--- title: "Virals: Everton Fan Fears Expressed in Video Eased with ESL Collapse" canonical: "https://readeverton.com/virals-everton-fan-fears-expressed-in-video-eased-with-esl-collapse/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Alex Jones" section: "Everton News" published: "2021-04-21T13:00:00Z" modified: "2021-04-21T13:00:00Z" --- # Virals: Everton Fan Fears Expressed in Video Eased with ESL Collapse Everton look to be the unlikely beneficiaries of the [near collapse]() of the proposed European Super League following the threat that the ESL would ‘kill’ a major club development. The Toffees recently secured approval for plans to redevelop the Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool into a state-of-the-art stadium, raising the capacity of the club’s ground to [almost 53,000.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-56076581#:~:text=Under%20the%20plans%2C%20the%2052%2C888,funerals%2C%20Christmas%20parties%20and%20conferences.) At the eye-watering[cost of £500 million,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-56076581#:~:text=Under%20the%20plans%2C%20the%2052%2C888,funerals%2C%20Christmas%20parties%20and%20conferences.) Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has sanctioned a significant expense in order to develop the crucial element of the club’s infrastructure. The development represents a forward-thinking component in a long-term plan, with European football remaining at the pinnacle of the vision for the club. With the ESL project threatening to disrupt the fluidity of clubs between competitions, its closed-shop nature threatened to cap Everton’s potential to progress – undermining the full benefits the new stadium will provide. That caused one Everton fan channel,[Toffee TV,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2qO5o_MJCU)to release a video arguing that the development could ‘kill’ the new stadium although those fears now look to be allayed. [75% of the original 12](https://onefootball.com/en/news/milan-join-inter-and-atletico-in-confirming-super-league-exits-32830467) ESL clubs have pulled out, leaving Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid as the only committed members (correct as of 21/04/2021, 12:30pm). [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2529159/2021/04/19/european-super-league-what-next-for-other-premier-league-clubs/) correspondent Patrick Boyland has noted that the intention of the stadium is to act as a ‘catalyst for a renewed assault on the Champions League places’ – an intention that looks increasingly secure. ### Read Everton Verdict Retaining security over the full benefits of the new stadium should come as a massive relief for Everton fans. At least for now, there looks to be no glass ceiling for Everton’s potential to improve beyond results on the pitch.