A sign featuring an image of Everton chairman Bill Kenwright that was removed from Goodison Park has been found at Stanley Flight in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Vauxhall.
The Stanley Flight Volunteers of the Canal & River Trust regularly maintain the site to keep it tidy and a spokesperson from the group told the ECHO: "We spotted an object at the bottom of the canal and took it out. It didn't look like a sign at first but by the time we removed it, there was Bill looking up at us."
On Monday, the ECHO reported that Merseyside Police had confirmed it was making enquiries over the removal of the sign. The board was part of the club timeline that runs around the perimeter wall of Goodison Park and the panel featuring the image of Mr Kenwright was on the Main Stand of the ground along Goodison Road, opposite the Winslow Street junction.
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The section was thought to have been removed from an area covered by CCTV cameras on the eve of Everton’s 1-0 win over Brentford on Saturday and is part of the club storyline that runs around the ground. It featured an image of Kenwright and referenced the takeover of the club by his True Blue consortium in 1999.
In a statement released by Merseyside Police the force said it is liaising with Everton over the matter, having been made aware of its removal and was conducting enquiries. A spokesperson for the force said: “We are aware that a section of the ‘Everton Timeline’ was stolen from Goodison Park at around 10.15pm on Friday 10 March. We are liaising with Everton Football Club to help identify anyone involved and our enquiries are ongoing.”
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