Say what you will about the Prime Minister but, occasionally, he can make a whole audience nod in agreement. 'Please. Sign a right back,' he said, when asked what he'd wish for his beloved Everton. 'And if we can, get Jack Grealish for at least one more year.'
Evertonians will hope Andy Burnham's lobbying can at least pull some sway with club owners, the Friedkin Group, because, with two weeks of the window left, they are running out of time to fulfil his wishes.