The Blues beat Southampton in Everton's final match at The Grand Old Lady on Sunday for one final farewell for the men’s team.
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00:00Everton signed off 133 years of history at Goodison Park with a 2-0 win over Southampton.
00:09Duttingham Forest's Horace Pike had the honour of being first on the scoresheet in September 1892.
00:16Fred Geary registered the Toffees first in the 2-0 draw, but Senegal International NGI had the final say.
00:24Well, I think that the original scene, before the game started, I think it was, well, it was mega, really.
00:33It was mega and obviously understandable because it's the last game, it's the chance that everybody has to say that they were there.
00:40Yeah, I think it was really important for a lot of people.
00:44The 2,791 Men's Senior March at the ground was a celebration from beginning to end.
00:52As fans said, farewell to the old in anticipation of the new with the pending move to Bramley Moordock.
00:58Everton's women have been handed the keys for next season after new owners, the Friedkin Group,
01:04abandoned plans to demolish the first purpose-built football stadium in the country.
01:08I don't understand why the women can't use the new stadium.
01:12Because I don't think the ladies' team gets enough support to sustain it.
01:16But I think if the ladies' team and women's football in general is coming on leaps and bounds, I think we could see if he can,
01:24certainly the pubs and the restaurants and stuff, if they can hang in there, I think over a few years,
01:29it may be that there's more support going towards the ladies.
01:33The move to install the women's team in L4 addresses Everton women's need for a larger, more suitable venue than Walton Hall Park.
01:41Phase one of the transition will include stadium upgrades to enhance the matchday experience and ensure adequate facilities are in place before the start of the season.
01:50But it also keeps the regeneration of that area back around Goodison.
01:55Because I think some of the local businesses might think they might suffer because of, you know,
02:00I've still got the Liverpool games, but the Everton supporters in that area, I think, would probably think, well, the area might suffer.
02:07But I think there will be that sort of gap between one leaving and the other becoming, I wouldn't say good enough,
02:15because I think just get more involvement from public, but I can see it happening, yeah.
02:23But I think with them holding on to the women's team, that will draw certainly more supporters around, yeah.
02:30Everton's club colours flew at half-mast above the Bullens road stand, but inside the ground it was party time.
02:36The game was almost secondary to soaking up the historic surroundings and atmosphere for one last time,
02:43but the action on pitch didn't disappoint.
02:45While it was a day of sadness for some, with tears being shed for the home of the Toffees by numerous fans in the stands,
02:52striker Andy Gray summed it up when he said,
02:55We may be leaving Goodison, but Goodison will never leave us.
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