Everton finally achieved their succeeded a shiny new stadium, but the Merseyside derby…
Things will change forever. Indeed, a gleaming new stadium awaits Everton on the banks of the Mersey, but the idea of a Derby taking place outside of Goodison Park or Anfield is hard to grasp.
For this reason, the magnitude of this most recent match cannot be minimized.
For one last time this season, the league will see Goodison tremble and jolt with thunder and anticipation. At these times, there is no other place quite like it.This journalist has been attending Merseyside Derbies in different forms since the mid-1980s, and here are the top five matches I’ve witnessed at Goodison.
Note: The list is personal, arranged chronologically, and intended to evoke memories.
It serves as a reminder of the city’s privilege to capture
Your first is unforgettable, and even after nearly 40 years, the occurrences of this day remain vivid.
The downpour during the stroll to the stadium, the imposing Main Stand that appeared to reach the heights of a skyscraper; Kenny Dalglish found the net after just 21 seconds, causing bursts of red to appear in every direction.
I had attended with my father, as we had tickets for the uppermost level of the old Park End. During the interval, after Liverpool had widened the gap with goals from Ian Rush and Steve McMahon on his debut, I recall him grinning in a way I had never witnessed before.
He mentioned to me, ‘In the future, there will be a moment when Liverpool will hopefully be here again and leading three-nil.’
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