Everton will move to their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock later this year – and while it’s a hugely exciting time, there is sadness for many about leaving Goodison Park.
Everton are hopeful of an exciting new dawn, with The Friedkin Group having acquired the club just before Christmas.
There were years of struggle under Farhad Moshiri, and it was a major relief for many when he sold up.
The future is potentially very bright under TFG, and fans cannot wait to get into Bramley-Moore Dock.
Alan Shearer called Everton’s new stadium ‘gorgeous’, with Gary Lineker also extremely impressed.
Shearer and LIjneker were full of praise for Goodison Park, although Shearer does believe its age is why many Everton fans can’t wait for the move to BMD.
But there will undoubtedly be lots of emotions when Everton take on Southampton in the final game at Goodison on May 18 – and striker Beto has claimed two of his teammates have already told him they will cry.
The two Everton players who’ll cry in final game at Goodison Park
Goodison Park is one of the iconic grounds in English football.
It will be sorely missed by Evertonians of course, but it will likely also be missed by neutrals in the wider football community too.
That game against Southampton is going to be charged with emotion and hopefully Everton can win against the Saints to sign off in the best possible way.
Striker Beto has sat down with the club to conduct a new interview, and has been speaking about the club’s move to a new stadium, amongst other things.
He isn’t really thinking too far ahead, given Everton are not yet mathematically safe from relegation.
But he has shared the identity of two teammates who have told him they’ll be blubbing like a lot of supporters in the final outing at Goodison in May.
He said: “I know the last game will be something amazing because it will be a mix of emotions and even my teammates who have been here a long time, I asked them, ‘You guys… Seamus, Gana – you guys are going to cry?’, and Seamus said, ‘Me? For sure’, and Gana said, ‘I don’t know how I will feel but probably yes, I will cry’, so it will be a mix of emotions and we just want to give them this joy in the last season in Goodison.
“So we are doing a good job in this moment and we need to keep going.”
No surprise if Coleman cries
Many will be teary at some point on May 18 as fans bid farewell to Goodison and all the memories that have been made there.
It is no surprise to hear from Beto that Coleman has said he’ll probably cry.
Coleman has been an Everton player since 2009 when he was signed from Sligo Rovers, and is the only player remaining from David Moyes’ first stint at the club.
| Seamus Coleman for Everton (2009-present) |
| Appearances – 426 |
| Goals – 28 |
| Assists – 28 |
The captain utterly adores the club, and has enough memories from Goodison Park to last him a lifetime.
Jake O’Brien recently said Coleman convinced him to join Everton, and in that same interview, O’Brien also spoke about how Coleman often gives rousing speeches behind the scenes about what it means to play for this great club. He is truly Everton through and through.
Coleman is out of contract this summer and it remains to be seen if he’ll extend and play at the new stadium.
If that’s not to be the case though, he will surely still be involved with Everton in some capacity as the club enters its new dawn.