Acrylic Afternoons - A trip to SHEFFIELD

1230 - PREMIER LEAGUE, BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD UNITED 2-2 EVERTON, ATTENDANCE: 31,124

After 3 winless PL games, with no goals, Everton are at least off the mark...

...but another potential win got away once more. After taking the lead through Abdoulaye Doucoure, there were more than enough opportunities to put the game to bed.

Instead The Toffees had to come from behind to draw 2-2, Arnaut Danjuma equalising. However right at the end it took some goalkeeping heroics from Jordan Pickford to preserve a point.

Onward Evertonians...

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1500 - SHEFFIELD & HALLAMSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION TWO, SHEFFIELD OLYMPIC LEGACY PARK, YOUDAN FC 2-3 THURCROFT, ATTENDANCE: 16 (h/c)

An entertaining match to watch and, as the cliche goes, a game of two halves. Thurcroft 3-0 up at the break and absolutely cruising, Bradley Mears (x2) and Morgan Corbiere scoring the goals.

Youdon came out for second half and proceeded to dominate. They almost, and really should've, pulled off an unlikely comeback but after goals from Bruce Nkomo and Brandon Chan the elusive equaliser just would not come.

The Olympic Legacy Park, which is also home to Sheffield Eagles Rugby League, and is built on the site of the old Don Valley Stadium. I've been informed there is some overlap with the pitch. Therefore does it count as a new ground "tick" or just a revisit? One for the groundhop police...

Up The Toffees!

Who'd have thought it?

It has now been 12 months since I last set foot inside Goodison Park. This is now the longest period of time without a visit there since I started going to the match back in 1984. For me it seems a depressingly long time as well.

On the 23rd February 2021 came the announcement that the proposed new stadium at Bramley-Moore dock has been given the go ahead, so the countdown until the final game at Goodison is almost certainly on. If the timescales are to be believed then there are potentially less than 50 games to go before the curtain comes down. When will ALL supporters be able to return?

The last game played in front of a full house at Goodison was a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on 1st March 2020. Below are some photographs taken between August 2019 and when the season was suspended on 13th March 2020.

I really do miss going watch the football, especially going to this famous old ground. Lets hope a proper return isn't too far away.

Onward Evertonians!