Football’s highs and lows are bumps along journeyman’s road

PROFESSIONAL football can give you everything for a while; fame, respect, riches and a great job are all yours.

It doesn’t last forever though and an uncertain future awaits the average pro when he reluctantly leaves the beautiful game behind.

Ever since he was 15-years-old former Ireland international Alan McLoughlin has been consumed by football. Back then he wanted to join his mates who were playing regularly with Manchester Boys, the group of kids who got to train with United’s biggest stars.