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Sat 11 Nov 2002Yobo unites colour divide in LiverpoolDominic Fifield talks to the Everton and Nigeria defender about life in the Premiership and his welcome from both Blue and Red on MerseysideWayne Rooney had been and gone, Tomasz Radzinski was dotting his final "i" with a flourish and the last of the spring rolls sat soggy and shunned when the man of the moment arrived. Joseph Yobo might have expected to enter the monthly Everton supporters' meal to a round of applause. Instead there were as many anxious faces as there were blue shirts on which to scribble.