‘I’m paying the price’: Bristol Rovers legend Ian Alexander on career of concussions
Diagnosed with CTE, the 61-year-old has only a few years to live and there are others suffering similar symptoms
Ian Alexander is scouring the signatures on a 34-year-old Bristol Rovers shirt, searching for clues over the identity of teammates with whom he shared the biggest day of his career.
The 61-year-old can recall little of the 1990 Leyland Daf Trophy final at Wembley, other than being taken off on a stretcher before half-time after a cynical challenge from Tranmere’s Neil McNab, although that injury pales compared with the severe damage to his brain sustained during his 13-year career.