Everton Magazine - March 2018

A genuine legend of the game, Paul Gascoigne left Everton years before Everton switched to USM Finch Farm and he was at the training ground recently for his first ever visit – and didn’t it go down well! It was very much a case of role reversal as the current first-team squad waited around to get selfies with the former England international, whose sparkling performances and tears illuminated the 1990 World Cup. Gazza spent time with boss Sam Allardyce, the staff and the lads and everyone was delighted to see him looking well.

Another friendly visitor was Kevin Kilbane, who was in town to interview former teammate Wayne Rooney for BBC Football Focus. We listened in and bring you the whole chat, much of which never made the screen.

In a feature-filled edition we also spoke to first-teamers Oumar Niasse, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Idrissa Gana Gueye, Blues legend and coach Duncan Ferguson talks Cenk Tosun, Steven Pienaar reveals his gratitude to the Club following his retirement, Trevor Steven and Leon Osman give their take on Theo Walcott while our last FA Cup-winning captain, Dave Watson, reviews his career at Goodison.

And what about the story of the busker who played the bagpipes on the cross-channel ferry that carried thousands of Evertonians to Rotterdam in 1979 for a UEFA Cup tie with Feyenoord?

He ended up advising the Prime Minister! Read on….