Everton refund fans with Mikel Arteta and Jermaine Beckford shirts

17 September 2011 11:02
Everton have agreed to refund supporters who bought shirts embroidered with the names of Mikel Arteta and Jermaine Beckford.[LNB]Spanish ace Arteta and striker Beckford made deadline-day moves to Arsenal and Leicester respectively.[LNB]And after raising around ?14million from the deals, the Toffees have made the goodwill gesture.[LNB] Getting shirty: Mikel Arteta swapped Everton for Arsenal on deadline day[LNB]'I have been contacted by several supporters (a lot with children) who had bought the new shirts with Mikel and Jermaine's surnames on the back of them,' chairman Bill Kenwright told the club's website.[LNB]'Both players left the club quite literally at the very last minute on transfer deadline day.[LNB]'These are unusual circumstances and I simply want to try and play fair by those supporters who have spent hard-earned money on these shirts.'[LNB]  Time for Jack the lad to mature... Moyes urges Rodwell to realise his potentialEVERTON v Wigan: Drenthe set for first start at Goodison Park Manager Moyes worried selling Arteta gives out wrong message about EvertonAll the latest Everton news, features and opinion [LNB]

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