football firsts

First game you watched live?
I grew up watching Bristol Rovers. I can’t remember which one my first game was exactly but I know I started going when I was about four or five, right through to when I was at college – and then a couple of weeks later I was called into the matchday squad.
There were probably only a few months between standing on the terraces and actually being out on the pitch. It was a dream come true, really.
First football hero?
I played a bit more as a striker when I was younger and though I never really supported a Premier League team, ...