Match Thread Everton 2-0 Southampton. Sun May 18th. 12 pm

[pejic]

No surprise that the BBC etc gave us far more coverage for the last Merseyside derby at Goodison than the last ever game

 

[Johnniepk]

60 years of memories for me. The best ones are taking people for the first time. Making them lifelong blues.
I've taken my kids and then my grandkids. Around 2011 i started taking two of the grandkids every home game. We would walk up Neston St and I'd take a photo. Ive got almost 300 of these to put in order!!

 

[HKContractDave]

Well that was some occasion yesterday, some great scenes outside the ground pre match and with nobody acting up from what I saw.

Shame we couldn't offer anything to the actual match and it felt very testimonial like from the second goal onwards. Which was pretty fitting I suppose.

Very sad to see Goodison go. The soul of English football is dying year by year and this feels like a big acceleration of that.

On a positive note from our point at least that's the last time this season I'll have to travel up the country to watch this utterly pathetic bunch of players. You think your lot are spineless

Fingers crossed we can visit the new place in the FA Cup next year.

On that note, I thought Ramsdale handled himself really well. Saw him applauding the fans back as he jogged towards the Gwladys goal for the second half, and continuing to clap as our announcer asked the fans to welcome Everton back onto the pitch.

Never liked him due to the constant grief given to Jordan by the media/Arsenal fans/some of you but that was class. He also made a good save in the first half to deny a Beto non-offside attempt so fair play.

Hopefully you get to visit our new ground soon too in the PL or the cup like you say.

 

[HKContractDave]

60 years of memories for me. The best ones are taking people for the first time. Making them lifelong blues.
I've taken my kids and then my grandkids. Around 2011 i started taking two of the grandkids every home game. We would walk up Neston St and I'd take a photo. Ive got almost 300 of these to put in order!!

Class that.

But what's with the red trainers?!

 

[ste d' indica]

Hard to even put into words yesterday - surreal, magical, heartwrenching, joyous. I might have a go later in the week.

I can say though, I went for a couple on Dale St in the evening, intending to stay out on the lash. It was terrific but I felt really weird, a bit disconnected. I just put it down to the emotion of the day, early start, travel etc. Got off about 9ish.

Then walking through town this morning, getting some brekky, going in E2 to pick up a copy of that farewell book before I caught a train back to Bristol, I just couldn't shake this really strange feeling. - For the first time ever, despite being born here, despite moving back for a while after a long time away, despite having a season ticket for nearly 10 years, despite coming back and forth from Briz every other weekend for the last 4 years... I felt like a stranger, like an alien, like a bloody tourist. It was so 'kin weird and I just couldn't figure out why.

Then walking to Liime St to get my train it hit me - that anchor that's pulled me back again and again for nearly 30 years has suddenly gone. It's like a tether in my life has just suddenly slipped away. It's the strangest feeling.

 

[maccavennie]

Anyone know if Dan Meis was invited to the match yesterday?

 

[ste d' indica]

'kin hell I went on a bit there like...

 

[Johnniepk]

Class that.

But what's with the red trainers?!

I recall i said that when i picked him up! They were never seen again. !

 

[JohnRoss23]

Thank you for everyone sharing their photos from yesterday. What a truly special moment for all of you who grew up with Goodison and made so many memories with loved ones.

 

[Del-boy]

The very end of Match of the Day made it hit home. “That’s it, goodbye old friend”.

 

[efcfanwirral]

The very end of Match of the Day made it hit home. “That’s it, goodbye old friend”.

I didn't watch til the end! Just saw the highlights, will call that up on iPlayer later

 

[everton1953]

Wonderful emotional occasion. That's it, so now to the future.

 

[wembley84]

Any estimates on numbers ? If our group is anything to go by then there was 50/50 people without tickets, must have been a lot

I reckon there was well more without tickets than with. I walked up from the black horse about 11am and the flow of people was 20 to one walking away from the ground than up to the ground. Took about 15 minutes just getting up Spellow Lane coz we were going against the tide.

 

[summerisle]

More bagpipe porn.

 

[Benicetoourboys]

This wasn't on tv.

Beautiful.