Celebrating the return of the Premier League, we are delighted to welcome two legends of the game to reflect on their own careers and discuss what’s going on in football right now… including the small matter of the Merseyside Derby!

This invite only online event is brought to you in association with Good Place Ideas exclusively for supporters of SpecialEffect. It will be hosted on Zoom between 5-6pm on Wednesday 24th June, with log-in details to be sent out in advance.

Raffle

Thanks to the generosity of EA and Everton FC, we have 2 x fantastic signed football shirts (Trent Alexander Arnold and Richarlison) to give away to one lucky ‘red’ and one lucky ‘blue’ as part of this event!

The raffle is totally optional but for each £10 donation made here on the JustGiving page you will be allocated one entry into the draw, with the winners to be announced on Friday 26th of June. If you make a donation, please make sure you enter your name and state “red” or “blue” to denote which draw you would like to be entered for. The deadline to enter will be midnight on Thursday 25th June.   

Bios

Emile Heskey 

Having started his career at Leicester City Emile played 154 games before signing for Liverpool FC in March 2000 for £11m. He was part of the 2001 Treble Winning team and played alongside Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler. He made over 150 appearances for Liverpool scoring 39 goals. After leaving Liverpool he went on to become a fans favourite at Birmingham City, Wigan, Aston Villa, Newcastle Jets and Bolton. An amazing career spanning nearly 700 games scoring 140 goals. He won 62 England caps which included scoring the last goal in England’s 5-1 victory against Germany in 2002. Emile penned his excellent book “Even Heskey Scored” which has been nominated for the Telegraph Sports book of the year. Preparing for life after football he is busy studying on the UEFA MIP scheme and sharing his experiences and insight in the media. 

Gareth Farrelly 

Known by all Evertonians as the man that scored “that goal” in 1998 that kept their beloved club in the Premier League. Having played for his boyhood club and represented his country Gareth suffered a life-threatening illness in 2008 saved only by our remarkable NHS. Following his playing career Gareth has developed a second career as a Sport & Litigation Lawyer. He is a FA Independent Football Panel Member, part of the UEFA MIP Alumni, a CAS Arbitrator and a Premier League Judicial Panel Member. In more recent times Gareth has been seen as a go to guy for opinion on some of the game’s wider issues such as financial compliance and how to protect players in the future.

Raffle Promoter

Mrs P Elkerton, SpecialEffect, The Stable Block, Cornbury Park, Charlbury, OX7 3EH. Registration for Small Society lottery 923