The Duncan Ferguson who led Inverness CT to victory at Arbroath was not the man many people would have expected.
"Serene" is not a word many would use to describe Duncan Ferguson.
There were no coming-togethers with combustible opposing manager Dick Campbell. There were no shouting matches with referee Don Robertson. There were no skelpings for his players, either. It was all so... even-tempered.And that's exactly what Ferguson was aiming for on his return to Scottish football. "I wanted to be calm," he said afterwards.
And if scenes, during and after the game, are anything to go by, then the only way may be up for the Highland side.On his return to the seaside Angus town, where as a boy he spent time in the nearby amusement park, the former Scotland international was relaxed. One would imagine a Ferguson pre-match team talk would galvanise the troops. Or perhaps strike the fear of God into them.And they were energised. There was a freedom to their play. Ferguson allowed them to express themselves.
Marching over to the Inverness fans - who had hailed their new leader throughout - he beat his chest and clenched his fists, reciprocating their adulation. They've bought in, and so has he.
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