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Ex-Hull and Bolton defender Sam Ricketts talks us through his football memories…

First game you watched live? With my grandad, Norman Francome. He was a big Swindon fan and I was staying over at his one night when I was about eight.
Swindon had a big game against Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the League Cup so he rang up, got some tickets and we went down.
All I can remember is when we looked through the teamsheet, the name of Fitzroy Simpson stood out. Funnily enough, I ended up playing with him years later at Telford.
First football hero? John Barnes. Back in th...

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