After a suggestion from "Liverpool Echo" columnist Tony Barrett, which was supported by many "Echo" readers, Everton's local rivals Liverpool FC agreed to play the beginning of "Z-Cars" – the theme that traditionally greets the arrival of the Everton team onto the Goodison Park pitch – prior to playing Liverpool's own theme ahead of their UEFA Champions League game with Toulouse FC on 28 August. This was followed by a period of applause; the Liverpool players and staff, Toulouse players, and match day officials wore black armbands during the game.