Sir Les on missing out on Man Utd transfer! | Les Ferdinand | Transfer Talk Podcast

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Former Spurs, Newcastle and QPR striker Les Ferdinand sits down with Dharmesh Sheth to discuss how a move to Manchester United was blocked, losing Newcastle’s number nine shirt and why leaving St James’ Park was his biggest regret.
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[@horanestates3176]

This interview is excellent, really impressed by the questions asked. Im a life long Newcastle fan & delighted to find this

[@tgmartin]

I'm an Arsenal fan but I used to love watching Newcastle in the Keegan days. Shame Dalglish came in and ruined everything

[@iBunZz360]

We will never forget how good he was for us and personally I think Keegan was wrong to even ask him that, I'm a toon fan who idolised Shearer, but he deserved that shirt. Would love for him to come back one day and manage or coach

[@mjh5437]

Nice to hear a good old-fashioned London accent.

[@paulsparks3951]

Great interview. Les was an absolute beast of a player and seems a really top bloke

[@bsnhbksan]

Brilliant interview - I still remember the ads from the mid '90s - "Les Ferdinand wears Adidas Predators", and then the comic where he takes a shot, the keeper gets his hands to it but the arms get torn off and the ball hits the net.. or something like that, memory is hazy

[@colehelms3366]

San 29 stop smoking all that devils lettuce

[@bsnhbksan]

@@colehelms3366 too late, s'all gone.

[@cicstommy]

Love how honest and humorous Ferdy is. Great interview.

[@spreadthelove77]

Sir Les. What a player and clearly a top guy

[@lukebigmore9231]

Shearer, Asprilla, Ferdinand - amazing strikers.

[@benhough8893]

with ginola on the wing. one of the best prem teams to win nowt

[@googleuser4467]

Minus Shearer. What a team Ferdinand, Asprilla, Ginola, Lee, Peter and Keith?

[@TheIaluma]

@@benhough8893 - I remember those 3 against Liverpool. Especially Asprilla, some ugly looking Columgian but very, very good indeed.

[@DayDay1991]

WhT Bart Leeds

[@plumanuspranks4899]

Top dude and top player. I'm a spurs fan and although we didn't see the numbers he had at Newcastle he was still decent.

[@TheMyzel]

I love these "inside stories", Les Ferdinand's football history is really interesting. The no. 9 shirt incident tells me footballers are right to look after no. 1

[@TheMarcdspark]

One of the best footballing interviews i've seen.

[@MZEPRO]

Besiktas still Loves you Les...

[@Carokannking1984]

I’m a man united fan and I always had great admiration of Les as a footballer. My administration of Les as a footballer is now similar to my admiration of him as a person. I wonder if it would be safe to consider him as one of the most unsung hero’s of the premiership?

[@marvaff6878]

Definitely! One of the great Premier League strikers

[@terencetrentwatford.632]

Was he hell . He was ok . That was it .

[@marvaff6878]

@@terencetrentwatford.632 top 10 all time Premier League goalscorers. Guy scored 14 goals for Leicester in the Prem at 38. Please sit down.

[@garethcullen9604]

@@terencetrentwatford.632 i bet you are no older than 15 ffs

[@mrkipling2201]

Him leaving QPR in the summer of 1995 was the main reason why they got relegated in the 95/96 season. That proves his quality.

[@lifegoals9528]

Les was so special at Newcastle. He won the PFA Player of the Year there and hit 50 goals in two seasons, and 49 with Shearer as a partnership for one season... Surely the Toon couldn't mess that up: Enter Kenny Dalglish.

[@muhammedozturk7365]

Besiktas fans still talk about les till this day.

[@sambaresi67]

loved listening to this. Excellent interview

[@jonnietash9889]

Really good, a fantastic insight, always liked Les, like him even more now

[@mzemhret]

Great interview! The stories from Les were hilarious

[@alpromotions]

Amazing interview...great watch

[@yingyang1008]

The level of competition to play for England as a striker in the 90s was totally insane

[@EnergizedShow]

MORE OF THESE PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

[@kevinlynch9438]

Les comes across as a true gentleman the entire interview ... Top Man 🇮🇪✊🏻🇵🇸

[@jt32]

Top player & top top pro. But as a Utd fan I’m glad we ended up with Andy Cole

[@krishnam2297]

Biggest shame was him and Shearer only having 1 season together. They banged in 49 in that 1 season...just imagine that partnership if it had developed! BIG LES!!!

[@nedmet]

Besiktas fans still remember Ferdinand..Haydi Ferdi zamani geldi was a special tribute dedicated to him meaning Come on Ferdinand , it your time to score..He was a spectacular player

[@capokhatpin]

Absolute legend. What a brilliant interview.....

[@Michael-hk6dj]

Andy Cole for Kieth Gillespie....that was some bit of business right there.

[@Michael-hk6dj]

@Richard Kelbe sold him for 8m

[@Michael-hk6dj]

@Richard Kelbe you are right but United sold Cole on for 8m to Blackburn

[@Michael-hk6dj]

@Mark Sesum Andy Carroll to Liverpool....now that was just nasty 🤣🤣🤣

[@wood-lee1832]

Love this series already

[@tonybrown3192]

What a gentleman. Pure class.

[@Servetanaliz]

Les ferdinand 🦅 Beşiktaş legend

[@djts2001]

Like this series - Les Ferdinand, what a genuine guy

[@adamlancaster183]

Modern day footballers wouldn’t be able to talk and tell a story like this these days

[@TrevLFC]

Brilliant this, should do loads more.

[@StuartGarlick]

The camera angles and questioning style give this the ambiance of a police interrogation, or an IELTS English instructional video.

[@Mark16D]

Lovin these stories from former greats! Should try get sir alex to tell his stories!

[@PeppyOoze]

top bloke... intelligent and honest.

[@tsangpogorge]

Get Les on True Geordie Podcast!

[@welshhibby]

Great call

[@DayDay1991]

His bin on it ant I

[@teem4800]

I like this series

[@jonnewman6526]

Loved Les at West ham. Proper player. ⚒⚒⚒

[@RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio]

Good interview, good concept.

[@andywalker9079]

Excellent interview

[@DonFolaskoComedy]

How the hell has Les Ferdinand looked like a 45 year old man but at the same time also looked like a 25 year old man for the past 30 years???

[@haddingtoniangcp2464]

Good genes. Some have it, some don't. He's 4 years older than Shearer and looks younger.

[@welshhibby]

I’m loving these interviews

Amazing interview/amazing footballer! and yes it was us, the Rangers fans, that named you Sir Les first NOT the Newcastle fans!!!

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@Brad24 Perhaps you can answer the first question then because Ferdinand didn't. He was asked how the name 'Sir Les' came about and he just said the QPR fans gave it to him first. Why call him 'Sir Les'? Was it because you thought he was so good that he deserved a knighthood?

[@mjh5437]

@@ppuh6tfrz646 The Rangers fans chant for him was simply....."I said Les-lie Ferdinand,I said Leslie Ferdinand".to the tune of the old one which went "You`ll get a boot wrapped around your head,get a boot wrapped round your head"......People misheard it and thought we were chanting "Sir Les-lie Ferdinand,Sir Leslie Fer-dinand".

[@alanfisher7108]

Brilliant episode!!! As a kid, supporting United during the 90s I hated Les Ferdinand for obvious reasons.. Brilliant goalscorer he was

[@kylewillis7804]

Growing up in Newcastle in the 90s as a kid was amazing with premier League greats such as sir Les. Best era in footy the late 90s in my opinion.

[@kylewillis7804]

@Mark Sesum true but I probably looked in rose tinted glasses as it was my first introduction into football.

[@sn377]

Great interview. Seems a top bloke.

[@adamstratford6740]

What a legend and a true gentleman 👏👏

[@krishnam2297]

They stitched up Gerry Francis hard with that pic!

[@DK_Lonewolf]

I love this show...please don't stop it...

[@michaelparsons1532]

Scored so many goals .... My guy les Ferdinand ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

[@christophersargeant6291]

Good interview

[@bennib5]

would like to see more of these

[@ObliviousZA]

The Legendary Les

[@plumanuspranks4899]

Top guy, great player

[@bendoesfifagaming2883]

Gary Liniker To Brighton This Week as well 1st

[@SIMRACINGTRUCKER]

One of my boyhood heroes. I had that Ferdinand haircut lol

[@danieloliver4558]

Fascinating stories especially Besiktas

[@Ilk-adimmusluman-soy-adimTurk.]

diamond geezer

[@acropolisnow9466]

proper bloke

[@familyphotos495]

Great player. He'd have been in his prime at United too.

[@mynameisnoneofyourbusiness6747]

One of the best headers of the ball you'd ever see. Love him as a kid - AFC fan.

[@leegilmour8090]

Good video but why cut it of at the end when Les is talking about rejoining QPR?

[@johnnykeane9633]

6.30 for manchester United move part

[@MD_ENTERTAINMENT]

Yes but the full interview is even better

[@MD_ENTERTAINMENT]

@Undoctrinated 👍🏿

[@DayDay1991]

He nearly joined Leeds

[@lukasz7588]

we need more of these please 😉

[@danieloliver4558]

The irony that he mugged of Bolton, we then stayed up and they went down. He ended of his career at Bolton as well and we all remember that goal in the last minute against United.

[@muntari82]

Funny thing is I was a Tottenham fan and Les was my best striker but when he joined Spurs he was never the same, I even thought us getting Ginola would help Leslie but the truth was Ginola was allowed the freedom of Tottenham high road at Spurs so was more or less playing for himself then a lot of injuries to key players including Ferdinand meant the club nearly got relegated. I reckon if Anderton and Sinton had been injury free and Armstrong and Fox Ferdinand and Spurs would have had a better season

[@marcot4863]

Les had a super power.. The ability to float in the air.

[@Taporeee]

Always rated Les. Top player

[@W.A.T.P...55]

Great interview,,very honest guy,,I feel it comes across that les is a really nice guy

[@grahamevincent6489]

Yes the bar staff in Newcastle said that

[@paulnoble2640]

Newcastle fan here what a player big les was for us never should of let him go stupid

[@beefybreaker]

Quality bloke

[@BuffaloZx]

legend

[@Timekeeper1200]

Great player, great mentality. They don't make them like Les anymore

[@gart9680]

Very impressed with Les here. Surprised he isn't in management.

[@adasea4415]

Black players don't get to manage premier clubs. Not a nice comment I know. (I'm black but I'm not a football player) Theres been lots on the radio and TV about it . Sol Campbell had to drop a few leagues in order to get a management job.

[@matthewdoyle3877]

@@adasea4415 Typical blacks use the race card

[@ashtonalmond9024]

@@adasea4415 what about Gullit and Tigana ?

[@adasea4415]

@@ashtonalmond9024 who are they?

[@adasea4415]

@@ashtonalmond9024 you mean Rudd. When he was at Chelsea? That doesn't count because Chelsea has a managerial revolving door. There was that manager at Norwich but he didn't last long when the got promoted.

[@dcasey77]

6:42 If Ray Wilkins was at Crystal Palace then why would he be involved in a potential transfer between QPR and Manchester United?

[@blondon1050]

dcasey77 - he used to play for Man Utd. Sir Alex was just asking about les Ferdinands character.

[@littlereddots]

What a charming guy

[@peterrobinson3354]

As a man utd fan would've liked him at utd. Top bloke, what a player

[@samrizza8785]

Top player. Top man.

[@jimsu2726]

Sir Les played 0 min in both Euro 96 and WC 98, such a bad decision. Imagine him and Shearer up front together with the likes of Becks and Scholes supplying them

[@sennagalisfan]

Top guy came across all the prejudice of the English football

[@Seve007]

One of if not THE best strike force partnerships there's been Shearer and Ferdinand. Shame he wasn't at Newcastle longer

[@jodude3577]

Les Ferdinand was an immense as a footballer. He is eqivilent to a Harry Kane now a days. Absolute Legend.

[@mjh5437]

*nowadays*....all one word.

[@dfrancis9939]

Sir Leslie Ferdinand!

[@lifegoals9528]

One player who should have never been sold by Newcastle - how come they didn't just sell Asprilla that summer instead? Then they could have kept Shearer and Ferdinand together for several years.

[@TheKingOfSting32]

Spuds wouldn’t pay 6 million for Les as a 28 year old but paid 6 million for him as a 30 year old??? Sums that joke of a club up tbh. 😂😂😂

[@romareokaiden0608]

Top guy Sir Les Ferdinand ⚽️😎

[@alexlee8376]

Came here for the footballer, finished the interview admiring the man and wished I'd learn something from him

[@apc4y]

Fantastic interview. My missus hated football, but absolutely loved that Keegan side that just missed out on the title. Definitely NU were everyone’s second favourite team

[@Samboy666]

As a Villa fan I was gutted to hear he didnt sign for us. Always loved him as a player. Looking back England had QUALITY STRIKERS like him Sutton Shearer Fowler Cole Sheringham ect. Hoe didnt they win any tournaments is beyond me

[@robertstraw9881]

This is a great series. Totally explains why players are selfish, because managers are, chairman are and fans are. Every player has to make decisions based on what’s best for them. Though I am gutted he never came to Hillsborough. Just Goes to show what happens when you decisions based on emotion.

[@robertstraw9881]

@array s That would explain why he's not won a trophy yet.

[@haddingtoniangcp2464]

Never knew he was at West Ham. Last heard of him at Spurs

[@lukeybulbeck]

That's not 2metres Someone pass me the measuring tape

[@1mitchbds352]

246 Respect les great guy

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Sir Les

[@mytayube]

' I'm not going to Bolton haha, I'm going West Ham ' End of season Bolton stay up and West ham relegated

[@wilbertone3]

There are times when you shouldn't be THAT loyal. If a club like Manchester Utd come in for you while you're playing for a side like QPR you should pounce on the opportunity. Carp diem springs to mind. You'd be forgiven by everyone, and I expect the thoughts "what if" often creep in for Les. Would have won plenty of premier league titles at Utd. Great player.

[@wilbertone3]

​@Incomplete6230 Dude, seriously? Grow up! I wasn't accusing him of being anything! By your logic every player that leaves to join a successful club is dishonest and has no integrity. He left eventually didn't he? Obviously you have poor judgement because I do possess those qualities :)

[@whitedove1579]

@William if he had have gone to Man Utd then he wouldve only lasted a couple of years as he did at Newcastle. He was a fine header of a ball but his link-up play wasnt great and Andy Cole was more of a natural finisher and had a little more pace. Fergie wouldve sold him in 1997 and wouldve eventually got Andy Cole in to replace him.

[@wilbertone3]

@@whitedove1579 Yeah perhaps, but what did he win at Newcastle in those two years? At least he'd have won a premiership or two with Utd. And who knows what would have happened after that. You could pretty much say that about any talented player in relation to longevity, or lack thereof at a club, but when the likes of Manchester Utd come calling when you play for the likes of QPR you should snap it up. How many chances do you get to play for a club like that?

[@whitedove1579]

@array s Mark Hughes was just 16 when he 1st joined Man Utd in 1980 before rejoining them in 1988 at age 24. Cantona was 26 when he joined Utd in 1992. Solskjaer was 23 when he joined Utd in 1996, Cole was 23 in Jan 95, Yorke was 26 in August 98. These players were all young or at their peak years. Sheringham being the exception was already 31 years old when he joined Utd in summer of 97. But as we know Sheringham was a bit of a freak of nature when it came to longevity. He was like Giggs in the fact he played at a decent level right up until age 41. So Sheringham still had a lot of milage left in him at 31 because he was a great reader of the game and he didnt rely on pace or power to be a very effective player. OK, Ferdinand played up until about age 40 aswell because he kept himself fit. I suppose if Fergie had've signed Ferdinand in either 95 or 97 then Les wouldve played for United untill 2001 just like Sheringham. So Utd wouldve had 4 strikers of Yorke, Cole, Solskjaer and Ferdinand and wouldn't have ever signed Sheringham. Althought theres no a massive difference between the skill sets of Sheringham and Ferdinand i think Man Utd signed the better player in Sheringham. Les was perhaps a better header of a ball (although Sheringham was a great header himself) but i think Teddy was better in all other departments. People seem to forget Teddy won the PFA Carling Player of the year for 2000/2001 at the grand old age of 35. Thats a remarkable achievement which only the likes of Messi and CR7 can hope to emulate.

[@Kurgan618]

Didn't Keegan say his usual "I can't take the team any further" line? That he repeated with England.

[@CharlesDarkson]

And then Man City after that as well.

[@5340robert]

I met him once outside the old Spurs training ground in Chigwell and got is autograph. He had a new Range Rover too.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Really? Fancy that...

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

And so circumstances got in the way of him joining Manchester United. He must kick himself @ how things worked out when he could easily have won minimum of 2 PL Titles along with FA and League Cups and possibly even a Champion's League. I remember even Keegan himself saying when he was a Liverpool player that if Manchester United come calling.............. you go. Everyone @ QPR would have understood. Some wouldn't have liked it but everyone would have understood! You had a very, very good career Les, but such a shame you didn't get to the very highest level with Manchester United.

[@johnoshea470]

Hahaha what nonsense

[@shanet5604]

6:31 United move

[@thehumblegent]

Thank you. I will watch the full interview but for now, it’s just MUFC. Peace