Boyhood Hammers fan and former player Lee Bowyer discusses his biggest career regret alongside his two spells as a player with the club.
Bowyer sets the record straight on his spat with Kieron Dyer and outlines his managerial ambitions.
Now in charge of Montserrat, he has been tasked with taking the Caribbean minnows to their first-ever World Cup.
00:00 Intro
02:02 ‘Mark Noble isn’t my cousin!’
04:20 Playing for Senrab
08:30 Leeds: Rise & Fall
11:14 Biggest regret
15:30 First Hammers spell
21:56 Newcastle United
24:45 On Kieron Dyer
27:15 Tevez & Mascherano
32:15 Gianfranco Zola
34:15 Nobby Solano's trumpet band
39:25 Managing Montserrat
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I'm from Poplar and remember seeing Lee play at the local park all the time. What a player!
good London boy we need some one like him in the dressing room now
He is busy in monsarrat
Newcastle fan here, fantastic interview. Such a good listen, great exclusives and thanks for just letting him talk. Loved Lee Bowyer when he was at the club. 👍
Always remember when we ( Leeds) were struggling financially and we lost bowyer smith woodgate Milner players over years I always happy they went to Newcastle instead of Man U Chelsea etc
Always enjoy the Podcasts but this one is right up there amongst the best. Listening to three cheerful fellas waffling on about football............and I loved it! COYI!
“I was green red, I never had amber” #pmsl 😂 on the dyer incident at the toon. An amazing interview and loved the insight on the Roeder team that sunk with 42 points 🤪
My favourite leeds player, what a player he was for us
Brilliant player in the best Leeds side in my lifetime.
@@leesunited3327 never forget him bollocking hasselbaink for not working hard enough, he never stopped bowyer some player
He was superb for Leeds United.
Leeds legend❤
Great show guys and would someone get hold of Pardew and find out why he hardly played Mascherano?
When I was a kid he was one of my favourite players always gave 110% ⚒️
One of my fav Iron Cast's!!!
This was a brilliant watch
I love stories like Bowyer’s retold many years after that tells you something about the player, the set up and the background that I didn’t know. Always thought Bowyer as a bit of a thug but you can’t deny the passion of the man and his soul is clearly stamped with the irons of west ham⚒
He's got a couple of good stories, the 24 Hour Mcdonalds Burger Story and the Asian Student in Leeds ones are my favourites. He doesnt talk about these ones unfortunately
Leeds fan. Loved Lee Bowyer top midfielder for us
Best one so far. Probably could have done a pod for double the length of time
curbs had a season after the great escape and then left after the iceland guys went bust and they started selling players like mccartney without asking. He was not sacked.
excellent interview
1.20 Seen Ginge in 2012 in Touchwood Solihull enjoying an ice cream, was going to say #### on the Villa as I’m a Coventry fan but opted out 😂
I must admit our generation did exactly the same - played football morning, noon amd night........(loved it!)
Can't believe that as a professional footballer your on the verge of signing for one of the biggest club's in the world & walk out halfway through your medical...😉...There's only one Lee Bowyer....🛠⚒️
Great podcast...... seems like the 1st time Ive watched a Lee Bowyer interview....like the lad....use to think he was a but nutty, but comes across as a good egg.
Quality Bows! 👍
he hasn't aged a bit ⚒⚽
Curbishley wasn't sacked. He resigned because of issues relating to transfers.
He was sacked immediately after getting beat 6-0 away to reading!
@johnashe4792 No he wasn't! He was still manager at the start of the 2008-09 season. (The Reading game was January 2007). This is what it says on Wikipedia (not always the most reliable source, I know but in this case correct) about the start of the 2008-09 season: "Despite the club taking six points from their first three games, he was unhappy with the club's transfer policy, after key players Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney were sold without his permission, a claim denied by the West Ham United board of directors, and he resigned his post on 3 September 2008. On 3 November 2009, Curbishley won his case for constructive dismissal against West Ham United. After the ruling, he said: "I am obviously delighted with this result. I very much enjoyed my time at West Ham and never wanted to leave, but on joining the club I insisted that my contract contained a clause confirming that I would have final say on the selection of players to be transferred to and from the club." West Ham paid him £2.2 million in compensation." I remember the 6-0 loss to Reading but he didn't get sacked because of it.
Wasn't sacked ..he resigned
There was s few sick notes in that team
Loved when you battered Dyer on the pitch and on the same team
So did I. A lot of Newcastle fans didnt exactly love Dyer.
Love a interview where the guest is just honest and clear. Needs to do some punditry 100%!
Quality
Great interview. The biggest compliment I can give to Lee Bowyer is to say that if I'd been the England manager during a period of his time playing for Leeds United, I would have picked him in the starting line-up ahead of Paul Scholes. He was that good.
Yeah I’m a huge West Ham fan and I can’t even be biased on this one, absolutely no way bowyer would have been chosen ahead of scholes for England. Never. ⚒️
@@harryhatchet5147 It wasn't Scholes's fault. For a time, Alex Ferguson moved Ryan Giggs into more of an attacking central midfielder role. In order to fill the space that was left, Scholes was moved over towards the left-hand side of the pitch. It made him less effective. At the same time, Bowyer was on fire for Leeds United. That's the period of time that I am referring to.
Leeds fans absolutely loved bowyer don’t make many like him anymore !
Yeah Lee - always wished you spent your best years playing for us at the Boleyn. ⚒
Did well in a black n white shirt...stay lucky👍🏻
Top top man good player no nonsense baller ⚒️⚒️⚒️
Com on you irons ❤⚒️
Why isn't Nayef playing?
Regarding Mascherano..I think he got a straight red in first full start and then Pards got the sack and Curbishley just wasn't having him..unbelievable really because we were struggling and Mascherano would have helped massively..I know we stayed up but its not called the Great Escape for nothing
I ain't taking that about 'keepers making a save and celebrating "it's your job" - what about strikers then?? XD
Jason Tindall number 2 at Newcastle Michael Black Darren Purse Sure they played in same team as lee Bit odd him not saying that
Great interview
Lee bowyer class football player
Need to get Craig belemy on
Do like lee bowyer should have played more for England great player
I remember Liverpool were looking to sign Bowyer 2002. I thought he’d be fantastic in a midfield with Steven Gerrard. It didn’t happen unfortunately.
Don't ask me why but I always get Lee Bowyer and Tony Mowbray mixed up and confused, it's so weird 🤦♀️🤦♀️😂 Didn't know he was now managing Montserrat! That's a bit of a waste of talent if you ask me, he could still do a good job at a championship club if you ask me, I think he's a good manager 🤷♀️
I was at New years day my massacre left at Half time Happy days 😂. Always been the same nothing changes
Absolutely mental that he didn't sign for Liverpool. 😂
Teviot n Langdon pk lad ⚒
Yep tevoit boy bless John Roche boy our rivals
I was leaving LPS when Lee appeared in the school playground playing footie...we called bless roach sir phillip howard back my day
Yep Phillip Howard was old name for it
Oi Oii
We all hated him when he played against us but glad we had him when he came to us twice. I don't think he did anything special however and seemed average for us.
Yes as Lee said he was injured when he arrived the first time but he was a lot better in his second spell at the club. He would always give 100% which ever team he played in. Good old east end boy!
We don’t wear coats in the north east, southern softie
such a great question about leeds and money. maybe ask some more cutting questions of Moyes when we play shit
Decent player but wouldn't added much at time we full hard players at time his no scot parker
Maybe west ham should take a leaf out of the Liverpool attitude, we might win more
That was over 20 years ago, I doubt it’s still the same
@@qtredhead actually think it is, lot of the old shankley traditions still in play.
@@mgk7963 I’m talking about training at West Ham. IDGAF what the other little do or don’t do
Good player but lot his balls playing for Liverpool
Hiya ! @321edho Break a leg 2:09 enjoy the curry 1:54 house 😂❤ h gotta no shirt but me great uncle charlie might know the old cop ! Stop looking at me via westlands London rd the old 86 ! 😂😂😂❤ 1:47
Because his rubbish
Moyes out
A kicker, out of order with Dyer and for being a womaniser.
Pity we didn't get him before Leeds.
Isn't he related to nobes?