£1m to make Goodison Park into women’s football stadium

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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00:01Around £1 million being spent to make Goodison Park into a specialist women's football stadium,

00:06according to the man overseeing Everton's transition between its grounds.

00:10In May, the men's first team said goodbye to L4 after 133 years at their second home in the city.

00:17It had been widely expected that following their last fixture,

00:21the lights would go out on the grand old lady for the final time.

00:25However, just weeks before that penultimate match of the most recent season,

00:29it was confirmed how the women's team will call the ground home from August.

00:34The decision follows an in-depth review of the Goodison Legacy Project by the Friedkin Group since their takeover in December.

00:41Colin Chong, Everton Stadium Development Director,

00:44told a panel at the Local Government Association Conference at the ACC Liverpool

00:49how a six-figure sum was being spent to convert the ground into a specialist women's stadium.

00:54The move to install the women's team in L4 addresses Everton women's need for a larger, more suitable venue than Walton Hall Park.

01:03Phase one of the transition will include stadium upgrades to enhance the match day experience

01:08and ensure adequate facilities are in place before the start of the season.

01:13Everton released designs that show how Goodison could look on a match day moving forward from next season.

01:18The images show the lower tiers of the stadium full on all four sides, with the upper tiers covered in branding.

01:25In a statement, the Blues say the decision should help to create an intimate, atmospheric arena.

01:31Mr Chong said the club's hopes Goodison can become a centre of excellence for women's football,

01:36adding how the Blues' charity arm, Everton, in the community,

01:39would also operate out of the historic stadium moving forward.

01:42And...