football firsts

First game you watched live?I definitely remem- ber this one. I went to watch Arsenal against Charlton at the Valley in around 2005-06. It was when Robin van Persie scored that volley on the run for us, one of the goals of the season. We were stood right behind that. I just remember everyone couldn’t believe that it went in. I was with my dad and my brother. I’m not sure why we hadn’t gone to a home game first, maybe it was just about getting tickets. But my dad got some for that game and I won’t forget it.First football hero? That one i...