Martin Carruthers Former Professional Footballer chats about dealing with fame and mental health

Martin Carruthers Former Professional Footballer and now Education Manager at Notts County Football in the Community. Comes on the show to talk bout his struggles growing up in single parent household. We chat about his life and how he was able build up the resilience to become a footballer and cope with racist abuse, a broken leg and and a number of rejections. We chat about his daunting debut playing against Wimbledon FC Crazy Gang which included Vinny Jones Jon Fashanu and Lawrie Sanchez. Martin had an illustrious career spanning 13 clubs scoring 147 goals in 500 games.