Craig Harrison thought his dreams of a career in football had ended when he suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg at the age of 24 while playing in a reserve game.
The defender had been trying to force his way into the Crystal Palace first-team when the incident occurred which left him unable to play again.
Harrison toiled in vain to get back onto the pitch for a year and half before packing it in and deciding to make a living out of renovating and selling properties.
But after two years the ex-Middlesbrough man took up the chance to manage Welsh outfit The New Saints FC, where he would stay for six years between 2011 to 2017.