Everton: An Everton-supporting pensioner has been banned from the club’s new ground after appearing in court charged with theft from Goodison Park, according to the Liverpool Echo. Following Everton’s penultimate home game of the season against Ipswich in May, he and other match-going co-conspirators are alleged to have tried to liberate and steal a row of seats from Goodison Park as mementos.
The man in question, who I won’t name in the interests of sparing him further blushes, had his charges dropped after it was revealed in court that he had reached an informal resolution with the Everton to make a donation to their charity. He has also been banned from their new stadium until at least the end of this season. Upon hearing about the ban, Judge Neil Flewitt KC wryly observed that this “may or may not be a punishment”.