Playing as a Premier League footballer, he enjoyed all the trappings of a top-flight star. As well as representing his hometown club Ipswich Town, he went on to play for amongst others Newcastle United where he struck up a close friendship with Sir Bobby Robson. But behind the smiles was a dark secret that he kept hidden since he was a boy. Here, the Englishman candidly opens up about that time and how one phone call could have changed his whole life.