Scousers are fiercely proud of their city and rightly so.
After all, what other city can boast the oldest Chinese community in Europe, the birthplace of The Beatles, status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the place where ferries, railways, transatlantic steamships, trams, electric trains and the helicopter were all pioneered?
It is also home to one of the largest city centre retail development in Europe in the former of Liverpool One, two cathedrals, a world-class concert venue in the form of the Echo Arena and, amongst other things, two football clubs steeped in rich history.
But Liverpool and Everton are stuck in something of a quagmire when it comes to bringing their homes up to scratch with the shiny new buildings and landmarks springing up across the entire city.
Both have tried to secure moves to newly-built stadiums but for different reasons these plans failed to materialise.
The previous government tore up the blueprint for Destination Kirkby whilst Liverpool's state of financial disarray has seen George Gillett's pledge of "a shovel in the ground" to begin work on a new stadium in Stanley Park slipping even further away from his original 60-day deadline.
With both clubs struggling to make headway, their supporters have taken it upon themselves to join forces to push through the concept of a 'Football Quarter' in the North Liverpool area which would see both Anfield and Goodison Park redeveloped.
Redevelopment and expansion of the current sites would be done incrementally depending on the respective clubs' finances and with no reduction of the current capacities, it appears to be a no-brainer.
Everton have welcomed discussions with their supporters over this issue but Liverpool remain committed to building what will effectively be the lasting legacy of Gillett and Tom Hicks' ill-fated reign at Anfield.
Texan architects spurned £45million of the club's funds to make computer-generated images of the spaceship-like structure which could have a capacity of 72,000, but redevelopment plans show that the current Anfield site could be redeveloped to hold up to 80,000.
The 'G' word - groundshare - has already been ruled out by those involved with the Football Quarter and have placed an emphasis on Liverpool and Everton retaining their identities and heritage.
Tourism is now a key part of this city's economy and what better attraction in expanding that than allowing people to visit the place where Dixie Dean scored 60 goals in one season and then crossing Stanley Park to see where 18 domestic titles were won?
It would also make concert promoters think twice about signing their internationally-acclaimed artists up to play in Manchester if there are venues in possibly the most musically historic city in not only the UK but also worldwide, that can host the same number of fans or more.
Having at least one stadium that can host some of the biggest acts in the world would work perfectly in tandem with the Echo Arena and make Liverpool one of the key concert venues alongside the likes of Manchester, Birmingham and London.
The vision is realistic and achievable so let's make it happen.
Anyone wishing to find out more information on the Football Quarter, visit http://www.thefootballquarter.com
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