Is a goal or another balti pie that's got Craig so excited?

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About you

Full name: Craig Francis Cochrane (No laughing at the middle name - my dad assures me it's not a girl's name!)

Nickname(s): Cocky (because of my surname, not my personality), Slim, Jimmy Nail, Roy Orbison, Robbie Coltrane, Razor (after Razor Ruddock when I used to play centre half many years ago), Sumo, Twiggy - will that be enough for now?

DOB: 04/11/197.

Born: Redditch, Worcestershire.

Lives: Woking, Surrey.

Marital status: Married.

About your team

Which team do you support? Aston Villa.

How long have you supported them for? All my life.

What's your earliest memory of your team? My first home game v Everton in 1978.

Are you a season-ticket holder? If so, where do you sit? Yes, Trinity Road Upper tier in the centre.

Favourite player(s): Peter Withe, Gary Shaw, Tony Morley, Gordon Cowans.

Favourite manager: Martin O'Neill.

If you could sign anyone for your team, who would it be? Cristiano Ronaldo.

Worst signing ever for your team: Bosko Balaban - £8 million well spent - and Ivo Stas - brought in by Dr Josef Venglos from Bratislava and was continually injured!

Best moment as a football fan: Winning the European Cup in 1982.

Any football superstitions? Always get the lift up to my seat at home games. I claim this is a superstition, but my friends believe it is because I cannot handle the 12 flights of stairs! I also never eat any other flavour pie than balti. Last time I had a chicken and mushroom pie at half-time we were 2-0 up against Man Utd at home in the FA Cup and they scored three in the second half to win 3-2 - it was definitely because of the pie choice!

What are you...?

...most likely to say on FanZone: "Barry you are a nag, Petrov you are not playing for the Dog and Duck in Scotland now you know, super Johnny Carew, super Villa, champagne football from the Villa boys, it's half-time and time for a balti pie, etc..."

...least likely to say on FanZone: "Birmingham City are a top-flight team and deserve to be in the Premiership, Gareth Barry is worth £18 million, the Scottish Premier League is so competitive it frightens me!"

Describe your style of FanZone commentary in three words: Passionate. Biased. Stressful.

Ideal WAG: Maria Sharapova.

Favourite song/chant:(To the tune of Que Sera, Sera....)

John Carew Carew, He's bigger than me and you, He's gonna score one or two, John Carew Carew.

Most prized possession: Signed replica European Cup winning shirt from 1982.

What do you do when you're not in the FanZone commentary box? Qualified football referee, play golf, spend time with my family. [Note the order - Ed] I also like to travel, so I'm hoping we get some good opposition in good locations in the UEFA Cup this season.

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