The pitch invader who interrupted Newcastle United's defeat at Everton and sparked the added time that eventually led to a late goal for the Toffees says the protest was planned well in advance. The 21-year-old who tied himself to a goal post at Goodison Park has now been identified as Louis McKechnie.
Louis McKechnie is a mechanical engineering student who found his emblazoned across TV screens around the world when using cable to attach himself to the front post in front of the Gwladys Street End. And the Insulate Britain campaigner even took to social media before the game to tell the world exactly what he was going to do.
Posting a video before the 1-0 loss for Newcastle, McKechnie said: "I'm about to disrupt a football match and I'm terrified. "But I believe as many people as possible need to know what a possible future holds.
"Billions of people not knowing if they should stay in their homes or if they should of if they should leave where they go as countries become too hot to live in. "Mass starvation due to crop failure, it's fighting for bread, in the bakery aisle of Morrisons, the cost of living crisis, Covid and the war in Ukraine are showcasing this future.
"I want my government to do all they can to stop this coming true but they are expanding oil and gas making things worse, increasing the risk."
Donning a "Just Stop Oil" t-shirt, McKechnie spent almost 10 minutes attached to the goal frame before being cut free by an Everton steward using bolt cutters. The 21-year-old was arrested for entering the field of play and carried away by four stewards after causing 14 minutes of added time in which the Toffees scored.
