'A bittersweet day' - one family's emotional tribute on Radio Merseyside

Yesterday on this page we highlighted an emotional tribute, external made to Everton fan Robbie by his children from his graveside after he sadly died before fulfilling his wish of seeing the Toffees' final match at Goodison Park and first at their new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock.

BBC Radio Merseyside then spoke to Robbie's widow Shell, who spoke about his funeral procession going past both stadiums, listening to the derby at the graveside and some funny memories about making his Liverpool-supporting wife queue for tickets for an FA Cup semi-final.

"He was so excited about the new ground," she said.

"I didn't know about it [the tribute sent into Radio Merseyside during Everton's final game at Goodison Park]. It was a bittersweet day."

"His kids, his grandkids and his beloved Everton - that was his life," Shell continued.

"I'm a Kopite but I've done both derby days at the cemetery. I take the radio down, bang the footy on for him and he wouldn't have it any other way.

"I even queued up once for seven-and-a-half hours for a Man Utd ticket [FA Cup semi-final 2009] for him. It got passed down to everyone there was a Kopite in the queue!

"He loved it and he'd be buzzing now Moyesey is back and they are on the up. We've got him a brick at the new stadium and we made the funeral directors take us to Bramley-Moore and past Goodison.

"He would have been absolutely buzzing."

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