Daily Mail, as well as being heavily involved in football, and has now used that column to open up on the difficulties he went through after hanging up his boots."How do you replace something that’s been your constant from the age of five through to your mid-30s?" He wrote."Unfortunately, I learned the hard way.
I enjoyed the first couple of years after retirement in 2013, playing golf, doing media work and taking family holidays, but what happened afterwards hit me like a sledgehammer."Murphy then explained that he turned to drink, drugs and gambling to try and fill his time.
But he decided to seek help, and was able to come out the other side. Murphy continued: "It was a horrendous place until a mix of professional therapy and support.
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