Footballers seem to have it all, don’t they? They got the money, the booze, the swagger, the girls, a great house, a flashy car. This on top of having practically the whole week off, doing what they love, and having play as their work. Seems so perfect, right? But is it, really? Actually, the life of a footballer is much more complicated than any of us know. As a fan and an outsider, it is easy for us to say, ‘He earns n pounds per week! He has no reason to be down and depressed!’ but they don’t have perfect lives, and face problems that each of us are liable to face, and even ones of even greater magnitude. The Transfer Window. For fans, it is one of the most exciting times of the footballing calendar, who will go where, will he stay, will he come, who’s going to be the next boss, how much are we going to spend this year, etc. The time can be equally joyful for players or extremely tense and quite a horrid time of the year – especially for players with families. Often, we tend to...