FAMOUS KOPITES

Every issue, Well Red tracks down a famous Kopite and asks them all about LFC. In this issue we speak to actor . . .

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Why do you support Liverpool? I come from a house of Blue. My dad and elder brother where both blues and then my next eldest brother, Tony, decided to go against the grain and support the Reds. When my mum was pregnant with me, my dad was convinced she was having a girl and Tony persuaded him that if it was a boy he’d let him be a Liverpool fan. Tony spent all his pocket money on getting me a Stevie Heighway shirt and the rest is history. First game? The first game I went to was Liverpool v QPR. I stood on the Kop and was thrown around all over the place. What sticks in your mind about that game? What I remember most about that game is the Liverpool fans giving Stan Bowles loads of stick. I think there was something in the papers about him playing away from home with someone else’s wife. At one point he came up to the Kop and bowed in front of us which was brilliant, and for the rest of the game we all applauded like mad whenever he got the ball. I also remember (I think) Tommy Smith taking the piss out of Joey Jones. Best Liverpool FC moment? It has to be Istanbul, I watched it at

Stan Bowles was a bit of a character

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