First XI

With modern day footballer's seemingly becoming more and more detached from the fans that turn out to cheer them on, it's time to try and get back in touch.

To help us get to know our favourite players just that little bit more, we've come up with 11 questions we'd like to ask them down the Frog and Parrot on a Friday night.


Scunthorpe United's very own towering defender Rob Jones very kindly agreed to become the first professional footballer to tackle the Away End First XI. Let's see how he got on!

Rob JonesName : Rob Jones
Age : 30
Team : Scunthorpe United
Position : Central Defender

 

 

 

 

Q1. Favourite football ground played at? (Other than home ground!)

Celtic Park

Q2. Best player played against?

Lionel Messi

Q3. If you were not a professional footballer, what would you be?

PE Teacher

Q4. Favourite band?

Kings of Leon

Q5. Night in with the missus or on the lash with the lads?

Night in - getting old!

Q6. Favourite takeaway?

Chinese

Q7. Lager or Bitter?

Bitter

Q8. Eastenders or Coronation Street?

None

Q9. Boots - Make and size?

Puma Powercat - size 11

Q10. What’s the best goal you’ve ever scored?

Header in the 2006/07 Scottish League cup final for Hibernian

Q11. If England don’t win the World Cup in South Africa, who will?

Spain