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Duncan Ferguson: I knocked the burglar’s teeth out

He was football’s most terrifying hardman. The Everton legend hospitalised burglars, terrorised German exchange students and was the first footballer jailed for an on-field offence. From fights with fishermen to sex dolls in the slammer, this is the story of Duncan Disorderly… Links from the pod: Headbutting Jock McStay: <a href="https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1625842278618087425" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1625842278618087425</a>  Message to schoolboy who’s been slacking off: <a href="https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1625842434830737409" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1625842434830737409</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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