Duncan Ferguson sacked by crisis club after Everton legend 'paid players' petrol money'

Duncan Ferguson had been moving for escaped astatine Inverness Caledonian Thistle but present the erstwhile Everton and Scotland striker has been relieved of his duties by administrators

Everton fable Duncan Ferguson has been sacked arsenic manager of crisis-stricken Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

The club, present playing successful 3rd tier of Scottish football, are warring for their endurance aft entering administration. Ferguson, 52, had been moving for escaped to assistance easiness their fiscal woes but has present confirmed that helium and 2 of his coaching unit person been relieved of their duties.

Inverness' players and unit are acceptable to larn if they inactive person jobs connected Thursday. Administrators BDO said that they're moving to 'secure the semipermanent future' of the club, who've had 15 points deducted arsenic a effect of the administration.

It was reported past week that Ferguson had been personally paying for Inverness players' petrol and substance wealth arsenic good arsenic different day-to-day costs. "I've fixed up my wage to effort and assistance the club. I'm present moving for nothing. That's by the by, it's my ain determination to effort and assistance the nine get done each this," the erstwhile Everton striker said earlier this month.

Before his sacking, Ferguson told BBC Scotland that helium had 'always been against administration'. The 52-year-old, who described the process arsenic 'brutal', said aft his departure connected Wednesday: "I've done the precise champion I tin for my nine and for my players. I've ever tried to enactment my players down the scenes and they each cognize that. And that's the astir important happening for me."

Caley Thistle beryllium bottommost of League 1 connected -3 points and volition commencement adjacent play connected -5 careless of which part they're in. "I deliberation the nine tin enactment successful the part if they clasp onto their players," Ferguson added. "If not it's going to beryllium a pugnacious ask."

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The ex-Scotland planetary was appointed by Inverness past September pursuing the sacking of Billy Dodds. The nine were bottommost of the Championship astatine the clip and were yet relegated successful a play-off against Hamilton Accies. Inverness bushed Annan Athletic connected Saturday 1-0, their archetypal triumph successful six, and question to Dumbarton this weekend.

Investor Alan Savage, who was erstwhile president of the club, has vowed to springiness his 'best shot' to assistance prevention Inverness. Asked if helium was assured that it could beryllium saved, Savage replied to BBC Scotland: "Of people I am, yeah." He besides pledged to assistance anyone who mislaid their occupation to find a caller one.

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