"As the precursor to the approaching Storm Darragh emptied its load over the north-west of England, video footage showed the stands and stairways of Everton's new stadium cascading with rainwater, filling and flooding the concourses beneath."
"Everton were quick to allay any alarm, insisting that the new stadium would boast an advanced siphonic drainage system designed to deal with heavy rainfall, but which has not yet been installed."
"But it does at least offer a window into what it must be like following this club: a never-ending trial of calamities and setbacks, hitches and anxieties, every bright new horizon laced with a dark grey storm cloud."
"Yes, things will never be the same again. But when you're Everton in 2024, maybe that's not the worst thing."
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