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NIL SATIS Hello all, NISI Welcome to the first edition of Gwladys magazine; a brand new alternative to the matchday programme, for Evertonians all over the world. With Everton’s fanbase expanding all over the world we thought now was the perfect time to launch a digital publication that can bind us all together. We’re fortunate to have many passionate, witty, articulate, funny, and entertaining fans supporting our club and we’ll strive to put their words, photos, and artwork on these pages. Our team will not only bring you the latest Everton news; we’ll also give you incisive analysis on our performance both on and off the field, and maybe throw a few hopes and dreams into the mix too. them in on how it feels to walk down Goodison Road, or what it felt like to see our boys win the league, or play in Europe. If you’re an Evertonian and you’ve a story to tell, we’d love to hear it. You won’t believe how much joy your perspective could bring to blues who’ve never had a chance to see us play in person. You don’t have to be from L4 though, to be a diehard Evertonian. These days, love for the blues runs deep all around the world. As our international fanbase grows, we watch the match together whilst being spread across time zones, cultures, climates, and continents. Each of us goes through our own struggles to watch the Toffees take the field, and we want to bring those tales to pages of Gwladys magazine too. No matter where you are; if you’re an Evertonian, you can call these pages home. be going further as we move on into Marco Silva and Marcel Brand’s second season in charge of the club, but we’ve been very lucky to sign up some great writers straight off the bat and we think you’ll enjoy reading what they’ve got to say. So with all that being said, please enjoy this our first edition. We’ll Cheers and all the best, The Gwladys Magazine team. Come on you blues and up the glorious Toffees. OPTIMUM If you’re an Everton fan, then this is your platform. These pages are open to your stories. We want to foster our growing international fanbase by bringing 3 7 Silva’s First Season By Catcherintherye If Only By True Blue 9 Transfers By Andrew McGregor 11 Away From Home By Patrick Devaney 15 21 Big Dunc By Ged McCalley Bramley Moore Paul, the Esk 27 Favourite Memory by Ronald Ragin