Of his experience so far, Tarkowski said: "It’s great to come to the other side of the world and meet Toffees fans. It’s a nice opportunity for them and for us, too. The football while we are out here is important but so are events like this. Everton is a massive club and it’s important we meet fans and engage with them like we have done. Hopefully they can get to the games and enjoy them as well. There have been widespread and vocal protests from fans against the board in recent games, and supporters staged a sit-in demonstration after the loss to Southampton. Those on the trips heralded from Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, from Dublin, Runcorn and, of course, Liverpool. All had stories to tell, none more than John Kelly - born in the shadow of Goodison Park and now one of the most influential figures of the Australian Everton Supporters Club - which has more than 2,000 members. Former England midfielder Lampard, 44, replaced Rafael Benitez in January 2022 with the team 16th in the table and helped Everton avoid relegation. But while there was no crest on the official shirts donned by the heroes of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, the Club did have a crest which represented the ethos of Everton Football Club, a crest which has provided the template for many of our previous designs.

I just think to myself you cannot build anything on sand. The fans know it, ex-players know it, people in football know you have to build from a foundation. It is going to be interesting to see what the board and owner do because all the eyeballs are on them right now." Supporters of Fulham, Wolverhampton Wanderers and now Arsenal have left this famous old stadium in high spirits already this season. The same happened 10 times last year, with Fulham and Wolves among the clubs whose fans are making a disturbing habit of enjoying their trips to the Grand Old Lady. Frank Lampard was left recoiling in frustration at much of what he saw in Everton's nightmare defeat to Bournemouth.Twelve months later, the crest changed again and the motif, which marked Everton's most successful period, was born. It comprised the letters ‘EFC' above a slightly reshaped Tower and laurel wreathes. But the design didn't move from the boardroom to the dressing room. There was no crest of any type on the Everton jersey until 1972, when white ‘EFC' letters were simply embroidered onto the shirt. This lasted for four seasons before a simplified font was introduced instead.

National media give brutal verdict on Frank Lampard decision after humiliating Everton defeat at Bournemouth Former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa is on the list of candidates under discussion as a potential successor to Lampard. After the team news was announced, Everton shared a picture from the dressing room that showed the players' kits lined up around a blue flag, upon which was written: 'Everton the Gear'. The flag has been a constant in the Blues crowd and features in the newly-decorated tunnel at Goodison Park, where players walking out to Z-Cars pass walls plastered with crowd scenes from the relegation escape at the end of last season. Coaches Joe Edwards, Paul Clement, Ashley Cole and Chris Jones have also left Everton, but Alan Kelly stays on as goalkeeping coach. Everton responded well to going behind, creating two glorious opportunities to equalise - one for Tom Davies and one for Anthony Gordon. Gordon then nearly got onto the end of a Patterson cross as the Blues sought to pull level. That initial response then faded, however, and the first half became increasingly attritional.In 2000, this design was modified to add ‘1878', the year the Club was founded, and the word ‘Everton'. It is a design remained in place until 2013. They might have been unusual sights and sounds for the Parramatta River but for the tourists and locals mingling around the city’s iconic waterfront it could come as no surprise. The Circular Quay was awash with Blues. And an outside candidate who has admirers at Goodison Park is West Bromwich Albion manager Carlos Corberan, who has overseen a revival at The Hawthorns since his appointment in October. MATCH VERDICT: What Bournemouth fans chanted during Everton win should embarrass players and Frank Lampard

It was a version that remained - with a one season absence - for a decade, before disappearing from our jerseys for 40 years.The Blues boss made 11 changes and adopted a new formation for the Carabao Cup tie but could only grimace as a number of squad players failed their auditions for greater involvement in the first team. The manager retreated to his dugout more often than normal, and typically after poor passages of play from his side - including a botched corner that made little sense to those looking on. However, despite agreeing with the decision, both said the situation highlighted deeper issues at Goodison Park. Anthony grabbed the ball and allowed himself to be spun around by Patterson but still did not return it - earning him a yellow card as Lampard looked on in frustration. Agonisingly for Patterson, Anthony had the last laugh through scoring goal number four in a move that started when Patterson lost possession. The fraught nature of Everton's position was increasingly clear as the night went on with even Alex Iwobi getting dragged into the time-wasting antics of the opposition. I feel for Frank Lampard because he's come into a situation where he's having to deal with a lot of problems from previous decisions from the board and managers," said Stubbs, who captained Everton to a fourth-place finish in 2004-05. Frank and his team's commitment and dedication have been exemplary throughout their time at the club, but recent results and the current league position meant this difficult decision had to be taken," added a club statement.