It saddens me that Everton are leaving their ancestral home for a new stadium - I'm not sure the ground at Bramley-Moore Dock will ever replicate the glory of Goodison Park, writes DANNY MURPHY

Everton are the latest nine leaving their ancestral location for a caller stadium and, portion I admit the commercialized reasoning, it saddens maine arsenic a shot player, broadcaster and, astir importantly, fan.

In time, the caller crushed astatine Bramley-Moore Dock volition make its ain memories but, judging by what has happened astatine different clubs, I'm not definite it volition ever replicate the glory of Goodison Park.

Tottenham's stadium is arguably the champion successful Europe for design, facilities and instrumentality comfort, yet it's inactive nary White Hart Lane.

I loved playing astatine the Lane, arsenic a location subordinate oregon away. It was raucous and partisan. It possessed an energy I conscionable don't consciousness successful modern grounds.

In my caller relation moving for tv and radio, I question to grounds each implicit the country. My favourite venues are old-school ones similar the City Ground oregon Selhurst Park.

Personally, I consciousness it's a shame we are seeing much accepted grounds disappearing, with Goodison Park going the aforesaid mode arsenic Highbury, Upton Park and Maine Road.

The concern statement is undeniable — Premier League clubs request ever-greater gross — but I deliberation the ambiance is much enjoyable with 35,000 fans up adjacent to the transportation who truly attraction astir the effect compared to 60,000 who are satisfied with a bully time retired and a bully wound to eat.

Maybe I was spoilt playing for truthful galore years astatine Anfield, with its past and tradition. Liverpool person been fortunate successful being capable to grow their crushed without losing the psyche but I cognize different clubs consciousness they person nary prime but to move.

They judge they person to determination to shiny caller premises oregon hazard being near behind. From that constituent of view, Everton astir apt consciousness vindicated and determination volition beryllium excitement successful their move.

I'm told it's been designed with the seats arsenic adjacent to the transportation arsenic they are astatine Goodison, alternatively than the spread which tin marque West Ham's London Stadium consciousness comparatively soulless.

Come August, Evertonians volition consciousness a buzz astatine seeing their caller home. But I inactive regret we're losing the benignant of stadiums I enjoyed playing in.