In conversation with Barry Gray

From Mid-Ulster to the Premiership: The Untold StoryThe next guest on On The Spot Football Podcast is one of Northern Irish football's most fascinating figures.⚽ The JourneyStarted coaching at 16 in a community centreTook Warrenpoint Town from Mid-Ulster League to the PremiershipKept a small regional club at the top level for 7 out of 10 yearsManaged Cliftonville and Newry City💼 The BusinessmanSuccessful entrepreneur who balanced boardroom and dugoutOne of the few managers who understood both sides of the coin💪 The SurvivorFought throat and neck cancer while managingMade the toughest decision: choosing life over football🔥 "Players were on £50 a week at Cliftonville competing in Europe"😤 "I had no training facilities, no warm-up gear, and no manager's office at Newry"⚖️ "The relegation injustice at Warrenpoint - we took it to court"👥 "We treat players like players. We should treat them like people"🎯 "The problem with Irish League football? We've missed the people part of it"This isn't just a football story. It's about survival, ambition, making impossible decisions, and what it really takes to succeed with nothing.Now live on all podcast platformsHosted by Johnny McMurray