Everton are set to wave goodbye to Goodison Park in a matter of weeks.
The historic home of Everton Football Club has seen many greats come and go over the years and one of them was certainly Duncan Ferguson.
David Moyes would love to have a striker of Ferguson’s quality playing up top for the Blues right now.
Everton are in desperate need of some quality in attack following another underwhelming result against Ipswich Town on the weekend.
Ferguson will attend the first game at Bramley-Moore Dock, but it remains to be seen if the club have any plans to invite him for Goodison Park’s Finale.
It would only be right for players like Ferguson to have their time at the club recognised.
The Scot was there on the weekend working for one broadcaster and he has shed some light on his time playing under Moyes.
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Duncan Ferguson shocked by what Everton’s David Moyes said
Roy Keane loved how honest Ferguson was on his recent appearance on the Stick to Football podcast last month.
And the 53-year-old has shared more from his time at Everton with an insight on his relationship with the current Everton manager.
Speaking to The Mirror, Ferguson admitted he knew his time was done at Everton when Moyes offered him the captain’s armband for the final game of the season.
‘I knew when Moyesy gave me the captaincy that day, that was it. The end. I never got told I was getting released before the game. It dawned on me on matchday,’ he said.
“You’re the captain, and there’s your captain’s armband,” Moyes said to me when I walked in the changing room. “I don’t want the captain’s armband.”
“No, Dunc, I think you should take it.” I knew then. That was Moyes’s way of telling me ‘this is your last game’. Look, I’m not really blaming David. I expected that to happen. As a footballer, it rarely ends in the way you want it to.’I couldn’t believe it. That’s why I had the fall-out. I knew the day before that my time was up, but this was the club making it official, and me hanging around with kids crying their eyes out.’
Ferguson told Everton he didn’t want to leave originally when he departed for Newcastle United.
And it was apparent that his time at Everton was cut short despite his belief that he still had a lot to give to the football club.
Ferguson would love to manage Everton again
Following his playing career, Ferguson spent many years on Merseyside as a coach and interim manager.
The former manager learned from his mistakes in the past as Ferguson admitted he could’ve done more for Wayne Rooney, but was worried about being a bad influence.
But he enjoyed his time as a coach and manager at Goodison Park.
So much so that it gave the Everton legend a real taste for it and he would love to receive another opportunity in the dugout on Merseyside.
“I want to be on that touchline for Everton. I want to manage Everton. That is my dream,” he told The Mirror.
“I know it is a long way off at the moment, but football can move very quickly and, don’t forget, I have managed in the Premier League.”
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