It was during a brainstorming session that staff from Everton’s community team came up with the idea for the People’s Place.

Attentions had turned from the house for the homeless which had just been opened, the money raised for that project by the club’s under-23 squad and supporters, and on to what to do with some spare land not far from Goodison Park.

A fundraising drive has now commenced with the aim of building and running a new mental health facility for anyone, regardless of age, location or football allegiance. Mental health is just one of the issues Everton tackles. About 20,000 participants go through 40 different social programmes annually.

And across Stanley Park, the social conscience is just as strong at Liverpool.

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