Off the pitch with Rich Episode 1

RICHARD LATHAM talks to ALAN WALSH, the popular winger with the cannonball shot, who netted 99 goals for Bristol City in five seasons after signing from Darlington in July 1984, many of them spectacular efforts from distance with his powerful left foot.

Alan talks in depth about his City career, including the moment he came within inches of taking the club to Wembley for the 1988-89 League Cup final when his last-minute shot against Nottingham Forest at Ashton Gate came back off a post with the semi-final tie locked at 1-1 on aggregate.

There are humorous reminiscences about one of the early Football League tribunals, which saw his fee for joining City set at just £18,000 when Darlington were demanding £85,000 for the leading scorer in their history, and brushes with two of the biggest characters among managers in Tommy Docherty and Brian Clough.

Alan also reflects on what it has been like to be father-in-law to one of America’s top actors, Kelsey Grammer, star of Frasier and voice of Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons, who married his daughter Kayte in 2011, a union that has led the former City player and wife Sue to mix with many top entertainers during visits to the USA.

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