Focus On: Ed Balls

Full Name: Ed Balls

Birthplace: Norwich 

Height: 5-10

Married? Yes 

Children? Yes – 3 – all City fans

Car: Ford Mondeo estate 

Favourite current player: Josh Sergeant 

Favourite ever player: Ted MacDougall

Favourite other teams: Nottingham Forest, Arsenal 

Most difficult opponent: Liverpool 

Most memorable game: Play-off final v Middlesbrough 2015

Biggest thrill: First ever CR game v Leeds in the FA Cup, Jan 73

Biggest disappointment: Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Best countries visited: USA, Indonesia, Italy 

Favourite food: Roast beef and Yorkshire Puddings

Miscellaneous likes: Shiki’s sashimi, Woodforde’s Wherry 

Miscellaneous dislikes: Luis Suarez 

Favourite TV shows: Friday Night Lights 

Favourite singers: Nina Simone 

Biggest influence on career: Losing 

Biggest drag in football: When away ends only have the veggie pie left 

If you weren’t a footballer, what do you think you’d be? A ball boy 

Which person in the world would you most like to meet: Jodie Foster