BOBBY GILLESPIE
What was the first match that you ever attended?
I had a ticket to see Scotland against the Czechs in 1973 – if we won, we’d qualify for the 1974 World Cup. I got a ticket because I lived close to Hampden Park, only two streets away. I was up in the North Stand and went on my own; Scotland won 2-1 and Joe Jordan scored the winner. My seat was in line with it, a spectacular diving header. Jordan went where other men were scared to.
Who was your childhood hero, and did you ever meet them?
In Glasgow, my hero was Kenny Dalglish at Celtic. He was just
