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Published 15:52 25 Dec 2016 GMT
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So the best course of action is to buy straight from the source and shop at the official club shop, right? Well, perhaps not if you're an Everton supporter. Certainly one Toffees fan in particular was left crest-fallen (pun intended) when his full-price purchase turned out to be a very unsuitable Christmas turkey.
Will spent over £50 to buy a brand new Everton home shirt with midfielder Ross Barkley's name and number on the back. Except the Goodison Park club obliged with a jersey portraying mixed allegiances. On the front was of course the famous Everton crest. But on the back? A Manchester United badge.
That's right - Barkey's number eight was adorned with United branding, and Will was understandably not happy...
https://twitter.com/efcwill/status/812967826050912256
At first, his followers assumed he was joking, but far from it...
https://twitter.com/EFCWill/status/812974098397753344
There were even suggestions he had added a United sticker to his shirt, but no...
https://twitter.com/EFCWill/status/812974863891787778
https://twitter.com/EFCWill/status/812968120914690048
https://twitter.com/EFCWill/status/812968502869053440
https://twitter.com/EFCWill/status/812970636389842948
Poor Will's protestations are currently without an answer, but that's not stopped it going viral - and it's no real help...
https://twitter.com/EFCWill/status/812977038378356736
https://twitter.com/EFCWill/status/812982312870825984
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