Everton’s efforts were not in vain for once as we beat Chelsea on Sunday, and the club has not missed the performance from those in the stands, either.
This time, though, it is not the roaring atmosphere they are hailing like against Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby, but because there was not a single mobile phone in sight when Richarlison ran off in celebration having put Marco Silva’s men a goal to the good.
Instead, those in the Gwladys Street stand were on their feet in celebration of the Brazilian’s 12th Premier League goal as a Toffee, momentarily pulling himself clear of Gylfi Sigurdsson as our top goalscorer again, only for the Icelandic midfielder to tap home our second of the day and his 12th of the campaign.
The win also ensured we kept the pressure on those ahead of us in the table, although our shaky February now means we are in eleventh place, albeit only four points down on Wolverhampton Wanderers in seventh.
The club choosing to highlight the lack of mobile phones in the background of Richarlison’s celebrations, however, earned a slightly different take from some of the Goodison Park faithful…
Our fan base is amazing. Scenes when we’re playing for nothing but pride. I love my club.
— Pablo C (@evertoniano1878) March 19, 2019
Meanwhile pic.twitter.com/ImSxJeftIQ
— DuffyEFC ???????? (@Duffyyyy_) March 19, 2019
Not a mobile phone in sight. ????
— r. (@rn1878) March 19, 2019
@HLTCO EFC official account having a pop at our tourist fc neighbours fanbase, not a mobile in site.
This is the sort of pettiness we can all get behind https://t.co/Wsu9TCbUce— Baz (@Barry1878) March 19, 2019
Photoshopped
— Everton Basher (@EvertonRshite) March 19, 2019
Get ready for the reds to spend an hour looking for a phone
— ŞΔM???????? (@SamG_9) March 19, 2019
Hahahahahaha yes blues
— 30 (@ftblRichy30EFC) March 19, 2019
Has the fella bang in the bottom right got a McDonalds cap on? ????
— Callum (@callumtaitt) March 19, 2019