Coronavirus and the impact on football

[Balinkay]

Jeez... 2km is too far.

[justme]

I come from a little village where cars can hardly pass each other going in both directions.. Because the houses were built long before the car was invented..
I have seen old photos of trams going through and horses and carts..It cant be helped that the housing and streets around Anfield. make it difficult for fans to park and LFC to build further. Im just really glad we stayed at our home.. and didnt decide to move grounds..

[Kev0909]

Jeez... 2km is too far.

It's really not

Unless you're someone with a lot of health conditions and/or 20+ stone

[Steveo]

It's really not

Unless you're someone with a lot of health conditions and/or 20+ stone

Is way too far Kev AND it is the ONLY station. it's not like there are 4 or 5 stations within that radius it is one and then the next station is City centre Lime Street..!! It is why the limit of around 60,000 is in place. If you cant get enough people in our out in sufficient time then sadly that is going to be the case


Anyone talking about urban planning - is ignorant to the history. There used to be many stations that have been closed down over the years.. it is nuts


If you know the city you will know the problem.

[teesred]

There cant be many big club stadiums that have multiple transport links in and out. They all suffer the same problem because of how old lots of them are, any place in the UK that has 60k people descending on it is going to to be a nightmare . Only ones that dont are new builds, even Wembley is a joke and thats new.

[Steveo]

Most do tees. Many just a few hundred yards from the ground too. Plus multiple station serving different route within the mile.

Anfield is one of the most poorly served major stadia for transport links.

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[southernboy]

Looks amazing! A bit annoyed it'll take so long - iirc work was supposed to start this year, but the damn pandemic got in the way. Looks very nice. A capacity of 61k is far more befitting of a club like LFC. Wonder how big Anfield could realistically get without a major infrastructure overhaul? I'd wager not much more than the planned 61k but you never know...

Most, actually all of the match-going fans that I speak to are in favour of safe standing areas on the kop. Lots of obstacles to overcome before it can happen, but technically there's no reason why it shouldn't be an option going forward. I'm not sure how much capacity gets added pro-rata.

[Kev0909]

There cant be many big club stadiums that have multiple transport links in and out. They all suffer the same problem because of how old lots of them are, any place in the UK that has 60k people descending on it is going to to be a nightmare . Only ones that dont are new builds, even Wembley is a joke and thats new.

Exactly...

Forest was ok when i went to a game there, but was a bit of a walk- but it was a nice walk to be fair, hard to describe but it was kinda, exciting? good atmosphere? I'm not sure enjoyed walking there eitherway

When I went to a villa game we had to wait 2 hours just to get on the platform, and everyone was there like sardines that wasn't fun shit station small platform

Liverpool FC is in a very compact area, can't really do much about it i'm afraid

There is bus's that travel to anfield, even from the station I believe etc and the taxi's love matchday

I wouldn't mind the walk at all aslong as I got there early enough and not have to rush been a long time since i've been mind you so could be different now

[Balinkay]

It's really not

Unless you're someone with a lot of health conditions and/or 20+ stone

Normally not, but for a few dozen thousands people shortly before kickoff? I don't like crowds, I really really don't.

[Steveo]

Public transport - Rail links- the big 6 + Newcastle:

Arsenal:
Arsenal station - 3 min walk
Drayton Park Station - 4 min walk
Finsbury Park station - 12 min walk
Highbury & Islington - 12 min walk

Spurs :
White Hart Lane - 5 min walk
Northumberland Park - 6 mis walk
Silver Street 16 min walk
Tottenham Hale - 25 min walk


The Scum:
Wharfside 7 min walk.
Old Trafford Station 10 min walk
Imperial War Museum 12 mins walk
Exchange Quay 12 min walk
Trafford Bar 16 min walk

Schitty:
Etihad Campus Tram stop 1 min walk
Velopark Metrolink 7 min walk
Holt Town 10 min walk
Ashburys Rail Station 19 min walk

Chelsea:
Fulham Broadway 3 min walk
West Brompton 10 min walk
Parsons Green 15 min walk
Imperial Wharf 15 min

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Newcastle:
Monument Metro Station 6 min walk
Haymarket 8 min walk
Newcastle Central Station 10 min walk
Manors 13 min walk

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Liverpool:
Sand Hills 27 min walk
Kirkdale 29 min walk
Bank Hall 30 min walk
Lime Street 46 min walk

Remember this is Liverpool AND Everton too. 2 of the biggest clubs in the land.



As a consequence of these dreadful rail links - the roads around either ground are impassable on match days.
Bring back the old Walton & Anfield station I say....


L4 is in desperate need of better public transport links...!!! Simples.