Viv Anderson has launched an initiative to bring down the staggering number of former players who suffer depression or financial problems when they retire.
Figures in Alan Gernon's book 'Retired: What Happens to Footballers When the Game's Up' show that 35 per cent of ex-professionals will go through depression once they have hung up their boots.
Two out of every five Premier League stars - who earn an average of £46,000 a week - face the threat of bankruptcy within five years of retiring, and a third will be divorced a year after they finish playing.