The story behind Everton's poignant Hillsborough tribute

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Andy Morgan, lead gardener at Finch Farm, told the ECHO of his inspiration for the powerful Hillsborough tribute at Everton's training ground

Andy Morgan was just about to enter his teenage years when the Hillsborough tragedy unfolded. It still resonates with him today - the memory of his dad phoning around family to find out whether his uncles were safe, of skipping school to get the bus to Anfield and tying his Everton scarf to a rail on the Kop.

"It started off as an idea to get some colour, of doing a nice bed at Finch Farm and getting some colour in," Andy said. "The general idea was to do it in the shape of Prince Rupert’s Tower. So we prepared it all and then as the flowers started coming through we saw there was more red than any other colour. I thought ‘hang on a minute’."

As Andy set about addressing the issue, he scanned the patch for the poppies that had become the dominant flower in a part of Merseyside that is unequivocally Blue. It was at this point he was struck by an idea. He said: "I thought what if I just leave 97 in as a tribute to Hillsborough? That was the thought process, that it could be a Hillsborough memorial. I thought it would be a nice touch.

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