Sir Alex remembers 'Humble' and 'Unique' Jock Stein

Sir Alex Ferguson speaks to the Scottish FA about his old national team mentor Jock Stein, 30 years on from his tragic death.

[@DonWan47]

Jock was everything. His name will live forever. I’m a Rangers fan but Big Jock is the best manager in football history

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[@alanquinn2542]

Total Respect big man .from a rangers fan .u were away ahead off your time ..rip Mr Stein

[@torquemada3273]

Remember my auld fella saying that Alex Ferguson nearly started a riot during the 69 cup final for his antics and did not like him to say the least...but now Fergie could walk into any Celtic pub around the world and be welcomed like big fried egg...wee willie Henderson etc...not everything's black and white re the Celts and gets...be dignified and show respect and most of all a wee bit sense of humour...Slainte mo chara.

[@torquemada3273]

Gers not gets...wee typo error there😉

[@james.lk67_]

Respect mate

[@gerryquinn5578]

A Quinn who is a Rangers fan ? Can't be one of out lot.

[@greenglasgow4748]

Gave his life to Scottish football 👏

[@josephgilligan9698]

I was at Celtic park for I think the second time in August 1977. My dad, sister and I got there very early and we saw the team arrive. Jock shook our hands . He simply said hello son. I was 9 years old. Dad died in the early hours of the next morning.

[@Garngad_bhoy]

How true is big Jocks words today " football without fans is nothing" oh how I cried like a baby the night this great man passed away never will his name be forgotten as a Celtic man I can only say thank you Mr Stein for what you did for my club ynwa hh 🍀

[@TheAndyProject]

R.I.P jock stein once a legend always a lengend YNWA

[@sumaiyapanchbhaya6415]

6yyyy🚶💋

[@mmchef100]

Its been a privilege to have lived life that included Jock Stein because kids now could never imagine the greatness of this man LOVED BY ALL .

[@DavidSmith-kp1ls]

Without a doubt an inspirational figure

[@robertalexander7484]

Jock stein was a legend as a Rangers man himself he took stick for being Celtic manager but what a job he done. Celtic and Rangers fans are both proud of their club. And without Rangers and celtic Glasgow would not be Glasgow.from a Rangers fan rest in peace Jock . A true Hamilton man .

[@chrisgjohnson134]

AMAZING INTERVIEW WITH AN INCREDIBLY GIFTED MAN .....I AM A MAN UTD FANATIC SO ITS EASY FOR ME TO TYPE THIS ....BUT ITS THE TRUTH ....

[@dazzaMusic]

With Celtic he won 25 trophies in 13 years that is incredible and the first British team to conquer Europe

[@thigearlatha]

North European. Win it before many huge European clubs. Ten of the team came through the youth system , only faither ( Ronnie Simpson ) was bought. Ten of them were born with eight miles of paradise , Bobby Lennox 27 miles away. That's why uefa voted them the greatest European cup winning team of all time. Outstanding achievement.

[@CasperLD]

One of the greatest men to ever walk this earth

[@tiarnan76]

a man who made other men kick a ball up n down a pitch?? really?

[@valdimarz]

Well helping probably the greatest/known athletes of all-time (CR7) & giving so much joy for millions of people.

[@tiarnan76]

or - taking millions of fathers away from their families....loadsa way to look at it really....

[@twobitloser7353]

Stein was a good football manager. That's it. Don't get carried away though mate ffs. Lol...No 1 : Jesus No 2 : Gandhi No 3 : Martin Luther King No 4 : Jock Stein No 5 : Albert Einstein No 6 : Bob Carolgees No 7 : Abraham Lincoln No 8 : Stephen Hawkins No 9 : Nikolai Tesla No 10 : Siddhartha Gautama Something isn't right about my list eh....

[@newmannoggs]

Jock Stein never managed Cristiano Ronaldo

[@mbfriar]

amazing interview.

[@RG-ja34sep]

Jock’s death had a devastating effect on Sir Alex, who was his assistant as Scotland’s manager during the qualifying games for the 1986 World Cup. There is no doubt that Jock played a significant part in what Sir Alex achieved at Manchester United, in that he must have been inspired and motivated by Jock. There is no coincidence that they are the greatest managers in football history.

[@nintendosealed]

Yes. There is no such thing as a coincidence.

[@Justdisco2]

The only time I cried outside of my family and friends passing away was When the big man died. R.I.P

[@stevecooper3010]

Your always a good listen too

[@OlizerVanAntoninus]

Jock Stein's centenary. A legend. Remember watching the game against Wales. So sad.

[@jamesfagan7823]

Ireland is grateful to the brilliant jock

[@Brian-oc1dj]

Thank you Mr. Jock Stein, what can I say 'your bhoys' did it for us. YOU ARE ETERNAL GREAT MAN

[@hujake5406]

Searching Sir Alex speak Scottish and here I am. I'm here in Sir Alex spoke to the Scotish FA ...

[@stevestryker]

Legends

[@havennewbowtow8835]

my biggest if only in football, if only he had stayed at Hibs. One of the best football minds ever to grace the game,

[@jimmymcgregor3900]

The greatest celtic manager in my lifetime. No question about that. Never asked a player to do something he was not capable of. Always kept it simple. Lisbon was the pinnacle of his many achievements but his complete trophy haul is up there with the best of them. Big Jock manager of Celtic ❤❤❤

[@colinrobertson8277]

Respect #WeAreScotland

[@nintendosealed]

I hope there's a new documentary by Sir Alex Ferguson and that they explore the realtionship between himself and Jock Stein.

[@comets00]

your immortal now Jock

[@docdr7199]

"John, You're immortal now" was what Shankly said...

[@comets00]

well his name was jock, you know it and i know it

[@jixuscrixus1967]

And when he was in the near fatal car crash he was in the car with Tony Queen (the bookmaker) and Bob Shankly (Liverpool managers brother). Loved that advise Ferguson got from Stein about presenting Alfredo Di Stéfano with a bottle of Johnnie Walker, wrong footing your opponent is the best way to get a psychological advantage.

[@johnnowlan855]

The old managers had respect for each other put not today managers 😎

[@stretfordender321]

Look up Don Revie and Brian Clough ha

[@kennyglesga]

Scottish legend, Jock was a down-to-earth leader of great humanity.

[@brendanharcourt3463]

Why do I, as an ex service man, shot, much more importantly picked up dead mates, feel in awe of Jock ? He crosses all boundaries, like Connery, Dalglish, Best,

[@ComradeCyriocosmus]

Because he was a football manager not an army general. He got his men to shoot a football at goals, not bullets at people. I don't see what your comment has to do with Jock?

[@DonWan47]

Awful comment and probably all lies.

[@jamiesimms7084]

Jock Stein was a great manager. People these days don't know anything and believe the hype.

[@lukas_jay243]

Alex time at Scotland, including Jocks death and the Mexico debacle is something I'd love to see a whole documentary about with lots of Fergusons thoughts at the time and retrospectively

[@adammulhall1195]

Rip

[@MultiDrew83]

Legend!! Love the Jonnie Walker story...

[@kowelsh6541]

Legend,s dont make them like that anymore..Thats for sure.

[@glasgowgrad6277]

Yes, they do: Guardiola, Klopp, Ancelotti, Zidane, Mourinho... That list might also include Xavi, Tuchel, Ten Hag, Pochettino et al further down the line.

[@stormhawk3319]

I think the main reason Jock never took the United job was quite simply, Matt Busby’s presence there, who despite not being the manager certainly wasn’t leaving old Trafford any time soon, and the fact most of the players where his men, still loyal to him may have given Jock pause for thought about taking on the job.

[@stormhawk3319]

Matt Busby, Bill Shankly & Jock Stein. The triumvirate of the three grand master Scottish managers who influenced British football North and South of the border forever.

[@kchmyy]

And the king Sir alex

[@stormhawk3319]

@@kchmyy They influenced him though. No Jock Stein, no Fergie.

[@kchmyy]

@@stormhawk3319 agree

[@ellemarr7234]

@@stormhawk3319 Yup. Jock takes up an entire chapter in Sir Alex’s first autobiography and he specifically mentions all three managers as being in a separate class. Sir Alex as fielded Aberdeen against Di Stefano’s Real Madrid but sets the others apart from everyone else.

[@DeviousLick711]

@@stormhawk3319 Big Jock knew

[@josephbuckley5961]

Old man was at ninian park when jock died RIP

[@user-jn4iu9jd1w]

Could listen to SAF all day. Would be the first name on the team sheet at my dinner party.

[@IndieVolken]

Aye Fergie , you'd cleary lost the plot at Aberdeen by relying on Paul Wright up front to carry any threat against like of IFK Gothenburg in Euro cup , and some average signings in final season - davie dodds being a farewell practical joke - not saying these are bad players but out of their depth for a team used to better

[@buffallobill007]

Jock Stein was Historic !!!!!!!!

[@jamesalexander4926]

HE knew i saw it on the BBC

[@markhalliday2397]

We know that Rangers died in 2011 RIP RFC, we saw it on the BBC, ITV, Sky

[@DJpadlo]

Would appreciate subtitles here. Pretty tough for non english speakers to understand Fergie 'cause of his strong accent, hopefully some day. :)

[@eccIefechan]

Haha if you think that's a strong Scottish accent, you haven't heard many Scots!

[@seanmcmanus1396]

Does anybody think Fergie could have some kind of input, however big or small, into the Scottish game now?

[@jamiesimms7084]

He should do

[@SS-mf5bz]

Humble man talking about another humble scot

[@garymacdonald6184]

I bet the worst day of Fergie's life was walking into the dressing room to tell the boys that Jock was dead YNWA 🍀

[@achloist]

It was Fergie that phoned Jocks wife that night too. Hard thing to do.

[@thomashaverstock1597]

There’s always somebody out there really is like jockSteen because he’s a little mind knows nothing 7:39 about what happened with jock Steen so shut your mouth and your time will come today. Don’t you worry you can live forever

[@SMSJSC]

Yes, the best club manager in Scottish football history. But I just wonder - why, given his achievements, did he leave the club in 1978? The Scotland job hadn't yet come up by then.

[@glasgowgrad6277]

Read up on the Celtic board and Billy McNeill.

[@SMSJSC]

@@glasgowgrad6277 If you know the answer, why not just tell me?

[@johnferguson40]

@@SMSJSC Laziness is never a pretty sight. Pull your finger out and do some research.

[@alexanderv7702]

​@@johnferguson40 what has Ceasar-the captain-got to do with the manager leaving Paradise?

[@johnferguson40]

@@alexanderv7702 do your own research, you'll be a better person for it.

[@xandergray4351]

coybig

[@thomasjones2415]

I Wood Have Love 2 Have Seen Fergie V Stein Cheers Thomas,

[@johnbarclay5964]

Wouldn't be a lot of food consumed the Alex boy can talk a wee bit you would need a hostess trolley

[@Johnnyboy469]

was jock stein no rangers fan

[@liammckeown9167]

Yes he was growing up. Said something along the lines of... "I may not be privileged to say that Celtic was my 1st love but certainly will be my last"

[@jonathanbrown3771]

They both deserve respect; both were top predators!

[@oldskoolraver2067]

Jock definitely knew some PREDATORS. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AB-wg1ol]

@@oldskoolraver2067 yip, like Chalmers and Richard Gough. Souness knew, Walter too. The Paedo bears

[@johnfitzpatrick4007]

@@AB-wg1ol I was wondering when some idiot like Rangers fc I.c.f would come up with a comment like that.

[@tonyspoetry]

Jocks likes won't b seen again

[@YerDa67]

Ferguson built his career from Jock Stein’s football philosophy. Stein is very often overlooked, which is a cardinal sin! No Stein, no Ferguson. Simple as! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@nintendosealed]

Exactly.

[@abdulabdullah3679]

So Joke was an accomplice or not ?

[@george-gh8nj]

See he,s still on the Whisky lol

[@lordsummerisle3139]

Nothing wrong with that! It’s the water of life afterall

[@warrengerdes4832]

Big jock knew

[@kr3vision708]

He knew he was the greatest manager ever yes.... Souness though that’s a different story

[@markhalliday2397]

We know that Rangers died in 2011

[@oneillcfc7921]

Yer maw knew you were a bell end and failed at the abortion.

[@poneil8845]

So did Walter stiff

[@mrsuperger5429]

Jock Stein was a great football Manager, but in Scotland he's more widely known for his part in the cover-up of horrific abuse of young people by Celtc.

[@starofdavid9919]

More the board at the time, they were scoundrel's.

[@nintendosealed]

They were rumours.

[@nintendosealed]

I believe it was not just one person. The rumours would blame it on one person. It takes two to tango. So i believe there was more than one person in the abuse scandal.

[@christopheresson3158]

Maybe he was ashamed but it shouldn't be attached to him.

[@bigernkingpin]

Just like Graham Souness, Walter Smith and David Murray?

[@jam-margera]

Bjk