When it comes to the hardest player in Premier League history, there’s surely only one winner.
The likes of Roy Keane, Vinnie Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Jaap Stam and Stuart Pearce were all scary in their right, but none of them were as terrifying as Duncan Ferguson.
Best known for his spells with Everton, the former Scotland striker was a 6ft 4in powerhouse of a man and a defender’s worst nightmare.
Even now, at the age of 50, nobody in their right mind would mess with Big Dunc.
For those too young to remember Ferguson in his pomp, a wonderful video has been uploaded to Twitter by @bryansgunn which shows the Scot as his menacing best.
Set to the music from Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic film ‘Psycho’ along with hair-raising audio from the big man, the video shows Ferguson putting the fear of god into various opponents and even a few referees.
Watch it here:
I won’t be ordering a video message from Duncan Ferguson again pic.twitter.com/ZikmDKql1q
Superb.
Now let’s check out some of the best reaction:
Jimmy Bullard’s face at the end of the video was an absolute picture.
Speaking about that incident in 2020, the former Premier League midfielder told Sky Sports: “I get pulled up all the time about this. Soccer AM were the first to play this clip as this was a midweek game. He’d only been on the pitch for a bit!
“I was telling him to calm down, but he’d gone. He’d lost the plot. I always want to get involved if there’s a bit of drama. I loved it as a player.
“I knew [Everton forward] James McFadden and I asked him if Dunc was alright. He told me not to say anything.
“Mike Dean gives him the red card, and as he’s walking away, I told Dunc I’d see him in the tunnel, for a bit of banter but that backfired. Lee McCulloch and McFadden told
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