IT’S THE book which thousands of blues have been waiting impatiently for.
Since Duncan Ferguson (just) scored that famous last goal at the Gwladys street against West Brom in 2006, a little bit of colour and mischief has faded from Goodison.
Now someone is finally releasing a much-needed book about the Big Man, expected to be out in October.
The Dunc effect can be summed up by stealing a line from Andy DuFrense in The Shawshank Redemption; ‘It was as if some beautiful bird had flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve’.
Except Dunc wasn’t exactly a frail, beautfiul wee sparrow....more a kicking, screaming, fighting, scoring, big stretch of passion and goals who stamped his mark on every teenage blue during the 90s.
The Mancs could keep their Cantona. Robbier Fowler? Pah. We had our Big No.9 and even though his legend was bigger than his statistical legacy, Dunc will always be a hero.
He gave us a bit of passion back in the playground with that barnstorming goal in the derby win shortly after arriving on loan from Rangers.
That was it for me, there and then. Nailed on hero. I may have become cynical towards the end (especially when he spent more time injured and bevying in town than playing) but he was still an Everton legend.
So that’s why (forgive the sentimental tinge today I’m dizzy from lack of sleep) I cannot wait for Alan Pattullo’s new book - In Search of Duncan Ferguson: The Life and Crimes of a Footballing Enigma.
It will be the first literary stab at chronicling a complex, fascinating and legendary figure.
Hopefully it will include much pigeon anecdotery (always reminded me of Forest Whittaker in Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai), drinking tales, beating up dopey burglars and probably much...ahem..romancing.
There’d better be a good bit about Barlinnie too. I didn't look like a whopper in my ‘Free Duncan Ferguson’ t-shirt for nothing.
I’ve always hoped David Prentice from our place would write a Duncan book. It’d be nice if Prenno could do the office biography and make it the Dunc book.
Anyway I’m off to drink some Tennants and reminisce about Dunc levelling that Tamas after he nearly killed Arteta.
Legend.
What’s your favourite Duncan memory?
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donnie wrote...
the thing is about cantona is that he was brilliant for united so legend status guranteed.
fowler likewise for liverpool, so the same fits.
duncan for the blues? half decent player who delivered in patches at best.
he's no legend. if the blues want their legends to be average angry ill tempered scallies to be their 'legends' allan ball the golden vision and dixie dean will be turning in their graves.
he's got a blue tatoo? must be good.
Posted by: donnie | May 30, 2008 4:22 PM