football firsts

Tranmere Rovers midfielder Neil Danns talks us through his football memories

First game you watched live?
I think the first match I ever went to was Liverpool v Newcastle, the 4-3 one where Stan Collymore got the winner in stoppage time! I was at the Liverpool academy at the time and they got me free tickets to go.
First football hero?
Back then it was Robbie Fowler and John Barnes. Robbie because he was from the same area as me (Toxteth) and we went to the same senior school, but obviously he was a lot older than me.
John Barnes because, being black, I could rel...

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