Everton’s new stadium ‘floods like scene from Titanic’ wetter than Man Utd’s Old Trafford
When Everton announced their state-of-the-art stadium, not many expected it to come with a water feature.
And, to be fair, neither did Everton – but that’s what workers were met with on Thursday (December 5) as wind and rain lashed down on the British Isles. Social media videos showed rain water cascading down some steps that led to one of the stands.
“Where’s it all coming from that,” the cameraman behind the clip questioned as he panned to the sky showing the heavy downfall. And it didn’t take fans long to weigh-in with their opinions on social media.
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“@Everton the gift that keeps on giving! Their brand new stadium looks like a scene from Titanic due to flooding caused by a bit of heavy rain,” one fan joked. While a second shared: “I know somewhere an Everton fan watched this video and started boo’ing at their phone!”
“Floodison Park,” a third joked. And another added: “‘Flooded’ idiots don’t realise this is clearly a water feature which looks excellent by the way…” Other fans compared it to the infamous leaky roof at Manchester United‘s Old Trafford stadium, which turned into a river complete with its own waterfall at the end of last season, joking: “Must be the same architects as Old Trafford.”
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It’s the second time this year the stadium has experienced problems with flooding. However, despite seemingly wrestling the title of wettest stadium in the Premier League from Old Trafford, Daily Star Sport understands that Everton aren’t sweating over the issue.
One of the last items to be installed in the stadium are the siphonic drains. Unlike traditional roof drainage, which is designed to flow part full, a siphonic system operates at full capacity, when water is sucked or syphoned from the roof down into a drain at high velocity.
The siphonic drainage system isn’t installed in the affected area, but drainage installations are set to be completed in the coming weeks. And Everton believe there will be no lasting damage from the flood, which was simply a result of extremely heavy rainfall in a short period of time, leading to an overflow from the pipes that had been gathering the water.
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The new stadium located on the Bramley Moore Dock is set to open next season, with Everton playing their final year at Goodison Park, including the last Merseyside derby against Liverpool at the historic ground on Saturday.
The Bramley Moore Dock stadium has been hailed for delivering a £1.3bn boost to the economy and creating 15,000 jobs. It’s thought it will attract 1.4m new visitors to the region through not only football but becoming one of the must play venues for international artists.
