THERE were tears of joy when Blackburn's Brian Redding met his long lost brother Victor after 42 years. Brian, 55, who left Southampton after his mother's death, lost touch with Victor, 53, from Hampshire.

Meanwhile, the owner of Blackburn Rovers, Jack Walker was placed at joint 24th alongside Sir Paul McCartney in the Sunday Times' League Table of Britain's Wealthiest People, with a personal fortune of £400 million.