football firsts

First game you watched live?
The first match I attended as a kid was a pre-season tournament at Ibrox in the mid-1990s. Rangers had just signed Paul Gascoigne and they were up against Steaua Bucharest, Sampdoria and Tottenham in a four-team competition. Gazza made his debut in the game against Steaua Bucharest and he scored, so it was a brilliant atmosphere and Rangers won the game pretty comfortably.
First football hero?
I had a video of the Rangers team – which shows how long ago it was – that I used to watch all the time. I used to be a striker when I ...