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He did that years ago.
Former Everton Centre Forward Duncan Ferguson steps into management.....
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END OF SEASON AWARDS
END OF SEASON STATS
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LA LIGA FINAL TABLE 2035-36
LA LIGA 2
COPA DEL RAY
EUROPA LEAGUE
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
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RICHARD DONKOR CALLED UP FOR OLYMPICS
Attacking Midfielder Richard Donkor has been called up to represent Ghana at the 2036 Olympic Games in South Africa.
Attacking Midfielder Richard Donkor has been called up to represent Ghana at the 2036 Olympic Games in South Africa.
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FERGUSON EXTENDS CONTRACT
After meeting with new owner Brett Alexander and Director Juanjo, Duncan Ferguson has extended his contract until 2038. "It's an honour to further our relationship with Duncan" stated Mr Alexander. "He and I share the same vision in taking this club forward and I'm allowing Ferguson full control of transfers and to operate in a way that he chooses to make our football club successful. The remit is simple and we want promotion to the top division. Our club is too big to not be there and we are willing to provide the manager with the resources he requires to get us there. I am not an owner who will be involved with the football side of things, I will be working in the background to help once again establish this club amongst the Real Madrid's and Barcelona's of this country."
After meeting with new owner Brett Alexander and Director Juanjo, Duncan Ferguson has extended his contract until 2038. "It's an honour to further our relationship with Duncan" stated Mr Alexander. "He and I share the same vision in taking this club forward and I'm allowing Ferguson full control of transfers and to operate in a way that he chooses to make our football club successful. The remit is simple and we want promotion to the top division. Our club is too big to not be there and we are willing to provide the manager with the resources he requires to get us there. I am not an owner who will be involved with the football side of things, I will be working in the background to help once again establish this club amongst the Real Madrid's and Barcelona's of this country."
ffs I've just moved my caravan to Stanley Park.
I was certain he was going to move back to England and camp outside Goodison until he was finally given the full time job. I literally went out on the lash with him and Sean Dyche last week and he said that was the plan macca, he consulted me, confided in me, TRUSTED ME!!! That's the last time I let the knobhead wear my Miami Vice white jacket on a night out as well, Dyche done some kind of Exorcist projectile vomit on it and me mum can't get it out.
She needs to stop putting it in the wash with those crusty socks you keep firing loads into
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The Ghanaian Boli.
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I can't help but wonder who the Real Madrid or Barcelona of Spain is.
Classic Brett! Like his birds, his heads always in the sand.
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Brasses, booze and Bolivian marching powder if rumours are correct. Those lads are ker-azy.
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SUMMER TRANSFERS 2036/37
Matthew Chapman (Defender, Centre)
23 year old Matthew Chapman joined Zaragoza from Reading on the first day of the tranfer window. Standing at 6'3" he offers height in defence and attack and is an asset to have at attacking set-pieces. He spent last season on loan at Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier Division playing 23 matches and scoring 2 goals. His contract wasn't renewed this summer by Reading and Chapman fancied the opportunity to pursue his career in Spain.
Clemens Rittmuller (Attacking Midfielder, Centre)
25 year old German midfielder Clemens Rittmuller is a gem of a signing. Playing for FC Koln in the Bundesliga and having an impressive loan spell last season with Union Berlin in the Bundesliga 2, Ferguson was keen to bring in the dynamic attacking player. Rittmuller was part of Ferguson's pre-season and impressed with his vision and creativity, also offering an option as a forward who can score goals. He has a mature head on his shoulders and is known for his composed approach on the pitch.
Pablo (Defender, Centre)
24 year old Spanish Centre Back Pablo joins Zaragoza from Celta Vigo where he made 173 appearances for the B team. An intelligent defender who shows excellent professionalism and leadership. He is Ferguson's second Central Defensive signing of the summer supplying cover for Perez and Javi.
Jorge (Midfielder, Centre)
19 year old Jorge signs from Athletico Madrid B after an impressive season in La Liga 2 last season. The midfielder impressed Ferguson when he controlled the game against Zaragoza and got on the scoresheet at La Romareda. Jorge is known for his work rate and leaves it all on the pitch. He is an incredible young player with a great future and could be the engine Zaragoza need this season.
Luis Javier Granda (Striker)
26 year old Luis Granda came through Villarreal before moving to Sporting Gijon in 2027. Granda was released by Gijon in the summer and Ferguson took the Striker on a free transfer. The Striker has 60 goals in 198 career appearances and on a free transfer could be very useful to Zaragoza as the Striker looks to rebuild his career.
PRE-SEASON RESULTS
OPENING FIXTURES 2036/37
Real Zaragoza will travel to recently relegated Valladolid before hosting last season's 11th place finishers Elche at La Romareda three days later. A TV viewing between play-off rivals Alcorcon and Zaragoza will be a chance for either side to take points off the other in the third match of the season.
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DUNCAN FERGUSON INTERVIEW
Duncan Ferguson took time out of his schedule to sit down with the media team from Real Zaragoza fan TV to talk about the upcoming season.
RZTV: Duncan, thank you for sitting down with us, it is an honour to have you managing our club. Did last season go as well as you expected?
DF: Play-offs was the aim for the season, it was always part of my objectives to reach the play-off round but as the season went on we looked good enough to be pushing for automatic promotion. Zubillaga's injury hit us quite hard in the search for goals that could have won us games and he never really got back up to speed when he came back. That's not solely the reason why we didn't win as many as we'd liked but we also lacked quality in depth in key areas. This season I feel like we have got that addressed but it's still quite difficult when you can only register 23 outfield players.
RZTV: What are the aims for this season? Surely now it has to be promotion? Do you think the new owners and the fans would settle for play-offs as a minimum?
DF: Promotion is our aim and we need to be tight to the top two. It's not easy when Valladolid and surprisingly, Sevilla have been relegated. They two teams with big stature in the game and Sevilla are being touted as comfortable favourites to bounce back. We need to be competitive, we need to be better than last year and we need to be consistent.
RZTV: You got your business done early in the window and we got to see the new players in pre-season. We are quite excited by Rittmuller and Jorge in midfield, are you confident these players can come in and hit the ground running?
DF: We've all seen Jorge haven't we? He's a class young player and we are delighted to bring him in. Rittmuller is incredible. He has so much intelligence in his football and does the most amazing things in training, I can't wait for you to see him in action this season.
RZTV: It's good to see a lot of our younger players go out on loan to get experience, we look like we have a bright future with the talent at the club. Is there a process for them to break through?
DF: No process as such, we have a good coaching team at the club and when a player is ready he will get his chance. Agustin Noya made his debut last season and was around the first team training. He's gone out on loan now to get more football under his belt. The same applies to all, if you impress at youth level and on loan spells then you can get your chance.
RZTV: What was the story with Andrew Ledson?
DF: Andy struggled to settle in, in Spain. He came here as a 19 year old and it's a massive adjustment for some. I think it affected his game and his loan spell wasn't enjoyable for him either. Luckily we got a call from QPR who have just been promoted to the Premier League and now Andy has a massive chance to be playing in the best league in the world. He's a good player who can achieve a lot in his career, the timing for him to come to Spain just wasn't right.
RZTV: What are your own plans? We know you are an Everton fan, do you still keep up to date with what they are doing?
DF: Of course! I follow their results and have done since I left all those years ago. They've struggled again recently but I think under Klopp they can reach Europe again and finish high up in the league.
RZTV: Last question, what about Fylde?
DF: I follow them too, Fylde are also a big part of my career and we had so many ups and downs! They're a pretty well established League One team and many memories were made there. I keep in touch with the players who came through under me and spent their careers with the club. Morgan Feeney left the game completely, I'm not sure what he is up to now. Euan Henderson has just retired from playing and is starting a career in management. I chat to him quite a bit about football and he's looking for his first job.
Duncan Ferguson took time out of his schedule to sit down with the media team from Real Zaragoza fan TV to talk about the upcoming season.
RZTV: Duncan, thank you for sitting down with us, it is an honour to have you managing our club. Did last season go as well as you expected?
DF: Play-offs was the aim for the season, it was always part of my objectives to reach the play-off round but as the season went on we looked good enough to be pushing for automatic promotion. Zubillaga's injury hit us quite hard in the search for goals that could have won us games and he never really got back up to speed when he came back. That's not solely the reason why we didn't win as many as we'd liked but we also lacked quality in depth in key areas. This season I feel like we have got that addressed but it's still quite difficult when you can only register 23 outfield players.
RZTV: What are the aims for this season? Surely now it has to be promotion? Do you think the new owners and the fans would settle for play-offs as a minimum?
DF: Promotion is our aim and we need to be tight to the top two. It's not easy when Valladolid and surprisingly, Sevilla have been relegated. They two teams with big stature in the game and Sevilla are being touted as comfortable favourites to bounce back. We need to be competitive, we need to be better than last year and we need to be consistent.
RZTV: You got your business done early in the window and we got to see the new players in pre-season. We are quite excited by Rittmuller and Jorge in midfield, are you confident these players can come in and hit the ground running?
DF: We've all seen Jorge haven't we? He's a class young player and we are delighted to bring him in. Rittmuller is incredible. He has so much intelligence in his football and does the most amazing things in training, I can't wait for you to see him in action this season.
RZTV: It's good to see a lot of our younger players go out on loan to get experience, we look like we have a bright future with the talent at the club. Is there a process for them to break through?
DF: No process as such, we have a good coaching team at the club and when a player is ready he will get his chance. Agustin Noya made his debut last season and was around the first team training. He's gone out on loan now to get more football under his belt. The same applies to all, if you impress at youth level and on loan spells then you can get your chance.
RZTV: What was the story with Andrew Ledson?
DF: Andy struggled to settle in, in Spain. He came here as a 19 year old and it's a massive adjustment for some. I think it affected his game and his loan spell wasn't enjoyable for him either. Luckily we got a call from QPR who have just been promoted to the Premier League and now Andy has a massive chance to be playing in the best league in the world. He's a good player who can achieve a lot in his career, the timing for him to come to Spain just wasn't right.
RZTV: What are your own plans? We know you are an Everton fan, do you still keep up to date with what they are doing?
DF: Of course! I follow their results and have done since I left all those years ago. They've struggled again recently but I think under Klopp they can reach Europe again and finish high up in the league.
RZTV: Last question, what about Fylde?
DF: I follow them too, Fylde are also a big part of my career and we had so many ups and downs! They're a pretty well established League One team and many memories were made there. I keep in touch with the players who came through under me and spent their careers with the club. Morgan Feeney left the game completely, I'm not sure what he is up to now. Euan Henderson has just retired from playing and is starting a career in management. I chat to him quite a bit about football and he's looking for his first job.
Dream on hendo
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Fancies being an overpaid cone layer in Spain.
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COPA DEL REY SECOND ROUND DRAW
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