{"id":960,"date":"2023-09-26T04:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T08:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/duncan-ferguson-inverness-caledonian-thistle-chose-former-scotland-striker-as-manager\/26\/09\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T04:44:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T08:44:32","slug":"duncan-ferguson-inverness-caledonian-thistle-chose-former-scotland-striker-as-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/duncan-ferguson-inverness-caledonian-thistle-chose-former-scotland-striker-as-manager\/26\/09\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan Ferguson: Inverness Caledonian Thistle chose former Scotland striker as manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Duncan Ferguson only lasted six months with Forest Green Rovers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Former Scotland and Everton striker Duncan Ferguson will be the new Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The 51-year-old left Forest Green Rovers in July following just one win in 18 games in charge, after which they were relegated from League One.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Forest Green had been Ferguson&#8217;s first foray into management on his own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Ferguson&#8217;s appointment will be announced at a Tuesday morning media conference as he takes over from the sacked Billy Dodds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Caley Thistle sit bottom of the Scottish Championship with one point from six games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Having had two spells as a player with Everton, Ferguson returned to the Premier League club as a coach under fellow Scot David Moyes and went on to be caretaker boss twice as well as assistant manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">He left Goodison Park in July last year before being appointed Forest Green head coach in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Caley Thistle director of football John Robertson was in caretaker charge for his side&#8217;s first game without Dodds on Saturday, when they lost 1-0 to Dundee United.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".11y6ye8160i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">It was the second week in a row when a late goal had handed Caley Thistle&#8217;s opponents a victory that took them to the Championship summit, 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