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What Happened Next?

Footballers: after they were famous

Micky Gynn

Micky Gynn

"I get called Postman Pat. Although I’ve never had a black and white cat called Jess."

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Gus Caesar

"Like Margaret Thatcher, I’ve always been able to get by on four hours sleep"
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Peter Marinello

"I got picked up by the police. He'd accused me of attempted murder"
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Tony Cunningham

"Players used to take the mickey out of me, but it didn’t bother me because I could see that you wouldn’t still be playing at 40..."
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David May

"I'd greet Jordi Cruyff with ‘Dos San Miguels you dago b*****d’..."
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Jim Whitley

"While football has been my first love, the arts have followed in tandem..."
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Carlos Roa

"I decided to devote myself to religion"
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Carlton Palmer

"It's great to retire when you know your legs are pretty much f*cked"
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Bruce Grobbelaar

"Despite walking from court an innocent man, The Sun got what they wanted in the end..."
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Ted McMinn

"The surgeon said 'Ted, you're better getting it taken off below your knee'..."
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Julian Dicks

"Our grub is excellent – nothing’s frozen or processed and we do more than 1000 meals a week"
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Leighton James

"My mates told me there was a job going as a lollipop man and challenged me to take it up"
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Marco Gabbiadini

"Running a hotel must be every woman’s dream because there’s always something that needs decorating."
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Norman Whiteside

"I spent so much time with the United physio that he was setting me homework"
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