 He married childhood sweetheart Kate in October 1967 . Their first child Paul was born in April 1969 , and was named after teammate Paul Shardlow , who had died six months earlier . They had two further children : Becky , and Tom ( born 1978 ) . Smith released his autobiography , Just One Of Seven , in November 2008 . He writes a weekly column for The Sentinel and is occasionally a commentator on Stoke matches for BBC Radio Stoke . In July 2011 , he re @-@ joined Stoke on a part @-@ time basis as a mentor for young Academy players needing guidance off the pitch . 
