This weekend, it’s your Manager; Steve Wilkes’ turn in the hotseat facing Jamie’s Quickfire Questions.

Name: Steve Wilkes

Age: 52.

Position: First Team Manager :

Married/Single/Girlfriend ?: : Married to Alison; 30 years this June. We have three children, Louis, Zack and Olivia.

Previous Clubs: : Preston North End, Wigan Athletic, VVV Eindhoven, Southport, Morecambe, Bamber Bridge and Darwen.

Team you Support: Manchester United.

Best ground played at?: Old Trafford, Manchester

Best player you’ve played with? : Brian Mooney (winger at Preston N.E)

Best player you’ve played against? : Paul Gascoigne

Your favourite goal you scored in your football career? : It’s for Wigan Athletic away at Leeds. Playing left wing, I cut in on to the right and bent it in the top corner from 30 yards. In : 1986 way back when... (laughs)

Favourite drink? : Soft – Dandelion & Burdock
Alcoholic - Blue Wkd ( No surprise there eh Steve?)

Player who you’d love in your team? : Bryan Robson; ex Man Utd & England. A true legend.

Player at current club with worse dress sense? : Steve Pickup.

Tell me a secret about a current player? : My Assistant; Steve Pickup - doesn’t own a pair of Boxer Shorts...

Favourite holiday destination? : The Maldives.

Favourite moment in football? : My Debut for Preston North End.

Which 3 people would you like to go to dinner with? : Sir Alex Ferguson, Simon Jordan (Crystal Pal chairman) and Mohammed Ali.

Fav past time/hobbies? : Reading books , in particular Autobiographies (sporting ones).

Thanks to Jamie Dewsbury for the questions and interview
Steve pictured above (with hair!) when at Wigan Athletic aged 16.
Steve pictured above when a professional at Football league Club; Preston North End in 1986. Complete this one, full set; with tache’ !!