Everton’s Goodison Park to live on
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Goodison Park says its farewell to Premier League football when Everton host Southampton on Sunday. The venue will no longer be the home of Everton's men as the clubs opens a new stadium next season — though their women's side has been announced as the new maintenants.
As Everton prepare to say farewell to Goodison, here are the details you need, plus a look at some of the key facts, stats, history and what the future holds for the famous stadium.
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Former Goodison chief Keith Wyness told Football Insider Everton faced a £2million-a-year bill to keep the stadium fit for purpose during his time at the club. The ex-CEO was in charge of the Merseysiders between 2004 and 2009, so those costs are likely to have increased over the past 15-20 years.
Speaking on his episode of Goodison Park: My Home on the 30th anniversary of the game, Everton’s match-winning hero that day, Graham Stuart told the ECHO: “It’s not something that I’m proud of. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a famous game in our history but for all the wrong reasons and I’ve never lost sight of that.