The former footballer regrets not keeping more souvenirs from his playing days and because he still feels a strong affinity to his former club, he’d like to get a special memento when they relocate to a new stadium later this year.

He told FourFourTwo magazine: “I wish I’d been more sentimental when I was younger. I’d have been swapping all my shirts.

“I used to think that was a little snide, but wouldn’t it have been lovely to swap shirts with some of those amazing players? I never did that.

“I’ve got a few – Shearer, Rooney… It’s a nice thing to look back on and give to your children.

“Out generation didn’t f****** think about that.

“Perhaps stripping the stadium isn’t a bad idea. I’m sure the Scousers will be – I might take a spade and dig up a penalty spot or something.”

While Duncan is “sad” to be saying goodbye to Goodison Park, he thinks the move is good for the club.

He said:” I’m sad about that. I love Goodison.

“I’ve not been in that new stadium yet. I’ll go at the start of next season.

“It won’t be the same, but it’ll be good for revenue.

“You’d think it would push Everton into the top eight teams in the league.

“The three teams that come up are always going to go down – the points tally they accumulate now is shocking.

“Back in our day, you needed 40 points to stay up. Now, 30 points keeps you up, so you don’t actually have to invest that much to stay in the division.

“But if you want to break into the top four, you have to spend.

“I think Everton will comfortably be in the top half of the table forever.”