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Wycombestriker Sam Vokes talks us through his football memories…

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First game you watched live?
Up until I started playing on Saturdays, at about 15 or 16, I was home and away watching Southampton with my old man.
My first one was in 1993, when I was about three. Saints won 3-2 against Sheffield United down at The Dell - not that I remember much of it.
I do remember The Dell, though. It was my dream to play there and my claim to fame for years was scoring there for my school in a cup final. I was buzzing.
It was a great little ground, fantastic atmosphere, and I had some brilliant times there growing up.
First football hero?
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