Neil Webb

Who? Top-class midfielder who cost Manchester United £1.5 million in 1989 after four years working under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest. He returned to the City Ground in 1992 after lifting four trophies with the Red Devils. Webb played 26 times for England and scored four goals.

Then what? He was forced to seek work despite earning £5,000 a week in his United days. “I knew there would have to be something else,” Webb once revealed. “There was no way I could afford not to work after 35.” Neil became a postman, reportedly earning as little as £220 a week.

Is he ready to hang up his satchel now? Webb isn’t delivering parcels these days, maybe because he didn’t fancy the early wake-up calls. “You never get used to the 4.15 alarm,” he said. He has done a bit of punditry and appears on Talksport, having been a correspondent for ‘Score’ in Canada. He currently works for a transport company.