The song they sang relentlessly captured the tone of the night. High up in the East Stand, and in a huge chunk of its middle tier, 9,000 Evertonians kept on hollering about ‘The Spirit of the Blues’.
It has been part of the Everton lexicon for five decades now but it has had a huge surge in popularity in recent times. The words are emotive and illustrate the pride this group of fans have in their team.
Things have been challenging for Frank Lampard, so much so it is a case of when, rather than if, he is removed from his role as manager.