John Lyons talks to Leroy Rosenior about his life in football...

LEROY Rosenior is a positive guy and has carved out a decent career in football as a player, manager and pundit, but there were moments early on in his career when he wondered if it was all worth it.
As a young black player in the rough-andtumble early-80s, he was subjected to vile racist abuse and, not surprisingly, found it difficult to cope with.
In the prologue of his excellent autobiography, It’s Only Banter, he recounts the tale of an early match in his career. He was a Fulham striker play...