'It just became part of a glorious childhood'
Jennie: My father took me when I was able to stand in the kids enclosure. There weren't many girls so I always got to the front. I had five brothers but none liked football. We went on the coach to Molineux with crisps and a bottle of pop. I was transfixed by the players and crowd reaction and it's the best memory I have of my dad, who died when I was 11 in 1974. I am a Wolves fan through and through and so grateful to have shared that with my dad. Derek Dougan, Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards were my era.
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