Parry - No stadium softening

Parry: Values fans' opinions

You could have a Liverpool village where Anfield is now, an Everton village where Goodison is and a stadium that is the Wembley of the north.

Liverpool council leader Warren Bradley
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Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry insists there has been no softening of the club's stance towards a shared stadium.

Parry has rejected recent claims from Liverpool council leader Warren Bradley that Liverpool and Everton should join forces to build "a Wembley of the North".

Despite on-going delays of both Merseyside clubs' stadium plans and the current ill-effects of the credit crunch, Parry insists the Reds have no intention of going against the wishes of the supporters.

"There has been no change in attitude in any way, shape or form because there has been no change in our supporters' attitude," Parry told the Liverpool Echo.

"This is the nub of the argument - that this is not what the fans want."

Argument

In an interview with a Sunday newspaper at the weekend, Councillor Bradley insisted the time has come to "move forward" and consider sharing.

"The best thing is for each club to have their own ground and remain in the city. But if that isn't feasible because of the credit crunch, something must happen.

"We all dance around the elephant in the room and if neither club has a new stadia in 15 years' time, people will ask why.

"You could have a Liverpool village where Anfield is now, an Everton village where Goodison is and a stadium that is the Wembley of the north.

"We have the Olympics in London in 2012 and a World Cup bid for 2018. It is common sense that Liverpool as a city could be at the heart of it."