Your Everton morning headlines for Tuesday, July 5.
Bill Kenwright sends emotional farewell message to Duncan Ferguson after Everton exit
Bill Kenwright has sent a heart-warming farewell message to Duncan Ferguson after his exit from Everton was confirmed.
Ferguson has left his position of first-team assistant manager to pursue his managerial ambitions, becoming the latest big name to leave Finch Farm this year after David Unsworth's departure in April.
The Scot first joined the club as a player in 1994, returning for a second spell in 2000, and scored 73 goals in 273 Everton appearances that spanned ten years. He also assumed caretaker responsibility of the first-team on two separate occasions, resulting in a memorable win over Chelsea in 2019 during the first of these experiences.
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Ferguson will be fondly remembered by fans for his commitment and passion shown whenever representing the club, with his lasting contributions not lost on Kenwright as the 50-year-old prepares for a new chapter in his career.
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Takeover plots, transfers and controversy as Everton's summer begins with a bang
As Everton's players returned from their summer break on Monday they could have been forgiven for thinking little had changed since last season's dramatic conclusion.
A new sponsor adorned their training tops and there was a new teammate to meet at the Finch Farm training complex. But there was little evidence to suggest much else had happened while they had been away.
Yet while those Blues stars had enjoyed holidays, off-season fitness regimes and, for some, international duty, things had been far from quiet. Finch Farm and Goodison Park may have fallen relatively silent, but the club's Liver Building HQ had been a hive of activity and the rumour mill surrounding the Toffees had been in overdrive.
June proved almost as chaotic as the final weeks of last season for the Blues. After the players broke for the summer having secured Premier League survival in the penultimate game of the season, Everton fans have watched as their club has been engulfed in controversy and speculation.
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