Although I never supported Celtic as a boy, Jock Stein was still my hero. He truly made good teams great. He was a wonderful, principled character who never forgot his working class roots.
Still remember the night jock died. All of Scotland 🏴 mourned (some didn’t) a giant in the game. Winning the European Cup with a squad of all Scots was incredible.
Shankly came up to Stein after the '67 final and said, "John, you're immortal." And so he is. I support both Liverpool and Rangers, and as much as I also admire Fergie, I wish we'd had Jock Stein in the dugout in Mexico. Anyone who doesn't isn't the full shilling.
This is the best interview I've ever seen with Alex Ferguson. The interviewer obviously knows his stuff, gets Fergie's trust and then it just flows. And Ferguson's memory for teams, players and formations even from the early 60s is astonishing.
Fergie loved Stein and rightly so. Really enjoyable to see Fergie happy and tell such great stories about Jock! Stein was a brilliant manager just brilliant! RIP Jock Stein.
The importance and influence of Jock Stein must never be underestimated. When you watch and read old interviews with him, you can hear quite a bit of Sir Alex Ferguson in there.
Kudos to Alex, just shows how close the old firm actually were, in terms of friendship - in spite of the hatred that the press sold. Never seen this before, really great video.
Jock was my hero when I was growing up in Glasgow in the 60's now I'm finding out the detail. As a kid I knew there was something so special and fair about the man..
A great man talking about a legend....great to watch Edit: Remember when Scotland produced the likes of Davie Cooper etc we actually had world class players
Alex Ferguson for all his success will never let you tell him he is the G.O.A.T. He will always defer to Jock Stein as the G.O.A.T. Greatest Of All Time
I rem Alex Ferguson when he was manager of St Mirren going round the town in a van with PA on it. Saying come out and support your local team. No airs or graces with Ferguson when trying to encourage support of his team.
S O Achumfaegovan plastered on his desk at old Trafford....Ferguson has never had a bad word for anyone from back in the day....never forgot his roots which always impressed me
When Jock was a Celtic player the whole team went to Wembeley to see the famous Hungarian team play England in 1953. Jock liked what he saw and tried to emulate that style of play.
Great interview and memories. They should have had Fergie on in that 65 Cup Final - if nothing else he'd have stopped Billy McNeil at set plays.....I believe he's a good hearted man.
100% agree, whoever came up with the design of they shorts must have been working in the textiles up in HMP LOW MOSS n done it for laugh!!! W.C. in K.P. - 1968 -
Born and raised Scottish Celt here, but my grandad was from Manchester and watched the babes when he was a young man. Scottish football has been marginalised in recent years due to tv money artificially inflating some leagues to the detriment of others. Even today I seen a comment "what's the point of Scottish football?" Stein, Busby, Shanks and Fergie. But tbh, the saddest thing for me isn't that the game is being ruined by money, but the lack of kids I see kicking a ball in the street.
People forget Stein was so far ahead in the game' that he won the European Cup with players that all stayed within a 30 mile radius. They were also all Scottish, and that's not being racist or anything else, it's just a fact. What a way to pass away after "Supper Cooper" put us on the way to another World Cup. The fact Graeme Souness was crying in the dressing room says it all. Legendary Manager whose mantra was without fans there wouldn't be any football. JINKY JOHNSTONE, DAVIE COOPER, TOMMY GEMMELL, SANDY JARDINE, etc,etc,etc!!! You could go on all night mentioning all the other great players that Scotland had back in the 'auld days' n that's without mentioning KING KENNY. THEY ALL IDOLIZED JOCK STEIN, May he rest in peace, as Bill Shankly said of his great friend (" JOCK, YOU ARE IMMORTAL ") W.C. in K.P. - 1968 -
@ShiftCtrl85 tbh jock really should have taken the utd job...if im correct he gave the then utd chairman his word that he would but ended up reneging because of personal reasons. But then we wouldn't have had fergie so.....
jock stein was and always will be the boss of bosses.im a rangers fan and not only did big jock win all the trophies he had the foresight to mould the likes of sir alex.however i think after jock steins death while being scotland manager that a resentment was formed.
Why the hell has this got 37 dislikes? Are they people with one brain cell or something? This is a unique insight into British/Scottish football history, insider info!
Aye ... it's making me greet like a bairn...f*#k, it makes me proud.. Lisbon 🦁 Lions & Big Jock; Fergie with Aberdeen & later with Man I ( which many of us would have seen as a Scottish club in exile ) and my own father who knew and loved Matt Busby, ( they came fae the same street, as )...and Dear God; wee Jinkie Johnson.... Just listening to Fergie is making me so bloody Homesick.. so...there is a part of "Barry Lyndon '...where Barry burst into tears in front of the Chevalier and Michael Hordern's narrator described the riush of emotion from an exile upon hearing the accents of his home place after such a long time ; well that's me.Right now...
couple of pricks as known fae there muckers but with magical feet and brains and the sheer class to serve any stage that came there way and conquered many a feet the true Celtic people . God bless the lions and all the happiness we have had ever since . God bless yous all .
Just to think without the master Jock Stein they`re might never have been a Sir Alex Ferguson. It `s a funny old game right enough as Jimmy Greaves used to say . What a tragic loss to Scottish and World Football the death of Jock Stein was and has been. 💓💓👊
7:01 damn, football has come a long way. "You'll get a ball on Saturday, son. You'll be hungry for it" 🤣😂🤣😂 "when do we EVER do fast walking in the game?" 🤣😂🤣😂
@@Gk1lo it is disrespectful the way you worded it, the man had a heart attack during a prolonged period of stress, his heart didn't just "pop out of joy" Have a little respect,the man is a legend
2:49 Fergie might've learnt this from Jock Stein because the staff at united say that he did this as well... Knew everybody's name and would chat/mess with them now and again
I could listen to Stein, Fergie Walter Smith talk about football all day long......throw Jim McLean into that mix too. The study of these guys should be part of the school curriculum for boys.
Are you kidding? That’s the legendary Celtic captain, Billy McNeil on the left and John Clark on the right. Two members of the magnificent Lisbon Lions of 1967! Celtic won every competition they entered that 1966/67 season (FIVE), and became the first British side to win the European Cup. I believe this is a record that stands to this day! John is apparently still working at Celtic FC.
davie l oh yeah my fault where you win & be called champions of europe when you have no right in has your not champions but big jock still won all 4 major trophies in 1 season (5 with the glasgow cup) so i think thats more than 3
array s I know what you mean in regards to competitiveness now in Scotland. But back then it was completely different. I think Celtic hadn't won a trophy in Eight years before Stein came in. Big Jock was way ahead of his time
As a Celtic supporter, I always love to hear Alex Ferguson talk about Jock Stein.
Forget the rivalry - these were two greats.
What rivalry? He hates Rangers. Watch his document
Totally agree 👍🇮🇪🤣
@@goldennuggetinfo8468 who hates Rangers?
@@jrothweldo7yogie bear maybe
@@ncrnw4385 your ma does
There's a poetic romanticism about the great Scottish managers that is unrivalled anywhere in the world.....they were the soul of football
Poetic romanticism? Soul of football?🤣
Thank you
@@BT-kc3ee No one's laughing with you
I'm Scottish. And you are correct! 🏴
Matt Busby, Bill Shankly, Jock Stein, Kenny Dalglish, Alex Ferguson - all giants of the game.
Although I never supported Celtic as a boy, Jock Stein was still my hero. He truly made good teams great. He was a wonderful, principled character who never forgot his working class roots.
Still remember the night jock died. All of Scotland 🏴 mourned (some didn’t) a giant in the game. Winning the European Cup with a squad of all Scots was incredible.
A lot of us English fans did as well. One of the greats
I was young watching it with my dad who had been to both European finals. He was upset I was too young to understand. Now I do 💚🍀🏴
Shankly came up to Stein after the '67 final and said, "John, you're immortal." And so he is. I support both Liverpool and Rangers, and as much as I also admire Fergie, I wish we'd had Jock Stein in the dugout in Mexico. Anyone who doesn't isn't the full shilling.
This is the best interview I've ever seen with Alex Ferguson. The interviewer obviously knows his stuff, gets Fergie's trust and then it just flows. And Ferguson's memory for teams, players and formations even from the early 60s is astonishing.
Are you me or am I you?
@@RichardSmith-ew3xz Well yous have both only got 1 subscriber anyway! Legends! 👍🏻
Lol , instant repour
Can hear Fergie's real accent come out in this. Love it man.
Lovely 🌹 to hear this tribute.
Hearing this gave me a new sense of respect for souness, he stood crying ,respect m8
Fergie loved Stein and rightly so. Really enjoyable to see Fergie happy and tell such great stories about Jock! Stein was a brilliant manager just brilliant! RIP Jock Stein.
I'm a Liverpool fan but as a Scot, he is easily the best manager since Jock Stein.
Two legends of the game, could listen to fergie's stories for hours.
John Mcgrory o
I remember watching this sad occasion a week before my 13th birthday at my grandparents flat in west London. RIP Mr Stein.
Ferguson lights up when he talks about Stein, a real father figure and role model.
it really is lovely listening to Fergie talk so well about Jock
What an amazing video. Sir Alex is the manager out my era, big jock seems to have been his blueprint.
one legend talking about another legend classic.
Great interview by Sir Alex proud to support both Celtic and Man Utd
“It’s a great asset that- knowing someone’s name and recognising them.”
He carried that with him for the rest of his career.
Great men learning from great men is a great thing, which is just beautiful...nice words Sir Alex! They just got things done.
Hi UN TV
2 giants of the game. Class interview.
Great man sir Alex Ferguson. Thanks for sharing.✌👍❤
The importance and influence of Jock Stein must never be underestimated. When you watch and read old interviews with him, you can hear quite a bit of Sir Alex Ferguson in there.
This is the most relaxed I’ve ever seen AF in an interview. Wonderful viewing
Takes a legend to know a legend there will never be managers like this again true class
He say no
Arguably Jock was the greatest manager ever lived.There was/is no one better, Fergie, Klopp,Guardiola etc included. Amazing man.
The Great Bill Shankly said it all about the Great Jock Stein, " John, you're immortal now!". Enough said.
Kudos to Alex, just shows how close the old firm actually were, in terms of friendship - in spite of the hatred that the press sold. Never seen this before, really great video.
Souness crying outside the medical room put it in perspective for me.
Good interview, you can see the love and respect fergie had for big jock.
Sir Alex said that learning from Big Jock was like taking a PHD and that is the mark from learning from a master like Big Jock
Really enjoy this interview
Sir Alex. A man amongst men.
Jock was my hero when I was growing up in Glasgow in the 60's now I'm finding out the detail. As a kid I knew there was something so special and fair about the man..
Greatest manager of all time no doubt but humble man and never forgets his roots
A great man talking about a legend....great to watch
Edit: Remember when Scotland produced the likes of Davie Cooper etc we actually had world class players
Alex Ferguson for all his success will never let you tell him he is the G.O.A.T. He will always defer to Jock Stein as the G.O.A.T. Greatest Of All Time
It is a lineage. On the shoulders of giants.
Honest and intelligent....wonderful insight.
The Gaffer, even though he caused me enormous heartache as a Jambo!
The great Scottish managers are simply the best. And Fergie is the greatest of them all.💯 🇾🇪
Simply, genius!
I rem Alex Ferguson when he was manager of St Mirren going round the town in a van with PA on it. Saying come out and support your local team. No airs or graces with Ferguson when trying to encourage support of his team.
S O
Achumfaegovan plastered on his desk at old Trafford....Ferguson has never had a bad word for anyone from back in the day....never forgot his roots which always impressed me
Jock stein a football genius and a great mentor to ferrgie two giants of world football
One word....respect
When Jock was a Celtic player the whole team went to Wembeley to see the famous Hungarian team play England in 1953. Jock liked what he saw and tried to emulate that style of play.
now certain fans mock this great mans legacy on the back of lies and jealousy
What's the hearsay. ???? Do u no
Must be cold in his shadow, eh?
Your teams dead mate, back under your rock hahaha
John Kennedy some Celtic coach you are 🤘
And you have singed 9 passengers not players
Great interview and memories. They should have had Fergie on in that 65 Cup Final - if nothing else he'd have stopped Billy McNeil at set plays.....I believe he's a good hearted man.
Great interview, one comment I have to make is that those 80's Scotland shorts were pretty ghastly
100% agree, whoever came up with the design of they shorts must have been working in the textiles up in HMP LOW MOSS n done it for laugh!!!
W.C. in K.P.
- 1968 -
Magic stuff. Sir Alex showing huge respect and admiration
As a Manchester United fan I have always said this and always will Jock Stein was the greatest Manchester United manager Man Unt never had
Born and raised Scottish Celt here, but my grandad was from Manchester and watched the babes when he was a young man. Scottish football has been marginalised in recent years due to tv money artificially inflating some leagues to the detriment of others. Even today I seen a comment "what's the point of Scottish football?"
Stein, Busby, Shanks and Fergie. But tbh, the saddest thing for me isn't that the game is being ruined by money, but the lack of kids I see kicking a ball in the street.
This man is a Legend in the history of British football
A wonderful interview. Sir Alex the best British football manager ever yet he's in total awe of Jock Stein! Praise indeed!
Just because he admired him doesn't make him even better. Messi's idol is Pablo Aimar, despite Messi being 10x the player.
stwads jock stein is better
Alex will tell you Jock was the best manager. their records speaks for themselves
People forget Stein was so far ahead in the game' that he won the European Cup with players that all stayed within a 30 mile radius. They were also all Scottish, and that's not being racist or anything else, it's just a fact. What a way to pass away after "Supper Cooper" put us on the way to another World Cup. The fact Graeme Souness was crying in the dressing room says it all. Legendary Manager whose mantra was without fans there wouldn't be any football. JINKY JOHNSTONE, DAVIE COOPER, TOMMY GEMMELL, SANDY JARDINE, etc,etc,etc!!! You could go on all night mentioning all the other great players that Scotland had back in the 'auld days' n that's without mentioning KING KENNY. THEY ALL IDOLIZED JOCK STEIN, May he rest in peace, as Bill Shankly said of his great friend (" JOCK, YOU ARE IMMORTAL ")
W.C. in K.P.
- 1968 -
@ShiftCtrl85 tbh jock really should have taken the utd job...if im correct he gave the then utd chairman his word that he would but ended up reneging because of personal reasons. But then we wouldn't have had fergie so.....
Two of footballs biggest legends 💚🏴🏴
Beautiful
Two. Legends
Great interview 👍 from great man manager
jock stein was and always will be the boss of bosses.im a rangers fan and not only did big jock win all the trophies he had the foresight to mould the likes of sir alex.however i think after jock steins death while being scotland manager that a resentment was formed.
Brilliant Sir Alex
Why the hell has this got 37 dislikes? Are they people with one brain cell or something? This is a unique insight into British/Scottish football history, insider info!
Rangers fans, no doubt.
Big Jock the greatest ever no doubt about that
Only had good things to say about Mr Stein
Total respect Fergy. RIP WALTER
Jock Stein and Alex Ferguson enough said
greatest celtic manger ever
Fergie was a proper player.
Aye ... it's making me greet like a bairn...f*#k, it makes me proud.. Lisbon 🦁 Lions & Big Jock; Fergie with Aberdeen & later with Man I ( which many of us would have seen as a Scottish club in exile ) and my own father who knew and loved Matt Busby, ( they came fae the same street, as )...and Dear God; wee Jinkie Johnson.... Just listening to Fergie is making me so bloody Homesick.. so...there is a part of "Barry Lyndon '...where Barry burst into tears in front of the Chevalier and Michael Hordern's narrator described the riush of emotion from an exile upon hearing the accents of his home place after such a long time ; well that's me.Right now...
"You must keep your dignity" a lot of todays so-called superstar managers i.e. the chosen one , should watch this and take note
Well said Alex. Well said.
Wonderful
A Brilliant Manager taking About Another
couple of pricks as known fae there muckers but with magical feet and brains and the sheer class to serve any stage that came there way and conquered many a feet the true Celtic people . God bless the lions and all the happiness we have had ever since . God bless yous all .
Your immortal Jock.God holds you in the palm of his hand.
Legends.
Legend.
A Rangers fan and former player on Celtic TV, I've seen it all now.
Yer Mano with the hair From down the Road He signed a few players from Celtic for man Utd
Sacked fae rankers for marrying a catholic disgusted by there traditions he binned the medals
Jock Stein was a Protestant Rangers fan. Who cares?
Just to think without the master Jock Stein they`re might never have been a Sir Alex Ferguson. It `s a funny old game right enough as Jimmy Greaves used to say . What a tragic loss to Scottish and World Football the death of Jock Stein was and has been. 💓💓👊
Is there a monorail for jock stein at St Ninians park ?
Great stories from one legend to another. Note the "Groom sameness" 14:37 Mispronouncing Graham Souness.
It’s the only time Ferguson will be mentioned in the same breath as Stein
Both Scottish legends.
7:01 damn, football has come a long way. "You'll get a ball on Saturday, son. You'll be hungry for it" 🤣😂🤣😂 "when do we EVER do fast walking in the game?" 🤣😂🤣😂
stein taught ronaldinho the no look backheel
So Jock Stein was the coach of Scottland's national team and after the scored the equaliser his heart popped out of joy?
Show some respect ffs
@@joepaccrakurii1227 I'm not joking, it may have happened because of his excitement
@@Gk1lo it is disrespectful the way you worded it, the man had a heart attack during a prolonged period of stress, his heart didn't just "pop out of joy"
Have a little respect,the man is a legend
@@joepaccrakurii1227 English is not my native language, sorry mate
@@Gk1lo aw OK, thank you and sorry myself, I wasn't sure,your English is very good though 👍 👌
2:49 Fergie might've learnt this from Jock Stein because the staff at united say that he did this as well... Knew everybody's name and would chat/mess with them now and again
I could listen to Stein, Fergie Walter Smith talk about football all day long......throw Jim McLean into that mix too. The study of these guys should be part of the school curriculum for boys.
mahesh yogi. Stein, Fergie and *Walter Smith?* 😂
🤭🤭 Walter smith 😂😂
That has all the makings for the biggest and best rammy ever.
Jim mc lean:"don't you ask me a stupid f***** question again * BANG* *CRASH* *CAPOW*
😆
@@joepaccrakurii1227
Harsh.
Scots do it best.
true, and not just in football
Saddest Video, chasing Jinky, , Scary man.
No many Jambos would be stupid enough to stand up against the boss !
Didnt know they all hung out at the Lido Cafe!
Man united will never ever have anything like the success this man brought them
And Liverpool have not had any success since we had him either
@@jonlacey316 Liverpool still won a lot when fergie was manager just nowhere near like how much they did when they dominated the 70s,80s
What is that music playing at the end?....I would love to get my hands on it.
czcams.com/video/ggh1KhS3MtY/video.htmlsi=OTKp1nEdnClJTpAV
It’s called: ‘through my eyes’ by bill connor, I just found it via shazam. 🍀✨👍🏻
czcams.com/video/ggh1KhS3MtY/video.htmlsi=7T__O-XifudmIb3f
We need to get back to producing good players
22:33 Anyone know who those two are either side of Stein?
Are you kidding? That’s the legendary Celtic captain, Billy McNeil on the left and John Clark on the right. Two members of the magnificent Lisbon Lions of 1967!
Celtic won every competition they entered that 1966/67 season (FIVE), and became the first British side to win the European Cup. I believe this is a record that stands to this day!
John is apparently still working at Celtic FC.
Big Jock Knew 😂
Stein was the King
big jock knew
alex brown yup, he sure knew you are a fanny
8:43 someone tell the Board this NOW
You can tell hes still hung up not being picked that game when he was the top goalscorer n aw haha
Shame the Big Man didn't take over at OT in 1971. I doubt we'd have collapsed like we did.
Stein is a Great man Fergie made the only football club in the uk what they should be
🏴 Rocky_art_2020 🏴
artist from Glasgow , Scotland .
two great managers but sir alex only did a trebble big jock won all 5trophies in 1 season including the champions league
European cup not champs lge
davie l oh yeah my fault where you win & be called champions of europe when you have no right in has your not champions but big jock still won all 4 major trophies in 1 season (5 with the glasgow cup) so i think thats more than 3
davie l same difference.
array s I know what you mean in regards to competitiveness now in Scotland. But back then it was completely different. I think Celtic hadn't won a trophy in Eight years before Stein came in. Big Jock was way ahead of his time
James Hingley he didn't win the champs
It aw stemmed from Dunfermline in the 60's x RIP Jock and get well soon Sir Alex black and white forever x