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Post by rugbytoffee on Mar 23, 2017 15:41:51 GMT
Everyone at Everton is wishing a happy retirement to Club Doctor Ian Irving who has announced he is finishing work with the Blues at the end of this season after 39 years of loyal service. Dr Irving, one of the Club’s longest-serving members of staff, joined Everton way back in 1978 when Gordon Lee was manager at Goodison Park. He took up the role from his father Meir, who had been the Everton Club Doctor for the previous 25 years. “I have always been an Evertonian,” Dr Irving said. “As a kid, I stood behind the goal in the Boys’ Pen. I never dreamt that I would get the job of Club Doctor. I remember the day I started, I thought to myself that I would be lucky to last a year - and here I am, 39 years later. “I’m very proud to do nearly 40 years at Everton - it’s the people I’ve met throughout that time which has been the greatest privilege.” During his near-four decades with the Club, Dr Irving also worked alongside eight other permanent managers; Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey, Mike Walker, Joe Royle, Walter Smith, David Moyes, Roberto Martinez and the current boss Ronald Koeman. He has met hundreds of players in that time, many of whom have become close friends, including Everton great Duncan Ferguson. “The Doc is a great fella, someone who I would class as a family friend,” said Ferguson. “I’ve known him for well over 20 years, going back to when I first joined Everton in 1994. He’s been a great professional, really dedicated to his work. He’s going to be missed around the place.” For the past 10 years, Dr Irving has been a colleague of Leighton Baines, who signed for Everton from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2007. “The lads who have been in this week have been speaking about the Doc and how much we’ll miss him,” added Baines. “I’ll miss him, not just as the Doctor but as a mate as well. “I’ve had so many conversations with him when we have been travelling or are away at hotels. He’s someone who I would tend to gravitate towards because of his experiences and stories. We have had so many conversations about so many different things.”
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Post by Everton News. on Mar 23, 2017 16:31:01 GMT
Happy Retirement, Dr IrvingClub Doctor to finish work at the end of the season after 39 years with the Blues. Everyone at Everton is wishing a happy retirement to Club Doctor Ian Irving who has announced he is finishing work with the Blues at the end of this season after 39 years of loyal service. Dr Irving, one of the Club’s longest-serving members of staff, joined Everton way back in 1978 when Gordon Lee was manager at Goodison Park. He took up the role from his father Meir, who had been the Everton Club Doctor for the previous 25 years. “I have always been an Evertonian,” Dr Irving said. “As a kid, I stood behind the goal in the Boys’ Pen. I never dreamt that I would get the job of Club Doctor. I remember the day I started, I thought to myself that I would be lucky to last a year - and here I am, 39 years later. “I’m very proud to do nearly 40 years at Everton - it’s the people I’ve met throughout that time which has been the greatest privilege.” During his near-four decades with the Club, Dr Irving also worked alongside eight other permanent managers; Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey, Mike Walker, Joe Royle, Walter Smith, David Moyes, Roberto Martinez and the current boss Ronald Koeman. He has met hundreds of players in that time, many of whom have become close friends, including Everton great Duncan Ferguson. “The Doc is a great fella, someone who I would class as a family friend,” said Ferguson. “I’ve known him for well over 20 years, going back to when I first joined Everton in 1994. He’s been a great professional, really dedicated to his work. He’s going to be missed around the place.” For the past 10 years, Dr Irving has been a colleague of Leighton Baines, who signed for Everton from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2007. “The lads who have been in this week have been speaking about the Doc and how much we’ll miss him,” added Baines. “I’ll miss him, not just as the Doctor but as a mate as well. “I’ve had so many conversations with him when we have been travelling or are away at hotels. He’s someone who I would tend to gravitate towards because of his experiences and stories. We have had so many conversations about so many different things.” Everton FC
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Post by Avinalaff on Mar 23, 2017 17:56:46 GMT
Good luck to him. There's probably not much to do now we got rid of Gibson, McGeady, Oviedo, Pienaar and company.
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