football firsts

Bristol Rovers winger Alex Rodman talks us through his football memories

First game you watched live?I think that would probably be Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers in 1994. I was a mascot and I walked out with Dwight Yorke.It was the team of Steve Staunton, Andy Townsend, Mark Bosnich in goal. Alan Shearer -who was the main man at the time -scored for Blackburn.To be honest, though, all my memories of that game are really from photos and videos.First football hero?Not a Villa player, for my sins. It was Ryan Giggs at Manchester United – though not off the pitch, I’d h...

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