The club’s majority shareholder was delighted to tie up Mikel Arteta, Tim Cahill, Seamus Coleman and Jack Rodwell on long term deals this summer. And he hopes Steven Pienaar will soon follow suit and sign the contract he has offered.

“It was great signing up all those lads because that’s what we set out to do,” Kenwright said.

“We set out to keep that squad that was superb for the last six months of last season.

“Mikel was the last one to sign and it took a lot of negotiation, even though it wasn’t difficult negotiation. Tim jumped over Sydney Harbour Bridge when he signed his contract.

“We’ve got a happy squad here, players that really want to play for Everton, and I seriously hope that next time we talk, Steven Pienaar will have signed his contract and will have an extended stay here. He loves it here, we love having him here and we’d really like him to stay.”

Kenwright officially opened the timeline with Moyes before kick-off and added: “When it was verified we would be staying at Goodison for several years yet we decided to do a few things to spruce up the old girl. The timeline of some of our greatest moments was one of our first ideas. I’m very pleased we’re staying at Goodison Park, but the reality is that we can’t stay here forever.”