28th December 1957 the Derby match. I was 10 and stood in the Platt Lane End at the front with my brother. Bert Trautman looked so huge.The noise sticks in my mind. We drew 2-2. Of course the events of Feb. 1958 could not have been anticipated.

My second “first game” was my first visit to Eastlands. I was unprepared for the sight of the stadium when you first see the pitch. I cried, it is by far the best stadium I have seen.