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£1m to make Goodison Park into women’s football stadium
National World - LocalTV
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In May, the men’s first team said goodbye to L4 after 133 years at their second home in the city.
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Around £1 million being spent to make Goodison Park into a specialist women's football stadium,
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according to the man overseeing Everton's transition between its grounds.
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In May, the men's first team said goodbye to L4 after 133 years at their second home in the city.
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It had been widely expected that following their last fixture,
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the lights would go out on the grand old lady for the final time.
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However, just weeks before that penultimate match of the most recent season,
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it was confirmed how the women's team will call the ground home from August.
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The decision follows an in-depth review of the Goodison Legacy Project by the Friedkin Group since their takeover in December.
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Colin Chong, Everton Stadium Development Director,
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told a panel at the Local Government Association Conference at the ACC Liverpool
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how a six-figure sum was being spent to convert the ground into a specialist women's stadium.
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The move to install the women's team in L4 addresses Everton women's need for a larger, more suitable venue than Walton Hall Park.
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Phase one of the transition will include stadium upgrades to enhance the match day experience
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and ensure adequate facilities are in place before the start of the season.
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Everton released designs that show how Goodison could look on a match day moving forward from next season.
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The images show the lower tiers of the stadium full on all four sides, with the upper tiers covered in branding.
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In a statement, the Blues say the decision should help to create an intimate, atmospheric arena.
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Mr Chong said the club's hopes Goodison can become a centre of excellence for women's football,
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adding how the Blues' charity arm, Everton, in the community,
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would also operate out of the historic stadium moving forward.
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