Dave Parker steps outside the front door of his house on the corner of Gwladys Street and glances to his right to take in the Holy Trinity statue.
Three of Everton’s finest, Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball, stand resplendent, bathed in April sunshine.
Dave looks to the left to see Kendall’s portrait emblazoned on the stand that now bears his name, its nearest turnstile just 70 paces away from the house this fan has lived in for 34 years.
‘I get a shiver down my spine just thinking this is all coming to an end,’ he says, after inviting me in for a cup of tea.