A host of Everton legends turned out for the premiere of Howard’s Way.
Rob Sloman’s film celebrates the Blues’ all-conquering side of the mid-1980s that lifted two league titles, the FA Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup under Howard Kendall.
The feature-length tribute to the late Everton manager and his players features interviews with Peter Reid, Andy Gray, Derek Moutnfield and Graeme Sharp.
Most of the team which swept virtually all before them in the iconic 1984/85 season were in attendance for Monday’s public screening at St George’s Hall.
Among them were Peter Reid, Neville Southall, Andy Gray, Derek Mountfield, Alan Harper, Paul Bracewell, Gary Stevens, Kevin Sheedy and Graeme Sharp.
“I haven’t seen it yet but obviously I’ve done some filming for it,” Reid told Click Liverpool ahead of the screening.
“It’ll be interesting. A good stroll down memory lane, so to speak, and it’s always nice when you look back in history.
“I think the side I played in that was successful was a really good side, well-balanced so I’m looking forward to it.”
“For us as a group of players, it was the best times,” said Sharp.
“I think sometimes people tend to forget that football did exist before the Premier League. Did we get as much praise and recognition? I think within the Everton fans we did.
“But it’s important to let other people throughout the country know that Everton did have the team in the 80s that were successful. So it’s good to relive those memories.
“You look at Everton now and it’s totally changed to what it was [back] then. I think everybody who will watch the film will enjoy it.”
“It’s nice that someone has actually done something to recognise that side,” added Mountfield
“People say we were the forgotten team of the generation. Maybe we are nationally but not on Merseyside. People remember that team with a lot of fondness.
“The younger generation have been brought up by their dad saying ‘This is how good they were. Watch this DVD’. It’s nice that we’re recognised.”