Harris uses the Newcastle comparison again.

“When you look at the other side of the coin, Newcastle has a fabulous stadium, it has wonderful support and Newcastle supporters do not have the distraction of whether they go to Newcastle United or Newcastle City or Newcastle Dynamo, there’s only one Newcastle for them.

“That’s not the case in your fine city.

“In Liverpool the fans have a really good choice between two clubs, and if they like lower division football they have another choice in Tranmere Rovers as well.

“Then within a short spit they have all that wealth of football cream in the north west, too. That all offers a multitude of choice.

“Everton also has a stadium issue. You can’t stay at Goodison for all the reasons that are well rehearsed. and quite clearly a new stadium is an issue a new owner has to look at very carefully indeed.

“This goes beyond the debate as to whether it should be in Kirkby or anywhere else. it’s blimey, if you buy Everton you’ve got to invest your own money to build part of a new stadium, because you can’t borrow in the current climate.

“Then there’s the history of the issues surrounding where it should be, and over your shoulder there’s the knowledge that Liverpool are in exactly the same boat.