By JOHN LYONS

ARISE, SIR LES! Les Ferdinand enjoyed success at Newcastle and QPR, below, having being plucked from the depths of Non-League
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LES Ferdinand didn’t do too bad as a pro – he notched over 200 goals in 500-plus games, enjoyed hero status at QPR and Newcastle, and represented his country.
Yet it all seemed a million miles away when the teenage striker learned his trade in the rough and tumble school of Non-League with Southall and Hayes in the mid-80s. “I got sorted out a few times,” admitted the 53-year-old, now director of football...