EVERTON can be sure of at least one season ticket holder voting against the proposed move away from Goodison - Liverpool council leader Warren Bradley, right.
The committed Evertonian is determined he will not be the man in charge of Liverpool town hall as Everton disappear down the road to Knowsley.
Last night, he told the Daily Post he was determined to provide a viable alternative to keep the club within Liverpool’s city boundaries.
Cllr Bradley said: "The difficult thing for us has been the exclusivity period between Everton, Knowsley and Tesco which means we have not been able to have formal talks with them.
"I have spoken to Terry Leahy (Tesco chief executive) about the sites we have identified as possible new homes for Everton and the fact that there is no reason Tesco could not build their store there either.
"We have done more work on the sites and there are now more than two we have identified."
Cllr Bradley believes the exact nature of the question asked of Everton fans will be crucial.
"If they ask ‘would you like a brand-new stadium with all the bells and whistles on’ then people will vote yes. But if it’s a fair question about whether fans want to leave Liverpool to go to Knowsley then I think the vast majority will answer no.
"I don’t see why Everton and Liverpool City Council cannot come forward with a stadium in this city. I wish we could get round the table and talk about it. What I’m not prepared to do is put a huge piece of land up and cost Liverpool council taxpayers £50m. That’s not the way forward.
"As an Evertonian, and leader of the council, I don’t want to see one of the city’s oldest businesses leaving.
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