The La’s song There She Goes captured the mood perfectly, sparking a mass sing‑along before the second world war siren kicked in and Everton’s men emerged to the sound of the Z-Cars theme for one last time at Goodison Park. Then the PA system cut out and Z‑Cars spluttered to a halt. Not now, please not now. A sign from the stadium gods? A little reminder that this iconic feature of English football is 133 years old and all the affection in the world can not hide the wrinkles? Perhaps, but it can still say goodbye in style.
On a beautiful day in L4 4EL, under pale blue skies darkened by plumes of royal blue smoke from the flares outside, Everton delivered as its history demanded and departed with a win. Iliman Ndiaye danced through the Southampton defence twice and etched his name into Goodison folklore as the final goalscorer in the stadium’s Premier League history.
