In the 1977/78 season, Bob Latchford pocketed £10,000 after scoring 30 goals in the First Division. No Everton player since World War II has bettered that tally in the top flight (only equalled by Gary Lineker in 1985/86). It was a magnificent achievement and Everton fans who watched him that season could argue that it might not have been possible if it wasn’t for one man – Dave Thomas.