Surprising news: The Everton trade their most talented player to another weak football team.

Reporter Notebook: Everton and its fans have shown they’re not for moving – but new owners have huge job on their hands
Reporter Alan Myers explains why Everton’s struggles are far from over despite relegation from the Premier League being avoided; the ownership issue needs to be resolved

Everton will play in the top flight of English football for a 71st consecutive season next August.

That, despite overcoming historical circumstances, with two separate points deductions and subsequent appeal processes, a long drawn out proposed takeover and the death of a chairman leading to an interim board running the club.