The pitch invader who interrupted Newcastle United's defeat at Everton and sparked the added time that eventually led to a late goal for the Toffees says the protest was planned well in advance. The 21-year-old who tied himself to a goal post at Goodison Park has now been identified as Louis McKechnie.
Louis McKechnie is a mechanical engineering student who found his emblazoned across TV screens around the world when using cable to attach himself to the front post in front of the Gwladys Street End. And the Insulate Britain campaigner even took to social media before the game to tell the world exactly what he was going to do.
Posting a video before the 1-0 loss for Newcastle, McKechnie said: "I'm about to disrupt a football match and I'm terrified. "But I believe as many people as possible need to know what a possible future holds.
