Barry Ferguson Says He Has Nothing To Prove At Birmingham City

The former Rangers player thinks his previous Premier League spell is irrelevant...

Jul 26, 2009 8:00:35 PM

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Birmingham City midfielder Barry Ferguson, who joined Alex McLeish's side earlier in the month from Rangers, has stated that he is not thinking about the unsatisfactory time he spent previously in England, with Blackburn Rovers in 2003-04, when he made a negligible impact on the Premier League and eventually returned to Ibrox.
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Feguson points to injury as the main reason he failed to impress back then, and feels that his time at Ewood Park should have little or no bearing on his time at St Andrews.

"No, I have not got a point to prove," the former Scotland international told The Sunday Mercury.

"I enjoyed it at Blackburn. I started off well, but then I got a bad injury. I fractured my kneecap and I was out for seven or eight months.

“I came back from it, and I played a lot of games for Blackburn. I did well. I was captain there and even though Mark Hughes came in [to replace Graeme Souness, who signed Ferguson] everything was fine.

“But it was a case of when your old club comes calling, so I kind of left under a bit of a cloud.

“I could have stayed, got a contract extension, joined other clubs who were interested, but I made my decision.

“People ask me, do have I any regrets but things happen in life for a reason. I went back up the road to Rangers and I won more Championships, Scottish Cups and League Cups and got to a UEFA Cup final. So, I don’t think it was a bad decision."

Alex McLeish, of course, was Ferguson's manager for a time at Rangers and with the Scottish national side, and the midfielder is pleased to be working with him, as well as a couple of his former Scotland team-mates.

"Obviously, I played under him for Rangers and Scotland and I enjoyed it. I like the way he manages and I know what he expects of me at Birmingham," he added.

"Obviously, playing with Faddy [James McFadden] and big Gaz [Gary O'Connor] as well, and Alex my ex-manager, you’re going to have a look.

"I was in the Scotland squad with Faddy and Gaz. They always had good things to say about the club."

Zack Wilson, Goal.com
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