DUNCAN FERGUSON HAS been confirmed as the new manager of Glentoran.
The Irish League club announced the shock appointment on Monday with owner Ali Pour stating it was a “multi-year contract”.
Ferguson’s last two jobs in management were with Forest Green Rovers in England and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Scotland. The 54-year-old had two caretaker spells in charge of Everton and also served as assistant to managers Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez.
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Glentoran Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Duncan Ferguson as its new First Team Manager on a multi-year contract.
The 54-year-old brings extensive Premier League experience as a player and coach, having served as Assistant Manager to Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benítez at Everton and taken caretaker charge of the club on two occasions.
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“This is a big club with a tremendous history, and it is a great opportunity for me. I understand the responsibility that comes with the job,” Ferguson said.
“I want to win trophies here. Glentoran should be challenging for the title and every cup and shield we enter. I know that success here will be judged on what we win.
“The more I spoke with Ali and Paul, the more I wanted the job. Their ambition matches my own, and I am looking forward to getting onto the training pitch, working with the players and seeing what we can achieve together.
“I want us to play with confidence, get forward and give the supporters football they enjoy watching. I am thorough in my preparation and expect a lot from my players. It will take time to put my ideas into practice, but I will be clear from day one about how I want us to play and what I expect.
“I have signed for the long term and will be living in Belfast. I want to get to know the people at the club and in the wider community and become part of life here. That is important to me.
“I have heard so much about the Glentoran supporters and what this club means to them. We have a responsibility to win games and make them proud. Their support has to be earned, and I am looking forward to getting started.”
Ferguson told the Press Association: “I’ve had two tough jobs, but this one’s a bit different because the ambition is to win the league.
“I managed Everton in the Premier League and took them out of the relegation zone, I moved Inverness up the league and to a play-off.
“Forest Green was for the future, bottom of the league, but I went there with the understanding that I was going to get a rebuild.
“I got on all right with the owner (Dale Vince), but he decided to go a different way in the summer. I came out of the Premier League and took the wrong job.”
Ferguson says he spoke to several people about the Glentoran vacancy, including Sam Allardyce.
The former England boss began his own coaching career at Limerick in 1991, guiding them in to the League of Ireland Premier Division by winning the First Division title.
Ferguson said: “I spoke to Big Sam and he said, ‘Dunc, get in there. You win on a Saturday you feel good, you lose you feel bad. It doesn’t matter what level you’re at’.
“When you’re out of work for six months, it feels like six years. It’s exciting to do this again and a big opportunity for me to live the dream.”
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Everton legend Duncan Ferguson confirmed as new Glentoran manager
DUNCAN FERGUSON HAS been confirmed as the new manager of Glentoran.
The Irish League club announced the shock appointment on Monday with owner Ali Pour stating it was a “multi-year contract”.
Ferguson’s last two jobs in management were with Forest Green Rovers in England and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Scotland. The 54-year-old had two caretaker spells in charge of Everton and also served as assistant to managers Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez.
“This is a big club with a tremendous history, and it is a great opportunity for me. I understand the responsibility that comes with the job,” Ferguson said.
“I want to win trophies here. Glentoran should be challenging for the title and every cup and shield we enter. I know that success here will be judged on what we win.
“The more I spoke with Ali and Paul, the more I wanted the job. Their ambition matches my own, and I am looking forward to getting onto the training pitch, working with the players and seeing what we can achieve together.
“I want us to play with confidence, get forward and give the supporters football they enjoy watching. I am thorough in my preparation and expect a lot from my players. It will take time to put my ideas into practice, but I will be clear from day one about how I want us to play and what I expect.
“I have signed for the long term and will be living in Belfast. I want to get to know the people at the club and in the wider community and become part of life here. That is important to me.
“I have heard so much about the Glentoran supporters and what this club means to them. We have a responsibility to win games and make them proud. Their support has to be earned, and I am looking forward to getting started.”
Ferguson told the Press Association: “I’ve had two tough jobs, but this one’s a bit different because the ambition is to win the league.
“I managed Everton in the Premier League and took them out of the relegation zone, I moved Inverness up the league and to a play-off.
“Forest Green was for the future, bottom of the league, but I went there with the understanding that I was going to get a rebuild.
“I got on all right with the owner (Dale Vince), but he decided to go a different way in the summer. I came out of the Premier League and took the wrong job.”
Ferguson says he spoke to several people about the Glentoran vacancy, including Sam Allardyce.
The former England boss began his own coaching career at Limerick in 1991, guiding them in to the League of Ireland Premier Division by winning the First Division title.
Ferguson said: “I spoke to Big Sam and he said, ‘Dunc, get in there. You win on a Saturday you feel good, you lose you feel bad. It doesn’t matter what level you’re at’.
“When you’re out of work for six months, it feels like six years. It’s exciting to do this again and a big opportunity for me to live the dream.”
With reporting from The Press Association.
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