A general view before the Premier League match between Everton and Newcastle United at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images

Every single supporter in Hill Dickinson Stadium’s imposing south stand will have a role to play in the first major display at Everton ’s new ground. That is the message from influential Blues fan group the 1878s, the organisation behind so many of the incredible scenes that celebrated the final season at Goodison Park.

For months, the outfit has been raising funds and plotting out how to take their flags and banners into the club’s new home in a way that will ramp up the atmosphere - a challenge given the scale and size of the stands in contrast to those at Goodison.

Work is now intensifying ahead of the match against

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