Ferdinand to decide on his future
Friday, 16 April 2004 13:35Leicester striker Les Ferdinand will decide whether to finally hang up his boots at the age of 37 after seeing a specialist at the end of the season about his long term knee problem.
Ferdinand has delayed surgery and gone through the pain barrier to play a leading role in Leicester's bid to stay in the Premiership and he is their top scorer with 12 goals.
He had contemplated quitting last summer but did not want to end on a low note after being relegated with West Ham - a situation he describes as "the low point of my career."
Ferdinand has been leaning for most of the season towards calling it a day but several Leicester players have urged him to reconsider after his form for the Foxes.
The former England star said: "I'll just have to wait until the end of the season when I go and see the surgeon. We'll see what he says and then I'll make my decision from there."
Ferdinand has made himself available to play in Saturday's vital match at Blackburn after missing the last three games.
He said: "The knee problem has been bugging me all season but I'd been able to get away with it until the Leeds game when the joint opened out on me and caused some big swelling in my knee."
Filed by Aidan O'Doherty
