“My first night out at United I ended up in the boot of a car” | Gordon Strachan's Greatest Captains

[@magnusmowat8024]

Jeff is a fantastic interviewer as he doesn’t interrupt like some do and this is a great interview with strachan and I loved him at Celtic 🍀🍀🍀

[@JustiNelson]

Totally Agree!

[@GethStar]

Strachan was an underrated manager! He achieved the last 16 in the Champions' League with Celtic, something no manager since has achieved and he had players like Caldwell, McManus, Barry Robson.....this was a HUGE achievement against big teams like Man Utd, AC Milan, Benfica...

[@frostyrobot7689]

I agree the wee man was underrated at Celtic, but Lennon took us in to the last 16 in 2012-2013.

[@grahamkennedy4693]

Did Lennon no take Sellik into last 16 aswell? That time they beat Barca I’m sure they qualified for last 16?

[@glasgowrangersyouletyourcl5032]

Strachen done it twice and lennon done it also

[@gordonsmith4576]

He has the dubious title of being the manager that relegated Coventry from the PL!

[@bigshoes5228]

He also had petrov larrson lennon

[@tiffer67]

Gordon Strachan is a man that I have experienced every emotion possible in regards to throughout his career. As an Aberdeen player, he was feared & despised whenever he played against Celtic. As a Scotland international, he was real hope & inspiration against the world's elite. At Leeds, he was a player that I had nothing but huge respect for his longevity & leadership. At Celtic he wasn't instantly liked. Too much previous history & unfortunate to be following MON. He did however fall in love with the club & brought success at a time when it was all about cutting costs. Now, as a man with a lifetime of great memories & wisdom, I could listen to him for hours on end. A top man all round, even if he's an awkward bugger when he wants to be.

[@grahamkennedy4693]

He was class at Leeds leaving Man U and playing in English Championship when Fergie thought he was done only to get promoted back to top flight then winning it. 👏🏻

[@stephengarratt8027]

Two of my all time favourites there. As a United fan in the 80s you lived and breathed on everything Bryan Robson. You cannot ignore Graeme Souness absolute beast.

[@damienbrady230]

I could listen to Gordon Strachan for hours

[@alchemistb]

My uncle took me to my 1st football match in the 70s while on a visit, he pointed & said "see the new boy, one with the big ginger head" he's special = Gordon Strachan at Aberdeen. Special indeed.

[@garyhillman4993]

Gordon totally revived n transformed Leeds when he came Won footballer of the year and the League , great player , Leeds best player in the past 35 years

[@niallfraser1420]

Gordon Strachan presented me with the only trophy I ever won as a fitba player. A shite kid at Invergowrie Lads Club, when I was a 12 year old. Now he's back at Dundee, and I am delighted.

[@footballsgreatestpod]

🤣 Hope you've still got the trophy Niall

[@meisterlymanu5214]

as a Man u fan, i can say with all confidence, he was a shite penalty taker. He would chuckle in agreement.

[@DJCoachCookie68]

Futbah! ⚽ Well done Wee Man! 👍🏻

[@tomgee1331]

​@meisterlymanu5214 my 1st Utd game was Chelsea, in 1986. Kerry Dixon scored after 2 minutes. We then got 2 penalties - both of them missed by Olsen & Strachan - shite penalties, both of them, and we lost 1 nil. Never forgiven the pair of them (and have told Jesper this the first time I met him out here in Melbourne where he and I live).

[@meisterlymanu5214]

@@tomgee1331 jester olsen i hope u called him, he did absolutely nothing for us.

[@akumar7366]

Gordon was a brilliant player particularly late in his career, so much energh, should be on TV alot more.

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Brilliant storyteller, can't get enough of him ❤️

[@RobertDore-w4l]

The reason for professionals such as Strachan being largely absent from the media is to make room for those approved by the AGENDA.

[@ast6537]

I loved this, absolutely quality, and being a Leeds fan , Strachan is still a Legend 🤍💛💙

[@Fran-n4x]

Very good, enjoyed that. I'm glad I grew up watching all these players in 80s.

[@Eddie_McFly]

Gordon Strachan. The last captain to lift English First Division trophy. ❤

[@doasyoulikefawkes7127]

We love you Gordon from an Aldershot town fan,theyre all Scottish there😂

[@john-hl5tq]

Gordon was selling himself as a youngster a bit short. The first time I saw him he was playing for Dundee in a cup semi-final against Celtic. He was so small and looked so young we thought he was on the picth as a mascot. He eclipsed everyone on the park including Dalglish and McGrain, who would not have been out of place in any team in the world at that time.

[@LancashireLad1975]

Strachan scored for utd first match i went to at utd. 84 psv 1-0 uefa cup Penalty. Great player

[@Graham-zh4cp]

Brilliant player Gordon even Liverpool fans admired and like him kazzan lfc

[@alec1113]

Good on you, Gordon, from a fellow muirhouse /craigroyston man .

[@capio78]

Gordon walked away from Middlesbrough without taking a penny. How many other men have had so much decency to do that?

[@somisak]

He is my favourite leeds player of all time.a great Leeds United player and legend

[@niallireland2940]

Proper football man

[@phillsmith9255]

Always liked Gordon Strachan, his sense of humour is a bit like Kenny Dalglish's.

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Love chatting to Strach 👏

[@markmcgurk9707]

Smart comment my man. IMO, that dry Scottish humour aka KD & GS as you note, takes a while to "get" but funnier than most 👍

[@RobertDore-w4l]

As dry as a Martini.

[@T-T10]

My dad's Scottish he's got that same funny dry humour 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@michaelwaters8408]

really enjoyed the insights , thank you JS and GS.

[@Howling-Mad-Murdock]

Great chat, Gordon is always worth listening to.

[@willbee6785]

Gordon gave fans moments to cherish.

[@paulself8698]

Another great episode, keep it up Jeff!

[@RobertDore-w4l]

Jeff is rather like Michael Parkinson, a skilled and engaging interviewer, an absence of ego and no agenda.

[@allancain1947]

Love your show mate, don't always like your guest( Loved Gordon Strachan) but as an open minded man I love everyone's look on life and their opinions. Also most of your guest have a lot of funny stories to tell, so keep it going.

[@nickshields1011]

Never forgot him playing for Scotland against England. It was the end of the 80s and loose fitting shorts had just been introduced. They obviously only did one size, large, and on him he looked like a player for the 30s. Hilarious to see him arguing with the ref with those shorts on.

[@meisterlymanu5214]

u must be the only late 80s loose shorts fetish footy fan on the planet. Thats 1 lazer focussed particular memory zoom.

[@nickshields1011]

@@meisterlymanu5214 his personality, those shorts, Scotland vs England at Hampden. Great memory.

[@norfolkronin6307]

Gordon's a great moralistic interesting man. Great listening.

[@jayd1974]

Bryan Robson a UTD legend🇾🇪Gordon Strachan was a top player for Man UTD too🇾🇪

[@Peter-qh6np]

Couldn't u give the man a proper mug for his tea.

[@dan19752008]

Probably the best manager I've seen @ Coventry & I include Mark Robins in that.

Respectfully disagree. By his own admission he stayed too long at the club. I think he learned from his mistakes at Coventry, and was arguably better at Southampton. I’ve a lot of time for GS, but what Robins has done for us is incredible, especially given all of the shenanigans off the pitch. I’d also say that Gordon Milne ranks above GS…

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

In his prime Strachan was a great player. Hated by opposition fans and wasn't always popular socially, even with his team mates. I remember when he was @ Leeds hearing personally from Chapman, Sterland, Jones, and Kamara that he was so boring on a night out. After 8pm Strachan was home, while the rest had a few beers! He was spot on about Robson though. Head and shoulders the best player in the UK during the 1980's!

[@ianwilliamson9382]

Best player in the UK in the 80's that would be King Kenny, captain marvel was always injured

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@ianwilliamson9382 That's your opinion, which I don't share. Robson was more influential to his team, both club and country, than Dalglish!

[@andymoore7556]

If you measure influence by success then its Dalglish by a county mile

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@andymoore7556 So you're saying Phil Neville was a far better player than Steven Gerrard then?

[@shaka7594]

100% Robbo was best overall player of the 80's, he was immense..Best English player in 82 World Cup as well..

[@AndrewCrichton-j7s]

Narey and Hegarty would have had many more Scotland caps because of miller and mcleish

[@youtubesbestchannel1979]

Gordon Strachan is the type of player you would imagine carrying an Irn Bru bottle in like an Olympic torch at the start of each game. 😆🤣

[@neiljameson4275]

Football legend

[@rouman7]

Souness was a superb player he had it all ..better than Hoddle

[@iandavis8047]

Sournous fab player yes.. very different to type to Hoddle, GH more apprieciated in European football with his touch, vision & skill levels... could more easily play in current era, GS more suited to 70's & 80's thuggery tackles game... not so suited to todays no touch game.

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

Gary "I'll take it" McAllister 😅 every free kick, corner, throw in, penalty etc etc 😅😅😅

[@scottw.3258]

Willie Miller is by far, the greatest ever Scottish Centre Half, and best in the world in the early 80s. Rumour has it Franco Baresi used to watch Willie Miller videos to get tips on how to defend.. A truly phenomenal player.

[@r4h4al]

Why didn't Sir Alex try to sign him for United?

[@scottw.3258]

@@r4h4al Miller was a one club Man. He had loyalty. Fergie knew that. As for why Fergie didn't try to sign Baresi. I don't know.

[@DavidDouglass-uc6bi]

think Alan Hanson would have something to say about that,he did it in the top division in England and it Europe

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Baresi's still watching those tapes now to see where he went wrong 😉

[@scottw.3258]

@@footballsgreatestpod Aye, you're probably right...🤣🤣

[@charleslyall4911]

Dalglish made miller and Mcleish look normal 👍❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@footballsgreatestpod]

🤣

[@meisterlymanu5214]

Miller and mcleish were normal.

[@nmarcus7233]

Graeme Souness is a legend

[@iaincathro3373]

I remember GS playing for us (Dundee) at Airdrie and getting absolutely booted off the park by Sandy Clark and others. Referee Ian Foote was applauding the assault! Was treated absolutely disgracefully by Scotland.

[@RobertDore-w4l]

18:14 Not one Baggies fan will ever forget what a great play Robbo was; the board showed ZERO ambition by no building a team around players like Bryan Robson and Laurie Cunningham, the fac that they were both snapped up by footballing super powers such as Real Madrid and Manchester United says it all.

[@playlist9980]

Unfortunately back then clubs wealth mainly came from gates, and West Brom couldn't compete with Man Utd or Real Madrid when it came to paying wages.

[@normancameron6165]

You so true talk honest

[@nickshields1011]

“Might be different in Scotland now” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@md-ps2hx]

Check out Miguel Delaney's 2016 piece titled: "Miguel Delaney: Football is refusing to accept it has a drug problem" Football has a long history of doping. There IS clear evidence it's an ongoing issue

[@Donatello-br4fd]

Its not drugs I'm concerned about its corruption from the top to bottom from refs to eufa and fifa

[@md-ps2hx]

@@Donatello-br4fd There are obviously are two types of doping. 1) Financial 2) PED's ... 1) is acknowledged 2) is ignored - it's like a modern day 'H' word ...One is NOT allowed to question it.

[@DarraghQuinn-d8o]

The last time Leeds were great. Sad.

[@waynemarshall8836]

I swear I’ve seen this episode already?

[@footballsgreatestpod]

This is a brand new episode with Strach discussing his five greatest captains, previously we discussed managers ⚽️👑

[@r4h4al]

They talked about some stuff they talked about before like being Dundee captain.

[@randybackgammon890]

Why do old pros wax so nostalgicly about being pissheads.A lot of so called marvels shorteded their careers subsantially by not looking after themselfs.

[@adb8411]

Strachan played on at the highest level (at the time) until his mid-thirties, and at a high standard.

[@randybackgammon890]

@@adb8411 because he wasn't a famous piss head like the others.

[@playlist9980]

@@adb8411 Actually he played in the Premier League until 40

[@paulbarrett22]

Gordon was to Wilko what Bobby collins was to to Don Revie

[@lakmeister]

Wee Bobby made Leeds....hard man!!!

[@biling7636]

We Were lucky we had Souness ,Robson at Middlesbrough both gave us their all pity we do not have them playing today for Boro.But ya never Know Maybe this season 2024-2025.👃👃👃👃

[@paulstuart1430]

Wdnt hve been rangers in cup final they only met after 22 yrs this season

[@richieosullivan7850]

League cup

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

flakegate is not a gambler. grealish is aplayer who can inspire England with fail

[@brianwilcock3980]

Should of asked him about when he played for loxley

[@md-ps2hx]

No questions about Performance Enhancing Drugs in extending players careers?!

[@meisterlymanu5214]

oh cmon, strachans been v open about his coke habit making him an absolutely league winning midfield legendary 5 ft 2 mofo.

[@Lexington125]

Souness Wasn’t as hard as Mark Dennis, to name but 1. The old pros just love blowing smoke up Souness arse.

[@meisterlymanu5214]

absolutely fk agree. But im not even bigging up being hard. I dont think Souness was all that technically, and he admits S America were leagues better during his time. he went to Samdoria , saw the technical quality, realised hacking a player down was illegal, and fkd off to Rangers were he could be slow, and a thug again.

[@raymondmccombie4808]

Dennis a pussy compared to souness, and that's coming from someone who didn't particularly like souness.

[@thesaintst1851]

Entitled to your opinion I suppose.. you’re in the minority about souness though

[@playlist9980]

Spot the Man Utd fans

[@iandavis8047]

Dennis in the same bracket as that Auzzie thug Muscat... couldnt play in the modern game without being suspended or in prison most of the time.

[@peterwhitehead9934]

Im a Boro fan and in 60 years of following them , he is the worst manager we ever had he nearly broke the club

[@alfredlear4141]

I'm a Saints fan, he was a delight here, my favourite to listen to

[@duncanglen3452]

Was pretty good for us at Celtic .

[@ath7616]

Was very good at Southampton

[@nigelcass8972]

Didn@t take compo when he was sacked though?

[@andrewcornfield5001]

It doesn’t always work everywhere , he probably hated being in that dump

[@MB-nv1pf]

Did he fart at 4.15!!!

[@tmontes1974]

Don’t think so, presenter cackle

[@68blues]

It was a wheeze.

[@meisterlymanu5214]

Being tough dunnae make u a great player. Souness went to sampdoria , looked at the talent, and got out quick. He thrived early 80s ONLY in Eng and europe, S America were far superior, football evolved quickly from 85 and he was left behind globally. Check out his goals and assists, look at the actual stats. look at his 82 WC arrogance that Brazil "didnt look that good" v USSR....i mean, really. Talking about the greatest flair Brazil team ever. What did he achieve for Scotland. Leader though eh...

[@botany500kojak]

At Sampdoria, Souness is a legend. Vialli and Mancini who played with him, still talked about his influence years later. Souness was picked in the Serie A team of the season alongside the likes of Maradona, Zico and Platini. If you want to check his stats, look at his medals at Liverpool where he was never sent off. Best captain Liverpool ever had and has never been replaced with like. And what does 'left behind globally' mean with regard to a player becoming player manager at Rangers in 85?

[@dannyferguson4827]

What have you ever achieved in life apart from writing a silly comment about 1 of Scotlands greatest ever players

[@meisterlymanu5214]

@@dannyferguson4827 erm...have 2 degrees, own lots of bitcoin, have my own biz, run half marathon in 1 hr 15, and lived in 4 countries. Its probably more than Souness ever did.

[@iancamm6098]

@@meisterlymanu5214 shhh now the grown ups are talking kid

[@meisterlymanu5214]

@@iancamm6098 go away now, you stole that line

[@michaelclancy1515]

Gordon was only a wee middin

[@bigbernie7260]

Even Strachan has got one of those awful beards. Don't they realise how minty and cloned they all look.

[@douglasgreen437]

The Noel Edmunds look..😂

[@user-ny9jw8oo5k]

I thought compo was dead, seems he was as a footballer at some point

[@robertoc2485]

😂😂