AS the countdown continues towards Goodison Park's farewell game this Sunday, when Everton take on Southampton, Mail Sport talks to some of the club's former stars for their recollections of the Grand Old Lady. Here, former midfielder GARETH FARRELLY recalls how he became the unlikely hero of Everton's great escape of 1997-98.
'Incredible. I wasn't celebrating, it was just that overriding sense of relief. Equally, a degree of satisfaction.' Weeks earlier, Gareth Farrelly had been booed by his own supporters. Here he was, sat in the Goodison Park home dressing room, the hero.
His goal, with his weaker right foot, had preserved Everton's Premier League status.