Amos Murphy
Favourite team?
"Manchester City - I grew up on the terraces of Maine Road and have grown up watching a club of Antoine Sibierski and Kiki Musampa be transformed into one of the best teams 'the land and all the world'. I'm also partial to a bit of Stockport County."
Favourite retro kit?
"Bayern Munich, 1995-96 - The stripes, the collar, the retro adidas logo and the stripes, the Opel sponsor. It's just absolutely stunning."
Favourite foreign club?
"St. Pauli - Hamburg as a city is one of the best I've ever been to, but it's football culture is even better. As someone who campaigns tirelessly for a better world, it's reassuring to know that there are football clubs out there doing just that too. Football is a global game and one that everyone should be able to love and enjoy, so that's why my favourite foreign club is St. Pauli."
Favourite pie and beer combo?
"For the pie, it's got to be Cheese and Onion as I'm a lifelong veggie. Now, I'm very picky when it comes to beer and will most definitely judge my mates on what they get when we're out. My favourite has to be Staropramen off draft, but it has to be from Prague. It's like having Guinness in Dublin, it just tastes better."
Favourite ground in the UK?
"It's a ground that's no longer with us, but my favourite was Highbury. There was just a presence about it: Wenger, Wright, Adams, Bergkamp, Henry and Pires - just incredible. I only got to go once with City before it was knocked down and it was *that* match where Pires tried to roll a ball to Henry from a penalty and Danny Mills ran in and took the ball off both of them. We still lost 1-0, shame."
Favourite foreign ground?
"I've got a thing for German football (if you haven't noticed so far), so my favourite stadium is Berlin's Olympiastadion. From Hitler's mega project, to Jesse Owens' domination at the 1936 Olympics, Hertha's adoption of the ground and the 2006 World Cup final, the stadium is basking in rich sporting history. It's fascinating and such a beautiful arena too (even if it might have a running track around it)."
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