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RUSSELL HOWARD

First game you ever attended?

Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham in May 1991. I got a ball signed by all the Liverpool players. Me and my brother vowed to never use it and keep it as this special thing forever. Within about six weeks it was ruined from kicking it around the house, and you could barely even make out Steve Nicol’s name. We smudged the crap out of it.

Who was your childhood hero and did you ever meet them?

Steven Gerrard. I’ve never met him, but he did send me something signed for my 30th birthday and I’ve come close to meeting him

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