Overview
- Glentoran confirmed Ferguson as first‑team manager on Monday, October 19, signing him to a multi‑year contract after a five‑week recruitment process.
- Ferguson said he will live in Belfast and be judged by winning trophies, promising an intense, attacking style and a swift review of players and coaching methods.
- Gary Bollan, who worked with Ferguson at Inverness, will be his assistant, completing a backroom team that the club expects to lead day‑to‑day training and match planning.
- The appointment carries clear risks because Ferguson’s recent full‑time spells produced mixed results and Glentoran sit a double‑digit points gap behind the league leaders, so early results and squad changes will be closely watched.
- Owner Ali Shams Pour said the club interviewed candidates from the UK and Scandinavia and were inundated with applications, and Ferguson has signalled he may use his contacts to target reinforcements in the January transfer window.