Alan Hansen

I had no plans once I finished my football career, which was a problem, so I had to go looking for work. Television was the one area that it was easier to get a job than anywhere else.

The scar on my forehead is from running through a plate-glass panel when I was 15. I had 27 stitches, which took two hours.

I always wanted to be a golfer, only I realised that if I'd played golf I would have been skint.

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

I don't really go out that much, if I'm honest. I'm quite a recluse. If I had my way, I'd probably be at home most of the time with a book and a cup of tea or glass of wine.