ALISTAIR MCGOWAN
What was the first football match you ever saw live?
It was April 1972, West Brom vs Leeds at The Hawthorns – I was seven. It was just before football got really violent, so I don’t think there was any segregation in those days. I was right at the back of the stands, up on my dad’s shoulders. I remember him saying every so often, “I’ve got to put you down now.” I was thinking, ‘What for? You’re really strong’. I knew all of the Leeds players and their nicknames as well. Peter Lorimer was ‘Lash’ because of his powerful shot, and I remember shouting it once. Everyone looked around at my high-pitched voice. It
