LLOYD GRIFFITH

What was the first football match you ever saw live?

John Cockerill’s testimonial against his brother Glenn – of Southampton – in 1993. John’s mum was a receptionist at my school. My mum took me along, it was absolutely freezing and I sat in the upper tier of the Young’s Stand at Blundell Park, where you see the ships go by. I remember it being so cold that even the goalkeeper, Steve Sherwood, was basically in a boiler suit. That’s my abiding memory. No one in my family was a Grimsby fan. My auntie started going out with this bloke called Dave, who took me to the Pontoon End