Liverpool will say farewell to an institution today.

I say Liverpool and not just Everton because I mean it. The Winslow Hotel may be a pub doused in Royal Blue memories but football and the communities that build up around the beautiful game are an indelible part of this city's life, soul and character.

There were always going to be winners and losers when Everton moved from Goodison Park to the Liverpool waterfront, a switch that needed to happen for the club to progress. The closure of the Winslow Hotel is more than collateral damage though, it's a genuine moment of loss.

It seems strange to imagine the 'People's Pub' - which actually opened before the famous stadium that for so long has sat opposite - closed. My image of the pub is a happy one. For years it was the last scene that would greet...