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Everton-Filled Weekend For Irish And Norwegian Blues

As well as enjoying Saturday's important 1-0 win over Burnley, Evertonians from the Irish Toffees and official Norwegian supporters' club were treated to a weekend of entertainment and activity to mark their latest visit to Merseyside.

Supporters' clubs representing each of Everton's four global supporters' club committees regularly attend fixtures throughout each season but, for some, Saturday will have been one of, if not their final match at Goodison before the Club's move to Everton Stadium in summer 2025.

More than 110 members of the Irish Toffees were in town for their annual junior member trip and, in addition to taking in the match, enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium and had Club ambassador Graham Stuart attend their get-together in the iconic Winslow Hotel on Friday evening.

Before that, junior members of the supporters' club, who were taking advantage of the Easter school holidays to travel over early, took part in football skills sessions and small-sided games put on by Everton in the Community coaches at Power League in Walton.

More than 140 Blues flew over from Norway for the meeting with the Clarets and, as well as having a tour of Goodison, met Seamus Coleman and James Garner for a post-match photo, before heading to their own Winslow event attended by 1995 FA Cup winners Barry Horne and Joe Parkinson.


Young Irish Toffees also took home goody bags of Everton gifts, including an exclusive poster of Blues and Republic of Ireland skipper Coleman, while the Club donated signed items to both groups to be given away as raffle and competition prizes.

Helge Grunnevåg, Chairperson of the Everton Supporters' Club Norwegian Branch and Fans' Forum member, said: “It was fantastic to be able to bring over so many of our supporters' club members from Norway, particularly as we know our opportunities to come to games here at Goodison are running out. 

“This was an extra special trip over for us for that reason and it was made even better by getting to meet Seamus and James, to have Barry Horne and Joe Parkinson come to visit us as well, and to catch up with so many fellow Evertonians.

“The fans helped to create a great atmosphere and it was so important to get the win. I’d like to thank everyone who came over from Norway and everyone who helped to make the weekend so memorable."

Affiliated Supporters' Club are a vital part of Everton's fan engagement framework, with the four global Supporters' Club committees allowing members to have regular structured dialogue with Club representatives throughout each season.

The committees - the UK, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), the Americas and Asia-Pacific - were introduced in 2022 to further enhance engagement and give fans a greater platform to provide feedback and ideas related to the issues most relevant to them and supporters in their locality.

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