“I couldn’t think of a better place to see our boy. For us, it’s where James is. It’s his resting place. Imagine looking out at that every day, watching your heroes train. I know he will be looking down and he’ll be so proud.”
Russ Greenop is talking about his son James. James has a plaque with his name on it at Everton’s Finch Farm training complex. That’s because James, heartbreakingly, is no longer with us.
A tragic accident in October 2013 saw him pass away, aged just 10 years old.
Now, three years to the day, his name and his legacy live on through the tireless work of his father Russ and his family, who set up The James Greenop Foundation in his memory.