Tesco purchased the existing town centre stores from Development Securities for £65 million[4] following DevSec's decision to withdraw their planning application for the site.

[5] Tesco intend to reroute the River Alt, relocate the wildlife living there and remove the woodland from the site to make it viable for the stadium.

"[6] Everton director Robert Earl had previously described Tesco's contribution as "manna from heaven" and a "non-reimbursable cheque" in the Liverpool Echo.

[14] In 2000, Everton released plans for a proposed new 50,000-seat stadium that would form part of the King's Dock development in Liverpool on the Mersey waterfront.

[15] The ground share idea was reintroduced in 2008 when Liverpool City Council leader Warren Bradley told the local press that he had been working on it behind the scenes.

[21] These are approximate for Planning Statement purposes and include general spectators, hospitality, directors, disabled, press and media but exclude players.

Concerns were raised by those who oppose the development that public transport for spectators may be limited as the site's location is 8 miles from Liverpool city centre.

[25] Former Everton players have backed the KEIOC movement including ex-Everton fans favourite Duncan Ferguson and[26] Tony Kay.

[31] The club appointed Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) to find a company willing to purchase the stadium naming rights.

[32] Two Liverpool based companies Ampersand Communications[33] and Mocha were commissioned to create a DVD and interactive pop-up book.

In March 2008, a government body, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment issued a report that stated: "This scheme does not meet the criteria in terms of design quality set out in PPS1 and we do not think that it should receive planning permission.".

The Liverpool City Council leader Warren Bradley referred to the Everton's proposed stadium in Kirkby as "a cow shed in a small town".

[35] The objections led to more controversy as Knowsley councillor Eddie Connor publicly stated that Liverpool political party leaders Warren Bradley and Joe Anderson should not have been able to address their planning committee's due to their footballing allegiances to Everton.

Joe Anderson reacted angrily to the suggestion that he was putting football before his civic duty, and responded "Let me be clear to both EFC and Knowsley Council, you will not silence me on speaking out and representing what I believe to be in the best interests of the people of Liverpool, that is what I am elected to do.

They suggested that it would be funded from land value increases as a result of planning permission being given for a retail park being given on what is currently public land: "Given that Everton Football Club is a private company and not a community facility owned by the community, it seems to me that what really lies beneath this proposal is arguably nothing other than State aid to Everton Football Club.

7.12 If Kirkby and Knowsley became the home and 'partner' of Everton F.C., the borough would be in line to receive a significant amount of publicity on an international stage.

The exact details of the new Premier League TV deal are still to be finalised and there will need to be discussions between the Council and Everton over the branding and media links between the two parties.

[39] Sir Anwar Pervez and his company Bestway devised an alternative stadium scheme with Liverpool City Council.

Bestway already has a design team in place and are in discussion with a stadium contractor about working up proposals which, from an initial assessment, are very feasible.

"[40] Everton fans voted to move to Kirkby in a ballot and Scotland Road site plans were put on hiatus.

[42] This proposal, if proceeded with, would place both football clubs on a rapid-transit Merseyrail line circling the city giving high-throughput, fast transport access.