ILSA news archive - May 1st to May 23rd
23/5/02
ILSA is taking a few days off in France (rumours of us going on a scouting
mission for GH can not be confirmed). In our absence we recommend these
websites as the best sources of news about LFC:
Official Liverpool news: http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/
Latest ticket news: http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/tickets
Red All Over The Land: http://www.raotl.co.uk/
and the RAOTL
forum
Liverpool Echo: http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/
ILSA returns on Tuesday 28/5/02.
23/5/02
Still no confirmation from LFC of the proposed friendly away to Le Havre
on July 19th.
18/5/02
Latest Anfield4Ever statement "A few clarifications on the leaving
of Anfield" is now available >>
18/5/02
Latest press reports on stadium:
Daily Post: LFC Plan Street-by-Street Consultation >>
Daily Post: Anfield on the move >>
Liverpool Echo: EFC in Reds' Plan >>
Telegraph: New Anfield ties Houllier purse strings >>
Times: New Anfield scaled down by Liverpool >>
Guardian: New Anfield smaller than planned >>
18/5/02
Confirmed season ticket prices for the 2002/03 season are:
Paddock, Main, Centenary stands £475 before 19/6; £520
after 19/6
Anfield Road (Upper and Lower) £450 before 19/6 or £495
after
Kop £425 before 19/6 or £475 after
17/5/02
News on the new stadium announcement:
Liverpool FC and A4E views:
Liverpool's confirmation of plans >>
More pictures of the new ground >>
Anfield4Ever's statement on plans >>
Rick Parry's responses to fans questions on lfc.tv >>
The Liverpool Echo's views:
Echo's report on new stadium >>
What the scheme may mean for the Anfield area >>
"Power to the People" say the Echo >>
Anfield Liberal Democrat's response >>
Other media stories:
BBC: Liverpool's realism over romance >>
Telegraph: Liverpool Kop now over the hill >>
Times: Liverpool planning to leave Anfield >>
Guardian: Liverpool announce Anfield departure >>
Soccernet: Liverpool set to leave Anfield >>
17/5/02
Liverpool have confirmed they would like to build a 55000 stadium on
Stanley Park. Full story on the official site here>>
17/5/02
Anfield4Ever statement:
Very shortly there will be a statement issued by Liverpool City Council,
endorsed by Liverpool Football Club, that will render very very sad
those of us at Anfield4Ever - together with any like-minded souls.
The statement will recommend that a new stadium of around 55,000 capacity
be constructed on Stanley Park by, they hope, 2005.
The decision is the outcome of exhaustive feasibility studies carried
out by both Liverpool FC and the City Council to determine what they
consider to be the optimum way forward for LFC, the Anfield area and
the city as a whole.
Taking due consideration of all the criteria involved – which
are considerable and extremely precariously balanced – they narrowed
their feasibility study to two alternatives which were an expanded
Anfield or a new Stanley Park arena, both with around 55,000 capacity.
The bitter reality of the feasibility designs was that the expanded
Anfield, whilst certainly achievable as a possible solution, was quite
manifestly NOT the most viable solution. Despite strong desires within
many of those involved in the decision making at Anfield, there was
unanimous concensus that the new stadium was the only way forward.
Whilst we at A4E are bitterly disappointed, we respect the decision
that has been made. Above anything else we are pragmatists. We sincerely
believed when we embarked on our campaign that an expanded Anfield
would work given an exhaustive effort to make it work. Clearly, that
effort has been made but has been found not to be adequate having
regard to all the criteria required to be fulfilled.
Twelve months ago we presented our formal submission to the powers
that be at Anfield which set out the reasons why we believed the club
should stay at their present home and expand it to suit their increased
capacity needs. The Anfield hierarchy met with us and received our
submission with grace and a great deal of respect. We in turn promised
them that we would cease any further efforts to publicise our opposition.
This promise we honoured to the letter. Since that time they have
taken on board several of the detailed points we made and have incorporated
them within their feasibility exercises.
In the intervening period we have had further dialogue with David
Moores and Rick Parry who have courteously kept us informed of the
way matters were developing. It is this mutual respect that leads
us to believe that it is only the relative impracticability of the
expanded Anfield scheme when compared to the new stadium scheme that
has brought them to the conclusion that the club has to move.
Our immediate feelings on the matter is that we now have little alternative
but to retire from the fray with, we hope, dignity. We still, of course,
maintain the stance that some things in this life are worth retaining
at virtually any cost. We feel Anfield comes into this category. That
said, we feel we have done all we could do to represent this view
to the people in the position of determining the crucial executive
decision in this regard. That we have failed to convince them our
stance is the right one is no slight on ourselves but a bow to the
current vogue of how progress has to be seen to be made. It does not
mean that we were wrong or that the LFC hierarchy were right.
We have been asked by Rick Parry to participate in some of the fringe
design considerations affecting supporters and club heritage. Tim
Kelly, Will Melia and myself shall reflect on this humanitarian offer
over a few beers and make a decision in this connection. One thing
I have already been assured of. The name of the new stadium will be
ANFIELD. That, at least gives us some modicum of comfort while we
weep and lick our wounds.
Alan Edge, Anfield4Ever, 17th May 2002
16/5/02
Liverpoolfc.tv have confirmed
that the club will announce the proposed future stadium plans tomorrow
afternoon. Detailed plans along with a graphic presentation of what
the option will look like will appear on the official website from 12pm.
16/5/02
Ground move/Anfield news - earlier this week it was announced that funding
for the Vernon Sangster Sports Centre in Stanley Park was being cut
by Liverpool Council. The council has denied this has any connection
to the future of Anfield but the decision has obviously aroused suspicions.
Following on from this, some news from the Anfield4Ever
campaign today:
GVA Grimley's report is back and last night the Council leader
revealed that their report shows Stanley Park as the recommended new
home of Liverpool FC. It's another BIG step away from Anfield
16/5/02
Latest from the Liverpool Daily Post on ground move/redevlopment by
Andy Kelly, Daily Post Staff:
The future home of Liverpool Football Club will finally be revealed
in a report tomorrow. Officials from LFC, the city council, the Anfield
Breckfield Steering Group and other key partners will hear the crucial
verdict during an afternoon presentation at Anfield.
Liverpool FC fans across the world will be waiting with bated breath
for the report's conclusions, as will thousands of residents in and
around the Anfield area.
Manchester-based consultants GVA Grimley have spent the last few
months examining the two options being considered by the club. The
choice is whether to expand on the current Anfield site or to build
a new stadium on Stanley Park.
A move to Stanley Park would be more expensive but could see a stadium
capacity of 70,000 while expansion at Anfield would probably mean
redeveloping the main stand to provide an extra 10,000 seats. Whatever
the verdict of the report, it will certainly not be welcomed by all
the parties who have differing interests.
Peter Bevington, project manager of the Anfield Breckfield Steering
Group, said: "Clearly there is a difference of opinion within
the community. There is not going to be a consensus welcoming of the
proposal whatever it is. There are deep-seated views about the park,
in terms of its heritage and the loss of green space, as well as about
the demolition of houses.
"The report is in a no-win situation but what's important is
that the majority of people can be convinced that the proposal is
right for the community. It's the regeneration of the area which is
really crucial rather than where the football club ends up."
The ABSG has been completing its own report into the issue, now virtually
complete, and has fed their findings into the Grimley report. The
issue is one of the most keenly awaited in the city for the last few
years. If Anfield is to develop, houses nearby will have to be demolished
to facilitate the expansion. A move to Stanley Park would infuriate
environmentalists and many community groups.
George McClellan, chairman of the Friends of Stanley Park, said:
"Obviously we hope the club will stay where it is. The Lib Dems
came to power promising they would protect our historic Victorian
parks for ever. This park is not just important for Liverpool but
for the whole of the North West."
15/5/02
We've heard that the Kop season ticket price will rise from £400
to £425 next year (6.25% increase as opposed to 10% increases
in each of the last two seasons). The price after June 19th will be
£470 (as opposed to the latr price of £440 last year - 6.8%).
No news on prices for other areas of the ground yet.
15/5/02
The 2001 annual report for LFC has been made available on the official
site here>>
14/5/02
We've been continually approached at ILSA over agencies (mostly in London)
touting tickets for LFC matches at exhorbitant prices. Earlier this
year we approached the FA directly to raise the issue without success.
After seeing a report in the Echo last week we forwarded LFC a list
of agnecies supplied to us by members and others we have found on the
net and this is the reply we have received:
Many thanks for your e-mail and the list of agencies.
In fact I didn't speak to the Echo but my comments were taken
from a letter to an aggrieved supporter.
We are trying to get the police and Trading Standards on-side
in a concerted effort to address the problem and also considering
a joint approach with other major clubs.
Rick Parry
Chief Executive
Liverpool Football Club
It's nice to see the club being proactive on this issue and let's
hope they have some success in closing down the ticket avenues for these
agencies.
14/5/02
The ILSA site is back up and running after a few hosting problems. We
apologise for any inconvenience.
10/5/02
The Liverpool Way attempt to sponsor Everton. For the latest on this
important (and very funny) topic click
here>>
9/5/02
There will once again be a mosiac on the Kop, organised by RAOTL
and LFC, for the last game of the season against Ipswich (11/5). The
game has been designated a flag day. As with previous mosaics help will
be needed in laying out the sheets. If you're interested in helping
meet at the Centenary car park at the Kop end on Friday morning at 9am.
For more information, email: AKnott3747@aol.com
4/5/02
Red and White Kop website - the RAWK site is having a few server problems
at present with its co.uk domain. The site is still accessible through
http://www.redandwhitekop.net/
3/5/02
The Liverpool Senior Cup Final against Everton will be not now be played
this season but is likely to take place pre-season in either July or
August.
Also Liverpool Reserves finish their season with the mini-derby against
Everton at the Halton Stadium, Widnes, on Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May.
Kick-off is 2pm
2/5/02
Liverpool U19s have reached the final of the FA Premier Academy League.
The lads won their regional section (emulating the U17s) and then went
on to beat Nottm Forest in the semi. They'll play Arsenal over 2 legs
in the final.
The first leg will take place at Anfield on Thursday, May 9th at 7.30pm.
Tickets for the Kop are priced at £3 for adults and £1 for
children and are available from the ticket office now or on 0870 220
2151. Tickets will also be available on the night.
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