Yea, those clubs is the Mecca when it comes to global branding by a far distance. And also, the city resonates with than fans for some reason.
Is Anfield far from where you English peeps live and is it a place foreigners tend to visit in England!? Rarely here anything about anfield except Liverpool, Everton , and some dam they build in 1965 that destroyed a wales town. And the Beatles
Whenever I touch down England in the future, one of you’ll blokesmayne will give me the 411 about those spots. Hopefully they don’t hate black ppl like some of those ultras
Liverpool lacks tourist appeal, even to those in the country. Places like Manchester, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Southampton, Leicester, even Newcastle are seen as a much more desirable holiday destination and living location than Liverpool. Only reason i've heard for going there is to watch a game or a chick I know, went for a job opportunity on a career change.
The immediate location around Anfield is dreadful, looks desolate, think the boarded houses in 'The Wire'.
That's a big problem for FSG 'cause no matter how much bigger Anfield gets, and success the team attains, the location brings down the value. Stadiums are property, and property value is affected by the surrounding property.
FA had this issue when they built the current Wembley stadium. The FA's corporate partners and the PSL seat owners expressed or complained about the stadium's prestige not matching the environment. They thought they were going to be in an affluent place, not a working-class place. So re-development has taken place over the years, and FA, the FA will have encouraged and assisted, in some way, the property owners.
