Big Dunc bows out


Dixie Dean was a legend; Brian Labone was a legend; Howard Kendall was a legend - both as a manager and as part of the 'Holy Trinity' with Colin Harvey and Alan Ball.

In that sort of company its hard to think of Duncan Ferguson - never a prolific goal scorer; injured as often as he was fit; a player who Joe Royle famously described as 'a legend before he became a player'; as a real Goodison legend. But, of course football is never as straight forward as that.

I was there when the big man scored THAT debut goal against Liverpool, and I was there yesterday for my last ever (well ever for now) match as a Goodison season ticket holder to see him slot home his last goal for the Blues. For the last 10 years Everton have been conspicuously short of heroes, but Duncan fits the bill in my opinion. Goodison legend? Of course and here's five reasons why....

The debut goal against Liverpool - restoring pride to the blue half of Merseyside

Giving a (very) old granny a kiss on her birthday at a 'lunch with the players' do that we went to, and telling her 'No Tongues' (at which she giggled like a teenager)

He's the coolest pigeon fancier this side of the Penines

His goals in the big games - Man U, Liverpool - he didn't score many, but the ones he did were always special

Taking the law into his own hands - What sort of burglar thinks its a good idea to break into his house anyway!?

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