with the number of Evertonians present for our Premiership fixtures at Goodison Park.
"We anticipate that ballot papers will go out in early August which, with a three-week voting period, should provide us with a result towards the end of that month."