On the walk through the new Everton stadium in Bramley-More Dock, you find two contrasting views. To its right, the echoes of the past with industrial buildings that have remained for centuries; To his left, a look towards the future.
This stadium resembles some of a science fiction film, a giant structure that lurks the horizon wherever it is in the city when one covers the neck towards the banks of the mesey.
Mail Sport sat towards the rear of the South spin of the stadium of 52,888 places, surprisingly not too cold in the midst of concerns that the river wind could havoc, for the first test event of several planned, with 10,000 trainers in the house For an Everton for an older Everton of children under 18.
The game itself was insignificant, although the name of the midfielder of Wigan U18 Harrison Rimmer, who scored the first goal here, will make a pub test response for the Evertonians in the coming years. This event was an opportunity to show the fruits of the years of work.
Everton first floated the idea of moving houses in the mid -1990 of 2021.
The first step was to fill the dock that involved a dredge that thoroughly made 130 round trips to 20 miles in the Ireland Sea in a 24-7 operation. He collected 480,000 cubic meters of sand of the seabed and fluidized to pump her to the Bramley-Moore dock full of water.
Everton's avant -garde stadium has finally opened its doors for the first time in a test event
The toffee welcomed 10,000 followers to experience the characteristics of their team's new home.
The game, played between Everton counterparts under 18 and Wigan Athletic, concluded with a 2-1 defeat for the Toffee, with Ray Robert, 16, scoring the only goal of the club
During its construction, the stadium was recognized as the greatest development of the private sector of a single site in the country. When construction began, only high speed 2 now spit was bigger.
On that walk from the near Hotel Titanic to the stadium, we walked through a Hydraulic Room of Grade II and a machine room, which was built in 1883 and played an integral role in life here in the day. The tower is being restored and is located in the 17,000 capacity fan park.
Just next to that there is a sanctuary for Michael Jones, a 26 -year -old Evertonian who died in an accident when he worked here as a construction employee.
We also pass through the Bramley-More Hotel pub, whose lessor has reached the Gordo Prize. The Boazer has stayed there since 1848. Despite the cold February day, hundreds of fans stopped outside, sank pints and sang, I suppose that is why they call it blues.
With that pub at the traigators of a road they do not usually walk unless it arrives here, maybe it was their busiest day since this place was a totally operational dock. Many other companies are feeling a business opportunity in the vicinity of the land.
There could be some money in those flagellation spaces to park your car, with extremely limited options nearby.
The roads around the spring closed at 5 pm, which means that an old gentleman in X said he had to reach 4.30 pm and then stand in the cold, just to get close enough.
That was perhaps the only negative to report this first official event, apart from the score, a defeat, and the launch that was reduced several times, although it will stop and be again before the first official game here. In the summer.
David Moyes's team will leave Goodison Park at the end of this season to move to his new home, marking 132 years since his first game in the iconic and historical field
The £ 800 million project will be able to organize up to 52,888 fans of the 2025-26 season
The hospitality seats were not operational in this match, but 36 sofa -shaped seat options, called 'logs', as in the cinemas with caps, which were visible. Mail Sport obtained a sample of some of the elegant food options, which the culinary chief said he wants to be “instagrammable.”
Those included salts of salts and pepper, an elegant taking of a sausage roll and a bright blue donut “. It was not cheap, mind, with a package of fried potatoes that cost £ 1.95. No alcohol was sold in this test event.
The Legend of Everton Peter Reid, the famous boxer Tony Bellew and representatives of the owners, the Friedkin group was at home for the famous night.
Unfortunately for Everton fans, the first scorer here, the Liverpool Rimmer fan, made a gesture of 'Six' to the South Stand, a wink to the number of victories in the European Cup for half the red half of Merseyside, when he scored the First goal. Things can only improve!