That land is owned by the City Council and they've invited tenders for it's development. The criteria that the LCC have outlined for those tenders is that the preference would be for a leisure development that would benefit the local community as well as bringing extra visitors into the Anfield parish. The tender documents stressed that the LCC would not consider a residential development. (that could of course all change if the LCC do not receive any satisfactory 'leisure development' proposals). One other development that has been approved with full planning permission granted is for a 12 unit mini-mall (retail and food outlets) on the small triangle piece of land opposite the club shop at the junction of Venmore Street. The council also announced their plans for the next phase of upgrading Walton Breck road which would involve the demolition of the boarded up properties the Oakfield Road end of Walton Breck road and replace them with more of the brick built road frontage terraced houses they've already built over the last couple of years. There could be a lot of building work taking place on Walton Breck Road over the next three years if all of the LCC's plans come to fruition, just one of the reasons the club announced last year (Q&A with Andy Hughes our stadium managing director) that there were no immediate plans for any expansion of the Kop and that the next phase in the stadium development would almost certainly be an upgrade of the SKD stand to include major renovation of the lounges and concourses as well an exterior face lift and possibly a reconfiguration of the lower tier terracing to provide more space and leg room. No timeframe has been put on that but we'll probably have more details released once it has.

Personally, im from northern ireland and the 1 bad thing abouy anfield is transportation. I think something like a mini transport hub with and maybe a restaurant and bar integrated it would be good.

Its like Mr Bean worked on Lpool City council. Big chunk of land spare on the developed side of Anfield. But behind the KD Stand nothing was cleared. Worse still, a load of houses were sold off by LFC for ONE QUID each. Even more, behind the Kop has had new houses built. Houses which look completely unsuitable for the area, don't even remotely enhance it, and do nothing for the overall wellbeing of the area. The surrounds of Anfield are STILL a desert with basically NOTHING there. Joe Anderson, former Evertonian mayor has been booted out. Meanwhile Manc Utd are talking about a new 100k stadium in a public-private partnership. This should be Liverpool's showpiece area. Infact it was Britain's 2nd most Instagrammed location after Big Ben on numerous occasions. Come on LCC, develop 4 sides, get the transport sorted. Clear some breathing space around the ground, and have Anfield as a massive visitor venue throughout the yr, not just 24 matches a season!

Liverpool FC if any sense should buy it and build a bigger museum, LFC themed bar/restaurant and row of shops and rent them out to local businesses and a big function suite that can be used for all kinds of function but also converted into like a huge screening room for like cup finals and big games. Provide extra revenue and loads of jobs and business opportunities for locals with row of shopping outlets and office space above them.

I have always felt that the Club could do with a purpose build museum. They could build a Liverpool FC theme museum and restaurant / bars and hospitality.

The ground has to be expanded even more ,the kop is an absolute must ,it looks terrible now with the rest of the ground so big plus it is still extremely difficult to get tickets for a game still ,come on fsg the next step is needed

So move the club shop . free up space for development . Plus bars food halls and the like. and picnic area.

A Time Out market. Somewhere that people can go on match days and non match days alike. Bars, restaurants, cafes. A large central hall. People could go before and after the match, and those without match tickets, could stay there during the match. It could also be used to televise matches, particularly on non home match days. Would primarily be a weekend venue but could open during the week, especially when Liverpool are playing, and of course used for private events too.

Completely re-build the Kop with it going over the road. Move the Church to the empty plot of land and add 5-6000 extra seats, would be great for the area. The SKD stand can wait as its a much bigger job, compared to the KOP.

I've long since been of the belief that the tendering of the land is purely a process they have to go through before they can offer it to LFC. That'd save face for Liverpool fc and the council. They could say: "we put it out for tender and had no takers". Liverpool then build eateries and a landscaped area for supporters and locals to gather.

Thanks for all your videos kev very much liked your legends day at anfield

Love the videos and your passion for your City ... Maybe for that spot a Community based centre at lower floor with restaurant etc on a second floor as to keep both the community happy and Liverpool supporters happy too and work together on the great hospitality and craic you as a city give... keep up the great videos ......

I would like to see a multi level little shopping centre with lots of different types of restaurants and all to use local labour and shops.

A number of low block hotel rooms where guests from overseas can spend big money on food,drink and shop around the abandoned area. If there’s room a green space to relax and take in anfield

Shankley Arena: My 2 cents: an indoor arena, with parking underneath (need more match day parking), shops and bars at street level. Loads of jobs and more visitors away from the football x

Donated kev to your bike ride best wishes from Stoke on trent area ❤

Hi Kev. Firstly Good luck with the bike ride. Secondly, as local resident I would love to see a mixed complex. We are fed up with the parking. A multi storey carpark would perfect. Half of the square could be that and/or food complex like Chavasse Park. Another, perfect a joint LFC Youth centre/Youth training Academy.

I've just donated. Good luck with it.

Hi Kev I think you are right build shops & Restaurants for the people of Anfield and match day thanks keep p the good work YNWA

Good idea there Kev they could definitely do with some local food shops or a shopping centre like you said and things to do in the area it's been left like that for too long and it's just stagnant with nothing going on, the people deserve more and it's good to support your local business and bring that community spirit back it's lacking in a lot of the areas of the country sadly.

How goes it kev love your channel mate whatching from walsall west midlads lm red

Interesting, it should become a memorial park to host local events with some small craft shops or maybe a small indoor market place. Treat it like a mini-Town square (maybe cobbled with a small clock tower and fountain). With the right project it could gentrify the area.

We could make it into a big fan park on match days, while the another side is a shopping centre for local area for jobs.

Hi just sent a donation on gofundme Definatley shops also resturants and a few bars .Mostly shops yeah.have you a date yet when the ride will take place

it's not massively accurate, but in order to picture an acre, it's about 50 yds by 100 yds (just under) - so if you just imagine a park football pitch is just above an acre, it allows you to picture it (don't come at me about it though, these are rough figures, but useful to be able picture it)

Liverpool fc should build houses here for the expansion of Kenny dalglish stand

Shopping centre / restaurant on one half and a fan zone on the the other. There is neither of those outside or around the stadium. The fan zone outside the kop isnt big enough at all and when people do gather there it’s too crowded as it’s so close to stadium.

I think a shopping centre and a bar and restaurant is a good idea! We have a shopping park next to the Coventry building society arena and it definitely makes match days better !!

I’m a huge Liverpool FC fan, but I don’t come from Liverpool itself, but I think I agree with you Kev. You need to bring JOBS and MONEY to the area , so arrange of restaurants , bars green space. We need to make it attractive to go to, even on non-match days. UP THE REDS 🔴 YNWA Sparky 🍻🍻

Anothet great informative video

6:57 you’re spot on, could be like another Baltic market or Lark lane. Shouldn’t be consigned just for Liverpool fans from out of town. It should be for everyone from the city. Independent Bars, restaurants and food stalls would be great but council wouldn’t be interested in that. They want big business in there.

Given the size of the area, why not develop a mixed use space? That way, you can have some housing/apartment units, some retail and restaurant space and some commercial/medical offices? A little bit of everything.

I've said this myself Kev, bars, places to eat, shops etc. Most major stadia have proper amenities alongside. Match day is usually people making their way up to the ground & queuing up for half an hour at the chippy before the game.

I do t know if it's still happening but I did know a local apprenticeship company where partnering with Hilton and anfield to build a hotel which would also actually as a hospitality academy aswell

8:00 - I wasn’t sure either - just Googled it, and an acre is a bit bigger than half a football pitch.

If the club could buy the houses behind the KK stand and rebuild them in that land to extend the stadium further that would be brilliant.

Liverpool should build something that would keep both local people there but bring people from a far.... a genuine tourist attraction. i'm thinking something like a combination of a mini Vegas (with cinema, other entertainment etc) and niche bars, pubs and restaurants similar to Lark Lane; - of course, where Lark lane is near sefton park..this would be next to Stanley Park. so, perhaps with the assistance of the council, doing something in Sefton Park also at the same time just to make it more scenic (in terms of walks).... maybe slightly less football pitch, more forest and trees.....and most certainly a revamp of the area next to Everton (that bit should be so nice, but it's just swarming with flies, i actually hate it, but you can see the potential there to make Stanley park so much more beautiful with just a bit of a make over). - let's make Stanley Park more romantic say... this could all tie in together. Overall, this should give the locals somewhere to go as an alternative to the city centre, it could be seen by others as an alternative night out (or start to a night out), it would increase the value of the locals homes, it would generate jobs for the locals, but Liverpool 'could' even build their own Hotel now without harming the local hotel businesses. (Liverpool and the council upgrading the area/park and bringing people to the area should theoretically just mean increase in demand... tourists would not just require hotels to see Liverpool games. They would have more choice than just the football.

LFC should buy the land and give the shop owners , church and any tenants across from the Kop the chance to move there. Add more restaurants as well.The space gained behind the Kop can then be used to put the building equipment for the Kop expansion . Once completed and all the equipment has gone u can then use the land to build houses on it for the tenants behind the SKD stand . Everyones happy ( tenants bc they dont have to move far, shop owners bc they still profit by being near the ground and LFC bc they will have a magnificent stadium with a better atmosphere and more dosh) . In order to do it we need LCC to build a tramway to the ground and for LFC to buy the 2 plots of land. Easy . Only problem is whether the A road can be closed for the duration of the Kop build . Anyone know if thats possible?? PS u said there would be a 100 jobs created if u put restaurants on that space but how many people will be employed if u rebuild the other 2 stands???? Many more. I know u dont want to upset people but how long are we going to have to wait?. U cant leave the stadium like that !, There are literally thousands of peeps on a waiting list and zero chance of a ticket !!!

Would a temporary road be a possibility? So we could build an extension on the kop!!

hi kev thanks for showing us around, i think you make a good point on adding new bars/restaurants etc which would do well on match days, but unfortunately that is about it. on none match days the bars/restaurants will be empty because everything in them will be overpriced, its working class anfield not middle class chelsea with money flying about. i appreciate your upload and once again you bring up a good discussion.

on the Anfield square must be something that gonna attract people to go on there and visit the stadium or go there on match days when Liverpool play... you know what ? maybe some FAN zone... something close to what Man City build now with expansion of the stand... like you says some Bars, some shoping area and some FAN area when you have one BIG screen dedicated for the fans who cant be watching game in the stadium or somethink... like build some type of a mall with Fan zone for Liverpool supporters.. It must be something that gonna attract the people to maybe go on match day and watch Liverpool or attract to visit anfield and buy tickets for the game.. It must some type of area dedicated for the Liverpool football club..

They could make anfield square into either more shops or a food park similar to a food hub

Restaurants sounds good. creating jobs and somewhere to go on match days and non match days. Something like the Baltic market food hall would be good and lots of choice. Tried home baked on Saturday for the first time. They do a tasty Klopp pie.

You'll be passing my place of work in Blackburn, will keep an eye out!

I honestly think this square should be a stack live music with multiple foods to offer ve good for match days and non match days to, get a big tv for fans who cant attend matches but feel they are close to the fans

Hey KC leicester city had a similar situation when they built the king power if you google map it (lineker road leicester) you can see even many years later its still being built all too eventually be student accommodation for the university up the road but as you can imagine its no quick regeneration fix all the best

Should build a ground for the lady’s team which could also have shops and restaurants on it would be great to see this happen?

Stayed in a local hotel a year ago for a 12.30 kick off next day. Nothing to do nowhere to eat that night. The local area is dead.

When are you doing the bike ride Kev? I did the Coast to coast last year and it had plenty of killer hills. Might be quite interested in doing this with you unless you wanna do it on your Jack Jones? Just a thought that’s all

I think bars, restaurants and shops needed in that area, not much down there now everything like central

Couldn't it be very likely that they use the large area to build new houses for those who live behind the SKD stand, and in that way it could become an opportunity to expand the stand...

How many times is Anfield used in a good season? 30? Can you plan a new business around the Anchor being open 1 day in 12? More good output Kev

If there are pubs etc. built there, how good would and underground metro be from city centre 🧐 😮

I don't quite understand why the stadium itself doesn't have shops or resturants built in, surely all that space in the stands could be put to good use generating non match day revenue which all helps with finacial fair play, look at how much non matchday football stuff tottenham have built in, like go karts, absailing etc.

Needs a community centre with various facilities available for local people

A boxpark/ stack type thing could work

5 a side pitches for the locals and a community centre

Build a cathedral in place of the church behind the Kop?

The club should build a Boxpark events arena for all Liverpool fans before and after the game, similar to Boxpark Wembley. Live music and bars, food outlets. It was pretty amazing there with Kieo and Andy Hodgson singing live after the Reds won it with the kids.

2 football pitches is about 3 acres.

Shame LFC had already redeveloped the two stands the space there and around Anfield would have been prime for a new stadium to be built. Turn the pitch 90° and 4 massive stands 70k and upwards. I think a retail and restaurant area with a multi story carpark would be good

Something has gone wrong there. Why demolish the houses that were there? Did the club think they'd need that land, back in the day?

130 mile in 1 day kev you mad man, but heck if all in a good cause jump at it mate

A football pitch is about 2 acres.

Decent site for a new Merseyrail station.

Great idea about something similar to Liverpool one, but to counter that, is the area really going to benefit from it? Why would people go there, other than a match day when they do have Liverpool one with a lot more choice. Example, its risk to reward, what the foot traffic like up at Anfield on a non match day? Does it justify building such a complex? Can't see it myself but then I don't know what the answer is. *Edit -Thinking about it again, its got to be bars and restaurants hasnt it, just makes sense, Its Anfield., of course people are gonna come. Mid week matchdays, televised games for venues with a licence to show games would rake it in, instead of having to go into town. Where would you go to watch Liverpool specifically?. Town or Anfield? Well youd watch the game at a bar next to the ground because thats what us fans would do, its a given, then head into town. Im all for that. Employ well over 100 people there mate

An acre is the size of a football pitch Kev

Best thing they could build there is a multi storey Carpark witch roof top or ground floor restaurants. Could have 1 5 star restaurant and KFC, McDonald’s etc. cafe in the day time. And then come match days thousands of car parking for match days. Or build apartments with the ground floor bring shops or restaurants

They could build a memorial park for Goodison Park! 😜

Sorry, pubs and restaurants will not be profitable only on Match Day, will a owner make a full profit after taking out wages or rent / lease +plus council tax +vat , water gas electricity Pubs are closing daily. Sadly, it is not profitable anymore. Maybe mixed units, but you take money out shops already in the area😢. Take a walk down country road long to Rice Lane even breck road the sadness of of closed shops and pubs . What could be an idea about pop-up shops on a match day and in the summer? To cater for visitors. Like in containors mini café with chairs and tables.

Could they build a stadium for the LFC ladies to play in?

Disagree with you entirely about the hotel. I think it would be a huge success, always sold out on matchdays & stadium functions plus a steady customer volume with tourists throughout the year.

Had that been here where I’m from in Carlisle they would fill it with Turkish hairdressers Chinese nail bars and takeaways that’s it 😂😂

Local hotels will benefit from bars and restaurants on this development site

Move the pub and church to their and make the kop bigger

Couldnt liverpool take part of square and create a fanzone?

I would rebuild pleasure island on that land 😎

Can I join ya for the bike ride mate

That will be a supermarket

I don't think a 'Liverpool One' project there is viable, just think about car parking for starters. I think you have to look at what you are looking at, the stadium, that is the jewel is the crown in that area. In my opinion this land should be used to placate the people and businesses and church. The community would remain and not dispersed, dare I say the new builds could even be similar to what residents have now but to 21st century standards. Easy for me to say, but LFC are not leaving and this site could solve a lot of problems for both parties.

Hotels I would have thought ..to house the many non resident supporters who travel from Ireland and the continent...having to stay in the city centre and commute to the ground...

When me and Lucas walked around on the Sunday along the fencing on Walton Breck Road there are artists impressions of a leisure area with food stalls etc and what looked like a hotel. It was mixed in with children's drawings from a school but didn't look in great detail. Might be worth a look next time mate

Dubai has a lot of those mini shopping areas that are well kitted out to eat and do activities. It definitely does not need shops like a next or river island. Do not build that shit. There is an area in Dubai called LaMer beach. It’s kitted out to look like old buildings. I think they should make it a bit like old Liverpool , nods to things you’d see in the city centre , nods to things from the past. I love going to the city centre but people need to feel like they can visit anfield and not need the city at all. Personally I’d love it all to be LFC themed but it makes better sense for it to just be for everyone who visits and people in the area. Unfortunately it will never really be enough. That space would also be perfect as a car park. I know that’s awful for the area but the ground does need more parking for match days. And as much as the area being regenerated is good the stadium will always be a bigger priority. The other 2 stands will need work in time especially the KOP.

I think LFC should buy the land ,then in a few years time when Evertons new ground floods ,LFC sell Everton the land 10 x the value for the blue noseses to have a pitch there.

After seeing arsenals, tottenhams, Barca, Madrid, Munich, newcastles/utds plans. Hopefully a new stadium. Because this mishmash mess is a joke compared to all other top stadiums

How about giving the community their Vernon sangster back and something for local people to do

Too late to do what City have done around their Stadium?

Why not create a memorial park or garden and plant 96 trees for the Hillsborough victims? Sure some commercial development near the stadium but surely not everything is about money?

Think you can really only put house there, it’s a shithole round there. Just a load of small mostly rented houses, people don’t have the disposable income to keep any restaurants profitable

Most of this video is your face You are now just a grifter

The houses should never have been demolished, they should have been redeveloped......and you can sit down and eat in Homebaked Bakery, in the back of the premises.

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