Signed from: Everton Transfer fee: £8million League Appearances: 30 League Goals: 8 In an attempt to recreate the powerful Ferdinand-Shearer duo that brought so much success at St James' Park during the Kevin Keegan era, Ruud Gullit acquired Duncan Ferguson in 1998. Unfortunately the difference was that Les Ferdinand was pretty much always fit. Other than Ferguson's sensational volley against Manchester United, the Scottish forward spent more time in the treatment room than on the pitch and was labelled as "sick note" by chairman Freddy Shepherd. The towering striker made 30 league appearances, scoring eight goals before being shipped back to Everton for less than half what the Toon Army had paid for him.
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