Footy Fans in Whitehaven have got something to get excited about as legend of the sport Graeme Souness is coming to the town.

The Solway Hall at The Civic Centre is holding ‘An Evening with Graeme Souness’ on 24 November. At the gentleman’s evening the ex-Liverpool player will be talking about his life within the sport as well as offering interesting anecdotes and stories from his lengthy career in football. Graeme will also have a compère who will be announced at a later date.

As a player Souness represented: Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Sampdoria, Montreal, Adelaide and Rangers although he is best known for his time at Liverpool FC where he made 358 appearances and was part of the dazzling side that went on to lift five League Championships, three European Cups and four League Cups even captaining the side during the early eighties.

Following his time as a player Souness went on to pursue a managerial career which saw him pulling the reins at Rangers, Galatasary, Benfica, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Souness is still involved in the game, regularly acting as a pundit for various media outlets.

The event starts at 8pm. Standard tickets are available for £30 or VIP tickets which include a photograph are £40. Tickets can be bought from The Solway Hall box office on: 01946 690 970