Danny O’Neill’s name will be familiar to many of you. I’m sad to say that his brother, Jamie, has contacted me to inform me that Danny has died after a long illness.
I know that some of you were good friends of Danny, often meeting up at Everton matches home and away, although like me you might have lost contact more recently. Danny will be remembered as a regular contributor to ToffeeWeb and other Everton forums, including writing various articles himself.
I first met Danny at an away match at Wolves a few years ago — I think he had not long been out of the army after a long and successful army career. I sometimes managed to get away game tickets for Danny and we met at many of the matches, home and away. Danny himself seemed to conjure up tickets for many of those matches — a legacy perhaps of his army intelligence work?!
Danny was especially good to me when my wife died in early 2025, for which I’ll forever be grateful. Thank you, Danny.
I understand that the funeral will be held in South Liverpool. Details yet to be announced.
My condolences to brother Jamie, son Connor, and the rest of the family.