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Everton’s fans have urged the club to make sure the capacity of a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock is at least 50,000.

The results of a major Blues’ survey have been revealed with almost 10,000 supporters taking part.

Based on the 11 Key Principles set out by Everton in January, 99% of respondents said a new home on the waterfront has to be able to house 50,000 fans or more.

The Blues have also confirmed the dates for the latest stage of consultation with architect Dan Meis hosting forums at Goodison in the first week in April.

Fans who took part in the survey need to register for the sessions by clicking here and then filling in the form with the club setting a deadline of 5pm on Wednesday, March 28.

Four hour-long sessions are currently planned to be held in the Alex Young Suite but Everton have confirmed more could be arranged, subject to demand.

Survey results, which the club say will “inform an engagement programme” planned over the next six months, also revealed that the most important of the Key Principles was ensuring the new stadium becomes ‘A Fortress’.

Sixty per-cent of fans prefer the new ground to be ‘square shaped’ compared to a ‘curved’design, the club say.

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The inclusion of a Dixie Dean statue on the new site was ranked as an important factor by 85% of fans who took part while 86% want to see a club museum incorporated into the design.

Ease of access and making sure the stadium was an ‘Iconic Landmark for Liverpool’ was also ranked highly by fans.

Greater analysis of the survey will be presented to fans at the forums with Meis next month with supporters who apply successfully being informed, by email, on Thursday, March 29.