"From the minute I was born, I knew I was blue, the way the club was put together made me know that it wasn't wether we won or lost it was about every individual one coming together to share in the glory of being part of Everton. Hearing the first chords of Z Cars as you stepped into the Goodison roar made you aware that this was bigger than being first in the league. You'd won just by pulling on that shirt and representing numerous other people who couldn't. It is what is pure about football and life - being in love for ninety minutes with something bigger than yourself. And that was why it wasn't about choosing the club. It was about them choosing me. It was about being allowed to be complete. Oh, and I liked that we'd just won the Champions League in 2015. And that I got dirty every Saturday night in Heebies. Wasn't like that in La Rochelle."