‘I tell you what’… Ally McCoist makes claim about the atmosphere at Goodison Park recently

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Everton are due to move into their Bramley-Moore Dock stadium for the 2025/26 campaign.

Whilst anticipation is building over the upheaval, and excitement naturally builds, it cannot be forgotten what a sad day it will be when the Toffees leave Goodison Park.

It is a revered ground, and a staple of English football. That much few can deny.

Now, speaking live on talkSPORT, both Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist have been agreeing on one thing regarding The Old Lady.

But what opinion is it that the two share? Let’s take a closer look…

What did the talkSPORT pundits agree over about Everton?

The move from Goodison Park is actually set to usher in a new era on Merseyside, after struggling so heavily in recent memory.

By making the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium their new home, a whole host of new commercial opportunities will emerge, not least boosted by the additional financial aid of nearly 12,000 new seats.

But, McCoist and Brazil will be sad to see it go, with the former first chatting about the atmosphere cultivated in Saturday’s draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

He said, live on talkSPORT (12:20 pm, 07/02/24): ‘I tell you what was great, that atmosphere at Goodison in the last 15 minutes. Jumping!’

Brazil agreed: ‘It’s a great place, I’ll be gutted when that changes.’

The Scotsman would pick back up, finally claiming: ‘So will I. Big Alexander came down to me and he thought it was one of the best atmospheres he has heard in England and it’s hard to disagree with him.’

Leaving Goodison Park is a sad but necessary move

As aforementioned, the overhaul of their finances that such a commercially viable switch will entice is one much-needed at this football club.

After all, under Farhad Moshiri’s careless watch, the Toffees have regressed from the best of the rest in the Premier League to relegation regulars.

Twice they have escaped the drop narrowly, and now, following a points deduction enforced due to their shaky fiscal practice, they are staring down the barrel of a third straight dogfight.

Goodison Park’s illustrious legacy has been tainted by recent struggles, but it must not be forgotten how many famous clashes it has played host to.

Not to mention that it was the first purpose-built football stadium in England, and the only in the country other than Wembley to have played host to a World Cup semi-final in 1966.

That final home game is certain to be a tear-jerker, but the hope remains that it will at least be played in the top flight, after so many years of flirting with the Championship.