Should Reds and Blues share a stadium?

“No, because maybe teams will lose their sovereignty and independence.”

“It’s a good thing, nothing will ever happen otherwise. The plans aren’t working.”

“No. Don’t like Everton. Half the seats would be empty when they play.”

“Would it have worked realistically? Depends what side you look at it.”

“No, it shouldn’t happen, basically the city of Liverpool should have two teams and two identities. It wouldn’t happen in London. If you think about Tottenham and West Ham, that would have never come off.”

“No, Everton don’t usually sell out their ground anyway. I think it’s better to keep it separate.”

“Yes, it would create community cohesion.”

“No, because there is too much of a rivalry between them.”

“Yes, because it’s economical and would show the clubs in a good light.”

“No, because the Merseyside derby wouldn’t be the same without Anfield and Goodison.”

“No, because of the amount of money Liverpool has compared to Everton, it wouldn’t work between the two.”

“No I don’t, because I think it would cause too much conflict and I don’t think any Everton fans would want it either.”

“Yes, I think it is a good idea, the two teams are very popular and so there could be clashes in how it should be laid out and other things, but we can’t forget that football stadiums are big buildings. There isn’t enough room really to fit another two large stadiums in the city, but economically it would lead to more money for the teams. I think a ground share would detract from the identities of both teams.”

“No, there would be too many issues with fans and organising matches.”

“No, it’s a silly idea; both teams are far too big and popular to start ground sharing now.”

“Yes, I feel that a bigger stadium would lead to more revenue for the teams as well as the potential to attract bigger events to the city.”

“No, the two teams are better off separate, they have become too well defined over the years and combining the two just wouldn’t work.”

“No, it doesn’t seem right, I don’t know if ground sharing works anywhere, does anyone actually ground share?”

“No, Liverpool can afford their own stadium, Everton can’t. They don’t have equal status between them.”

“Economically for Everton’s benefit, yes. Everton need a new stadium.”

“No, it would cause more fights.”

“No, I don’t think so. When I was young I used to go to Everton matches and I think there was more of a friendly atmosphere. There’s more aggression in society today.”

“No I don’t want them to. It’s only going to make it easier for the big money people if they share a ground. There’s no money to buy Everton.”

“Liverpool should keep their own ground. This is Anfield and that’s how it should stay.”

"No. I think there is enough trouble as it is, with the fighting.”

“Yes. It would make it easier on match days because I have two Evertonian sons and one Liverpudlian son.”

“Yes. Let’s be honest they don’t want to move out of the city. Think of all the local businesses that will suffer.”

“Yes. Think about it though, if we have a bigger stadium it will attract loads more businesses and create more jobs.”

“No. You can’t can you? Anfield is history.”

“No. They’re two separate clubs and I don’t think the fans would mix. I know it works in Milan, but it just couldn’t work with Liverpool and Everton.”

“That’s controversial isn’t it? Both teams need a new stadium, so yes. Neither team can afford a stadium on their own so it would be a good idea to have a joint stadium.”

“No, they’re two separate clubs and they have to be kept separate. The rivalry between both clubs is too strong to enable it to work.”

“Common sense tells me yes. In this day and ages it’s ridiculous to try and keep two clubs going. The club could invest more in the playing side, and the fan’s side, if they didn’t go to ridiculous lengths to build a stadium.”

“No. You’ve got to have your own stadium, it creates the whole atmosphere. You can’t share a stadium. Although it could work with some clubs, I just don’t think it would be right for Liverpool and Everton.”

“No. Mainly because they’re two separate fans from rivalling clubs that hate each other. It would just cause friction if one team uses a stadium more than the other.”

“No, I’d like not to, but you know in certain financial times they might have to. I like them being separate, there’s more banter.”

“I think they should, it’d be beneficial to both clubs. They’ve both spent ages planning stadiums that haven’t come to anything and they are both big Premier League clubs, not like one of them are struggling, they’re both going to be in the Premier League for a bit.”

“No I don’t I think so, although they need a ground upgrade, I think that the atmosphere at Goodison Park is good, old traditional stadium and you can sit close to the pitch. Although I do think it would improve revenue for both clubs. But, I wouldn’t be comfortable sitting at the same ground as Liverpool fans and I think they’d feel the same about us.”

“No, for traditional reasons. I suppose it makes sense financially, but I don’t fancy it.”

“No, after years of having separate grounds it wouldn’t work, the rivalry is too intense.”

“No, Anfield has got history, it is Liverpool’s ground. It [ground share] would cause clashes.”

“No. I’m a Liverpool fan, I’d support Everton if they were playing another team but I wouldn’t want to share a stadium with them.”

“No. I’ve got a season ticket and I don’t want to share a stadium with them.”

“No. I just think there’d be too much animosity between the fans. Neither of the clubs would have their own identity.”

“No. It might be practical but the supporters won’t like it. It’s not traditional.”

“Yes. Because the way things are going now with wages they’d be better off if they shared, instead of going into debt. There’s enough room to build a big stadium to rival the London ones.”

“No. I don’t think the fans want it because of the history of the two teams. It might be financially viable but I don’t think it would benefit the teams, it would dilute their identity.”

“I’m not sure about it. It wouldn’t feel like your own so I don’t think it’s a good idea.”

“Everton don’t have enough fans and we do, so it would be better for Everton than Liverpool. Everton have no money.”

“I’m not happy about it. We need to keep tradition and identity.”

“No, definitely not. It wouldn’t work. Everybody goes into the bars and knows each other, that wouldn’t happen if we moved the ground.”

“It’s a bad idea. It would only be beneficial for Liverpool because they don’t have the finance. It would make us lose our identity.”

“Together is good, they’re all good people. We are brothers.”

“No. In some ways it’s a good idea, in some ways it’s bad. If both sets of supporters want it, they should do it. I don’t think the majority of Liverpool fans want to, and some Evertonians don’t either. So if they don’t want to, they should leave it. You’d need standing in the grounds again, which I’m for, because people stand anyway. For money, it’s a good idea, but football’s not all about money, it’s about tradition.”

“No. It would end 100 years of tradition. It would be better for Everton I think.”

“Yes. I think there should be a shared stadium. Both of their grounds are crap, particularly Goodison Park. Everton in particular would benefit, they haven’t spent money on it in about 40 years. At Anfield all the stands are relatively new, but it’s too small.”

“I’m not sure, because there are advantages and disadvantages to both, so it’s not a bad idea.”

“No. It’s stupid, because they’re rivals. Why would they want to share a ground?”

“No, because they’re two different teams. Everton don’t get on with Liverpool, they’re always fighting, so they shouldn’t share.”

“No, it will be difficult for fans to communicate, although it’s a friendly rivalry.”

“Yes, it’s a good thing as it's two Merseyside teams.”

"Yes, it’s a good idea. It will be one place for fans to go.”

“Yes, it’s a good idea. I don’t see the point in two grounds so close to each other. It should have been done a long time ago.”

“No because they’re two separate clubs.”

“No, too much history and too much tradition. I think Everton fans will feel the same way.”

“No, because Everton can’t afford to pay half of the money.”

“No they are different teams, even though they are from the same part of the city, they shouldn’t share a stadium.”

“I do indeed. Everton can’t afford to buy a stadium on their own.”

“No. It’s not right. Two separate grounds could stop the fighting. I could never see it happen.”

“I do yeah, in the economic climate. I mean what is the difference going and sitting in the same stadium. We are all from the same city. I think it’s ridiculous these people saying we won’t go and share the same stadium. It’s a load of crap Enjoy your life while you are here. Have fun!”

“No. They are two clubs which are too big to share a stadium.”

"No. Liverpool are a much bigger club than Everton, we would not see the same benefits of a ground share that they would."

"No. All of the success we've had is obviously synonymous with Anfield, can you imagine celebrating a home win, looking back and seeing the same ground and seats as Everton's? I couldn't stomach it."

"No, Liverpool are too big of a club to share a stadium. The stature of the club would be dimished if we didn't have our own ground. Everything would seem manufactured; forced to go to the same ground and turnstiles as our bitter rivals. Not for me."

"No. All of the traditions, all of the history and all of the identity that makes Everton such a massive club would be condensed by moving in with the neighbours. I can't see how we could do it now after over a century of existence on our own."

"No, they have their camp, we have ours. I would see us playing on County Road before we shacked up with them."

"No, I begrudge leaving Goodison to be honest let alone jumping into bed with the Reds. Us Scousers aren't cut from the same cloth at their Norwegian following."

"Yes, in principle it makes sense, especially for us and the mire we are in financially."

"No, the heritage of our two great clubs would be brought into question. I know there are grounds abroad that it works for, but the concept is simply not British."

"No chance, they have their shed, they can stay and rot in it. Anything that concerns Liverpool Football Club should not have anything to do with that shower or any other club for that matter."

"Yes, it would be such a landmark for the city! Look at the San Siro and the Allianz Arena they are fantastic grounds which have also made sure each of the clubs that play there have maintained their independence."

"No, Liverpool have a far bigger following, we need to be a club on our own. Besides it would be embarrassing for the Blues because they could never fill it."

"Yes, but I think the window for it actually happening closed a while ago. It pains me to say it but there is just far too much hatred between both sets of fans which is sad really because we should all be proud of both clubs."

"No, it shouldn't even be an issue. It goes against the tradition of everything the club stands for."

"Yes. If it’s a way of getting more money into the club then I’m for it, when we’re at home they play away as it is, so I don’t think it would change that much."

"No. Anfield is our home, it’s a great stadium, and other teams don’t like coming here. I’d be against the ground share."

"Yes. I think both clubs would be able to make it work, of course there’s the rivalry, but would there be any more bad feeling on derby day at a shared ground than there already is when we play at our own places?"

"Yes. To me it seems sensible, I think it could be of benefit to both football clubs.

"Yes. It seems to make sense, I know blues are blues and reds are reds, but we share the same city, why not the same ground?"

"No. There’s too much history between the two sides for them to make it work."

"Yes. It makes sense to me and I think it could work, yet I don’t think it will happen."

"No. No chance, I can see how it would benefit Everton as they’ve got no money, but we’re fine and personally I’m completely against it."

"Yes. It could work, there are those people out there who are very against it, but I don’t see it being a problem until both teams play each other."

“It wouldn’t really bother me, but I think there are a lot of staunch supporters of both clubs who wouldn’t entertain that. I really don’t see it happening. You’ll get Liverpool people wanting to sit in Everton seats and Everton people wanting to sit in Liverpool seats. I think it’s a good idea and I think it is the way forward, but I don’t think it will happen in this city.”

“I don’t think it’d go down very well but I don’t see why not. They do it in Italy, don’t they?”

“No, I don’t think they should, because it’ll cause lots of fights and make more trouble for the police.”

“No, what’s the point? It’s weird. Just keep the two stadiums.”

“No, it’s a horrible idea. Imagine Liverpool crests and all that everywhere, all around the ground. No way.”

“No, don’t get me wrong it would save us money but I’d rather be skint and keep our ground.”

“Yes, I think it’s a good idea. I’d like to get it back to the old days when Evertonians and Liverpudlians went to any game.”