Sheffield United vs Burnley

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60 UTB
FACE TO FACE…
BRIAN GAYLE
UTB poses the same questions from 1992-93 to
the same players to see if they remember what
they said 30 years ago, and to see what their
2022-23 answers are…
— Which team did
you support as a boy
and who was your
favourite player?
— I reckon I’d have
said Man City. In terms
of a player, Dave
Watson or Franny Lee?
I mentioned West Ham,
did I? Well, I was from
London, but I loved
Francis Lee and that’s
why I followed City.
— What is the best
match you have
played in?
— Well, this is pre-1993
isn’t it? So, it has to be
the Steel City derby
at Hillsborough or a
Manchester derby
when I was at City? I
won’t argue with the
Wednesday game. Now
I’d say the Wembley FA
Cup semi-final, even
though we lost, it was
some occasion.
— What is your
favourite record
and music?
— Maybe I said
something by Bob
Marley? I got the
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY
reggae bit then...I
forgot about the Luther
Vandross record; I
still have that on vinyl!
Difficult to say what
I’d go for now, there’s
a number of them...
UB40 Red Red White,
something like that.
— What are your
hobbies outside of
football?
— Gardening or DIY?
Yeah, I’d still say that
now. My son Josh then
would have been about
1 think. I still enjoy
spending time with
the family.
— If you weren’t
a footballer what
would you be?
— I would have said
something to do with
the building trade?
Yeah, I was, and still
am, very hands on.
It was always my
calling before being a
footballer.
— Which current player
do you most admire?
— So, thinking back
Revisited
to 1992...did I say
someone like Bryan
Robson? Des Walker,
was it? He was a top
player so that’s a
good shout.
— What car do
you drive?
— Back in 1992, I’d say
it was a BMW? I think
in that same winter we
had bad snow, and it
was terrible in those
conditions. I got rid of it
and bought a 4x4, but
we didn’t have snow for
about five years after!