I’m an ex-Newcastle & Sheffield Wednesday star – but lived on 5 a week in my career I’d spend a month’s wages in days [Video]

AN EX-NEWCASTLE United player has told of how he used to spend his month’s wages in days – and ended up living on just £5 a week. 

Centre-back Karl Colley has opened up about his gambling problems during his professional football career. 

After signing with Sheffield Wednesday at just 17, he ended up moving to Newcastle and playing under Peter Beardsley.

However, the move brought on mental health problems and he ended up dropping down to non-league teams. 

Now he has opened up about the depression he endured – and the gambling addiction this brought about. 

He told the Undr The Cosh podcast: “I was surrounded by gambling growing up. My dad was a gambler, my grandad and uncle were gamblers too. 

“My dad used to leave me outside the bookies but you couldn’t see what was going on inside. You could just hear the …