THE LEGEND – LES FERDINAND
One of the most feared strikers of his day, Les made his name at QPR after signing from non-league Hayes before helping fire Newcastle to back-to-back title challenges, scoring 50 goals in 84 games for the ‘Toon’ in 1995-96 and 1996-97. A Spurs fan, injury blighted his spell at the Club, restricting him to 149 appearances (39 goals) between 1997-2003. Capped 17 times by England (five goals), Les returned to Spurs as coach between 2008-14 and is now Director of Football at QPR.
“First of all, I must say I’m delighted for Newcastle.