Evan Ferguson F Roma (loan from Brighton) b.2004

**Jolly Red Giant** · 11/12/2025, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by Exgrad

Gasparini questioning his attitude in his latest comments, not a good look.

I think Ferguson got the hump at Brighton when he came back from injury and wasnt starting all the time, and not sure hes got his head right since.

Gasperini's Roma are having a major problem scoring goals - they have got 15 in 14 Serie A games (Inter a place above Roma have scored 32) - Soule has scored 4 and eveyone else is on 2 or less. It is clearly bugging Gasperini and he cannot figure out how to fix the problem so he is focussing on defending rather than attacking - and blaming the strikers for the problem (a couple of weeks ago Gasperini green-lighted the sale of Dovbyk for €25m). Don't forget that Ferguson hurt his ankle in October and - again - in November.

Brighton rushed Ferguson back from his ankle injury because they were short of strikers. I think they didn't manage the injury properly and he has continued to have problems with it. I don't think it is an issue of Ferguson getting 'the hump' - but a breakdown of trust between the two.

The problem now is that Ferguson's contract with Brighton runs to 2029 and he is reputed to be on somewhere between £50K-£60K a week. Clubs are going to want proof he can get the job done - taking into the account a transfer fee and his salary. Brighton really should be trying to do whatever is necessary to develop Ferguson into the player he can be - because he could run out his contract for the next three years, pocket £8m-£9m in the process, and then pick and choose where he goes as a free agent - and he will still only be 25 years of age. Time is on his side.

**the 12 th man** · 11/12/2025, 6:53 PM

Starts against Celtic tonight.

**Eirambler** · 11/12/2025, 7:49 PM

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

Ferguson : 10 appearances with 408 minutes played 1 Goal

In Comparison

Soule 14 apps with 1000 minutes played 4 goals
Dybala 10 apps with 506 minutes played 2 goals
Dovbyk 10 apps with 323 minutes played 2 goals

So nobody on the team exactly ripping up trees on the goal front so maybe being scapegoated a bit.

None of the others' stats are good...but they're all comfortably better than Ferguson's. Which says it all really.

That said, if there was ever a night to have at least one good outing in a Roma jersey before they send him on his way, tonight is it - starting against a shaky Celtic team adjusting to a new manager and setup.

**Eirambler** · 11/12/2025, 8:10 PM

Liam Scales has now scored as many goals for Roma this season as Ferguson has.

**Eirambler** · 11/12/2025, 8:42 PM

Thankfully that stat was only true for half an hour. Celtic are a mess under the new guy so if he was ever going to pad out his numbers this is the night. Should be plenty of gaps in behind now as well - Celtic can't really just sit in and take their beating in front of their home fans.

**rebelmusic** · 11/12/2025, 8:49 PM

Beautiful second goal tonight. He needed this.

**the 12 th man** · 11/12/2025, 8:49 PM

Just the 2 tonight so far for him.

**passinginterest** · 11/12/2025, 8:49 PM

Lovely touch and finish for his second. Nice of his Ireland teammate Scales to make it fairly easy for him too.

**rebelmusic** · 11/12/2025, 8:53 PM

He hit the lost earlier as well. Go on and get the hat trick now

**Eirambler** · 11/12/2025, 8:58 PM

Turns out all he actually needed was to have Scales marking him for a night.

Unfortunately Serie A defenses aren't as accomodating as Celtic's is. But, in all seriousness, he could engineer a January loan to Glasgow out of this and it mightn't be the worst thing to ever happen to him.

**SkStu** · 11/12/2025, 9:09 PM

A move to either side of Glasgow right now would be a terrible decision.

**Eirambler** · 11/12/2025, 9:12 PM

Don't know about that, when you look at how much better he is when the standard of opposition is lower. Bulgaria, Hungary, Armenia, Celtic - at a lower level he scores goals. Could be just what he needs.

**SkStu** · 11/12/2025, 9:15 PM

Celtic look like they are going to be a shambles under Nancy and Rangers as bad. Another strange decision from Celtic hierarchy. Him moving to a toxic environment top to bottom and through to the fans like at Celtic wouldnt be good for him. In my opinion.

**pineapple stu** · 11/12/2025, 9:39 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Celtic look like they are going to be a shambles under Nancy and Rangers as bad. Another strange decision from Celtic hierarchy. Him moving to a toxic environment top to bottom and through to the fans like at Celtic wouldnt be good for him. In my opinion.

Yeah, I'd go along with that. I still feel he's way too good for Celtic. There's plenty of better clubs out there - but who has the budget and the squad gap is the question.

Great to see the couple of goals though.

**Fixer82** · 11/12/2025, 10:52 PM

Watching the videos of O’Neill in the Celtic dressing room after his last game showed what he brought to a team. You could see why players responded to him so well. And why he achieved some great results with a mediocre Irish squad. I couldn’t imagine Kenny having that effect.

Heimir seems to perhaps (I hope) be a mix of both Kenny (tactically aware and knowledgable different systems) and O’Neill (able to make players run through a brick wall for him).

**tetsujin1979** · 11/12/2025, 11:07 PM

The two goals make him Roma's joint second top scorer this season, Pellegrini also has three goals in 15 games, Soule still top scorer with 5 goals in 20 games.
Roma playing Como at home on Monday night.

**tetsujin1979** · 11/12/2025, 11:07 PM

First Irish player to score in European competition for an Italian club since Robbie Keane scored against Ruch Chorzow in September 2000
(2:17 below)

**tetsujin1979** · 12/12/2025, 12:18 AM

I think this is the only other time an Irish player scored twice for an Italian club
Brady scored the second and third goals for Juventus in a 5-1 win against Bologna in March 1981