I was frustrated with football until I discovered a Manchester United inspired path

"My main reason for coming on board with the Football Fun Factory was a growing frustration with professional football," Luke Chadwick admits as he explains the end of his career on the pitch.

"When my football career came to an end some years ago now it was a really challenging time. A lot of ex-professionals find that transition out of the professional game into something new (challenging) and I didn’t know what I wanted to do so I went down the coaching route; did my qualifications and got a job at Cambridge United within their academy.

"At that time, I probably still had some mental challenges from not accepting my football career was coming to an end and for a few reasons did not enjoy that as much as I thought I would and made the decision that working in professional football was not something I could see myself doing long term."

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Chadwick retired from football in 2016, bringing to an end a 17-year career which saw him feature across the English footballing pyramid taking in clubs like West Ham United, Stoke City, Norwich City, MK Dons, Cambridge United and of course Manchester United along the way. While football is awash with players who go into the coaching route at the top level, the 42-year-old explained how his love for the game would ultimately manifest itself away from the EFL and Premier League.

"At a similar time, two of my colleagues from Cambridge United James Cutting and Jonny Martin were setting up the Football Fun Factory," Chadwick continued in conversation with MEN Sport. "I had a chat with them about it and it