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Ferguson: I didn't want to leave Everton
Posted: Saturday April 17, 1999 04:45 PM
LONDON (Reuters) -- Newcastle United striker Duncan Ferguson said he did not want to leave former club Everton and was badly treated by the club. Speaking ahead of the two teams' English Premier League meeting on Saturday, Ferguson told Liverpool's Daily Post newspaper: "I was happy at Everton but they bought me for four million [sterling] and sold me for eight million. I wonder how many other signings have brought that return. "I remember someone saying the only thing loyal in football is a dog. Well, I must have been a dog because I was loyal to Everton and still got sold," said the Scot, who moved last November. "Maybe me going would have been a good thing for the club if they could have used the money to get two or three quality players in as a springboard to strengthen the team. But that never happened." Ferguson was sold after Everton chairman Peter Johnson accepted Newcastle's offer without speaking to Ferguson and without consulting manager Walter Smith. Smith threatened to resign over the issue but eventually agreed to stay. Ferguson, a big favorite with the Everton fans, has had a difficult time with injuries at Newcastle but came on as a substitute in last week's F.A. Cup semifinal victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
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