'The old place will live on - but this was end of an era for Goodison Park'

[Nickie]

The blue smoke could be seen rising around Goodison Park almost four hours before kick-off. This grand old arena was not built for serene farewells, so a day of history and high emotion was never going to pass off quietly.

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