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| Outside the Evertton Boardroom at the Liver Building |
It is truth, universally acknowledged, that I am an Everton
FC fan and proudly bitter.
This was of course the background to my recent ‘walk of
shame’ for charity where I raised £1000 for wearing a shirt of a certain other
local team. No, I am not posting a photograph. There is no shortage of them
around! –
I recently visited Everton’s new HQ in the iconic Liver
Building. I was discussing the development of links between the club and the
local legal profession. In fact, those links go back almost to the birth of the
Football League.
William Cuff was a Solicitor who was a Director at Everton
from 1894 and was closely involved in the club’s development for almost 50
years. One of his claims to fame was introduction of shirt numbers. It was in
the 1933 FA Cup Final that numbers were first used although they did not become
obligatory until some years later. He was also President of the Football League
in the 30s and 40s. His obituary from 1949 was posted recently by the Everton
Heritage Society –
His firm Cuff Roberts continued a long association with
Everton. In later years Keith Tamlin of what became Cuff Roberts North Kirk
served as a Director until 2004.
The links between Everton and local lawyers is not all
about history. Former player Gareth Farrelly is now a qualified Solicitor and
works for Liverpool firm, Bermans as a commercial litigator. I met Gareth a few
years ago when we were both taking part in a sleepover at Goodison Park to
raise money for Homelessness charities. As we unrolled our sleeping bags in the
Park End, I was able to tell him that we were sleeping at the exact place where
I was sitting when he scored his famous goal in 2008 that kept us in the Premier
League.
On a different level, it is unusual not to bump into a
fellow a lawyer on any given match day at Goodison. I have many ‘red’ friends who
would disagree, but the Peoples’ club is in many respects also the Lawyers
Club!
There is no shortage of Hospitality opportunities at Goodison
where the various lounges are undergoing extensive renovation –
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