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Former Bradford City midfielder Dave Syers talks us through his football memories

First match?
The match that sticks in my head the most is one of the first I went to see at Sunderland. It was in 1997 and it was the last match at Roker Park before we moved to the Stadium of Light, against Everton. It was 3-0 to Sunderland and I remember sitting on one of the metal barriers, with my dad holding me and my brother from behind.
First hero?
My best time watching football as a fan was Sunderland in the glory days of the late 90s and early 2000s, so it would have to be Kevin Phillips. He was br...

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