DAVID MOYES hailed reluctant hero Duncan Ferguson after the striker marked what could be his farewell Goodison appearance with a last-minute goal yesterday.
Ferguson struck home the rebound after seeing his penalty saved by Tomasz Kuszczak to earn Everton a 2-2 draw in their final Premiership game of the season at home to relegated West Bromwich Albion.
The 34-year-old is one of several players out of contract during the summer and is likely to discover whether he will be offered a new deal today.
Moyes refused to be drawn on Ferguson's future, but an emotionally-charged lap of honour and the fact he was named skipper for the day suggests the striker may have played his last game for Everton.
And the Goodison manager revealed that cramp almost prevented the former Scotland inter national from signing off with a goal after Phil Neville had cajoled Mikel Arteta into handing over penalty-taking responsibilities to Ferguson.
"He said he was not going to take the penalty because he had cramp in both calves and couldn't take it," said Moyes. "We had a laugh about that afterwards.
"But I think it was right that Duncan should have taken it.
"It was great. To be fair, Duncan has been the penalty taker here for a while but then James Beattie and Mikel Arteta have been taking them this season."
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