Season › 2024-25 › News Everton looking to buy Nelson Dock Michael Kenrick 14/03/2025 27comments | Jump to last Everton have begun negotiations to buy Nelson Dock, which is located next to Bramley-Moore Dock. Everton's interim chief executive, Colin Chong, told delegates at MIPIM property conference in the south of France about TFG's plans to expand ownership of the adjacent dock that is located immediately to the south of Bramley-Moore Dock – an area he said he has always had 'envious eyes' on. He said Everton's new owners The Friedkin Group have “tasked him with looking for a sports-led redevelopment that could be accommodated on Nelson Dock and maybe even further if we can get the right partners to invest.” Negotiations for the club to acquire Nelson Dock from current owners, Peel Holdings, are now underway. Reader Comments (27) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer () Stephen Davies 1 Posted 14/03/2025 at 15:02:46 Everton in talks to buy Nelson Dock. Steve Hogan 2 Posted 14/03/2025 at 15:15:35 Stephen (@1),Never rated Nelson tbh, we need strengthening in other areas in my opinion. Ian Bennett 3 Posted 14/03/2025 at 15:38:27 Some fascinating quotes from Colin Chong speaking at the annual property industry conference MIPIM, in Cannes, this week.“Our new ownership has tasked me with looking for a sports-led redevelopment that could be accommodated on Nelson Dock, and maybe even further if we can get the right partners to invest… we'll hopefully have some information back in the next month or two”Whilst it has been previously reported that Goodison could be retained to host the Ladies team, Chong has confirmed that this looks to be ‘most likely', with a ‘deconstruction' favoured over demolition. Colin Glassar 4 Posted 14/03/2025 at 16:31:17 We should buy the River Mersey and claim exclusive rights over it. That would really piss our neighbours off.This (Nelson Dock) buy is a brilliant idea and just emphasises the fact that, we own this city!! Ian Wilkins 5 Posted 14/03/2025 at 16:32:46 We should have been buying or taking options to buy on a lot of land surrounding BMD at Day 1. Controlling what goes on around the stadium and having a significant financial stake in it. Dennis Stevens 6 Posted 14/03/2025 at 16:39:54 Wow! A picture of BMD back before the stadium was built. Brian Wilkinson 7 Posted 14/03/2025 at 16:54:58 I was thinking that myself, Dennis, thought my eyes were playing up on the photo. Andrew Merrick 8 Posted 14/03/2025 at 17:07:13 Wow, TFG are big players.Sounds very promising, especially if the transport links are developed too.I notice the OS has posted travelling info for the next test event at BMD, there is obviously a long way to go, but giving fans best travel info and options is a must for the time being. Si Pulford 9 Posted 14/03/2025 at 17:10:47 Interested to see what a ‘sports led redevelopment’ is!? Any ideas…? Dennis Stevens 10 Posted 14/03/2025 at 17:11:36 Snooker club, Si? Danny O'Neill 11 Posted 14/03/2025 at 17:14:11 Only if all of the tables have blue velvet Dennis!Positive move. The start of the much needed development of the area outside of building a stunning stadium.We built this city in 1878.We're rebuilding this city on water and sand!! Jay Harris 12 Posted 14/03/2025 at 17:47:32 Football themed hotel, restaurants and bars including a sports bar with pool, snooker and darts in anticipation of the population growth of the 10 streets developments and the time Evertonians will take to get away from BMD. Sean Randles 13 Posted 14/03/2025 at 17:47:38 Can we buy the sewage works next door as well and build on that too. Liam Mogan 14 Posted 14/03/2025 at 17:49:31 Having visited a few grounds around Europe, I was surprised that ours didn't include a museum or visitor type center. Most of them do nowadays. Visitors go on ground tour, museum and then spend about 50-100 quid in shop. With all the tourists visiting the city, seemed a no brainer to me. Dennis Stevens 15 Posted 14/03/2025 at 18:12:49 Absotively, Liam! Steve Shave 16 Posted 14/03/2025 at 18:20:21 Colin@4 "We should buy the river Mersey and claim exclusive rights over it. That would really piss our neighbours off". Yes mate, and pour a shit ton of blue dye into it while we are at it :) David West 17 Posted 14/03/2025 at 18:24:18 Massive carpark ? Free for blues £50 per hour to RS ?? Christine Foster 18 Posted 14/03/2025 at 18:25:28 I reckon it will be an indoor sports stadium complex with an adjacent hotel. On top of that, an entertainment/ hotel complex.. Steve Shave 19 Posted 14/03/2025 at 18:34:34 TBF there is probably room for some sort of sporting complex AND large car park. We are going to need all the transport resources we can get. Craig Scott 20 Posted 14/03/2025 at 18:51:39 Don't fill it all in. Just build a perimeter of bars, eateries, shops, and an entertainment plaza around the outside of an internal waterway for fans, tourists and visitors to enjoy. Danny O'Neill 21 Posted 14/03/2025 at 18:54:51 With Paddy's Day approaching, talk of dying rivers made me think of Chicago.I don't know the exact date in 1878 when St Domingo's was formed, but every year, mark the occasion by dying the Dock and the Mersey Royal Blue. Light up the birds blue (the bird is blue), light displays and fireworks, but only blue and white. Like my Christmas tree every year.Okay, I'm getting carried away, but in seriousness, this is positive and the blue tide is coming. Liam Mogan 22 Posted 14/03/2025 at 19:01:54 If they did build a car park there I think it would still be a nightmare getting in and out with basically one single carriage road. Robert Tressell 23 Posted 14/03/2025 at 19:05:16 I'd rather we bought some new players - but this may also prove to be a good idea. Colin Glassar 24 Posted 14/03/2025 at 19:47:19 Steve 16, I was going to propose that as well. Really make the Mersey, Royal Blue. Raymond Fox 25 Posted 14/03/2025 at 20:08:45 Seems like a very good Idea to buy if it happens.Who knows what they could do with it. Paul Kossoff 26 Posted 14/03/2025 at 20:23:22 If our architect fan of heritage committee would have put two fingers up to them we wouldn't have wasted space outside our new ground. With fkg false canals and tram lines with trees and virtual nothing to do out side the stadium. The ground is three sides water what the fk do we need a canal for? Oh it's so the fans can have something to look at. Jesus give me a break, the club needs to make as much money as possible and to ain't going to do that with trees canals and bloody tram lines, oh and the wall outside the ground looks so out of place it's ridiculous.Oh and no parking either. Yes the stadium is fantastic but we have lost an opportunity to make money outside of match days. Hope we get a different architect in if we buy the other dock or we will end up with let's see, um, I know, a boating lake! Robert Williams 27 Posted 14/03/2025 at 21:16:04 Anyone think the Dock will be used for water borne transport, like the London Ferries to and from BMD. Also what Craig S says at 20. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. How to get rid of these ads and support TW © ToffeeWeb