Neil Galloway
Age group: Underr 50s

What is your footballing history? (Sunday league, Junior….)
Playing for the school team, 11s and 5s with pals

What was your introduction to walking football?
After a bad leg break (playing 5s!) I joined Raith’s FFIT programme to try and get back kicking a ball and they promoted it.  I asked Paul Gilfillan about walking football and he said to give it a try so I did.

What were your first impressions of walking football?
It’s a lot harder than you think it will be!  You need to be accurate with passes (a challenge for me) and position is really important.  And I was knackered at the end of it!

What do you get (if anything) from walking football?
It’s a great group of guys so there is always a good amount of banter (often in my direction) on the go.  During COVID, the sessions at the park were a highlight of the week as it was good to actually interact with people face to face rather than staring at a screen.

Funniest thing you’ve seen (or experienced) in walking football?
There is usually something funny every week – usually my uncanny ability to miss the target!

Outside of walking football, do you have interests in any other sport?
I still play running 5s every week (Charles would say on a Sunday night as well!) and used to play hockey at school.  I support Dundee United but despite that, I’m still welcomed by the Raith guys.

Who are your football/sporting heroes?
I used to live across the road from Tannadice so was always going to be a Dundee United fan.  Needless to say my sporting heroes all have a tangerine tinge to them!  Jim McLean is a stand out – what he did with United in the 80’s will never be matched.  He was years ahead of his time and I think its only now you realise how huge his achievements were.  Kevin Gallacher for that cross/shot (I was in the shed behind the goal for that) and Craig Brewster for finally shaking off the Scottish Cup hoodoo.