McIndoe grew up in a culture of drugs and gang warfare that meant he was carrying a knife at the age of 12. On 4 November 2006 McIndoe also scored in the Yorkshire derby against Leeds United, from outside the box with a low-driven shot. McIndoe joined Luton Town as a youth in 1996 and was an integral part of an FA Youth Cup run, losing to eventual winners Leeds United in the semi-finals. He later played for Derby County, Wolves, Coventry City, Bristol City, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, Doncaster Rovers, MK Dons, Barnsley, Clydebank and Stirling Albion.

But there are other reasons why there will always be a certain amount of notoriety attached to a man whose previous clubs include Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City, Derby County and Coventry City. Alongside the date of the transfer, the clubs involved and the transfer fee, it also displays the market value of the player at the time of the transfer. In 2003 Michael won Conference Player of the Year, in a unanimous vote after being promoted into the Football League with Yeovil Town.He played professional football for fifteen years at ten English football clubs, including Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City and Barnsley. I don’t know how he thinks he can operate in football,” says one former team-mate, speaking on the basis of anonymity, who saw the suffering it caused and lost out financially himself. When he took the job, he made it clear to Gretna’s board of directors that he would not be doing any interviews whatsoever, even if the questions were purely about football and club matters. Dodging drugs, gangs and having my dad tell me he'd 'snap my leg in two' set me up for crazy career in football says Michael McIndoe".

On Friday night, we got in touch with the club’s chairman, Alex Thomson, to confirm we would be at their game the following day and assure him that we understood and respected McIndoe’s position. He was never arrested, let alone charged, and he has always insisted that he never set up an investment or Ponzi scheme that offered participants the chance to make big profits. McIndoe was appointed as Gretna’s sporting director in the summer and took over as manager last month after a dismal start to the season. Cherry Red Books Middlesex County Football League 2013–2014 season: All competitions: Player's appearances – McIndoe Michael". McIndoe opened the scoring in the fourth minute, beating goalkeeper Manuel Almunia from a tight angle.Derby County manager Terry Westley brought McIndoe in on loan in March 2006, as he tried to try to help keep the club in the Championship. Since joining Wolves he played in every match making 32 appearances, scoring 3 goals and numerous assists. Football gave McIndoe the opportunity to get out, even if his drinking and behaviour was so out of control at Luton Town, his first club, that he spent Millennium eve in the Priory hospital. In the 2013–14 season McIndoe along with old Luton Town and MK Dons teammate Jude Stirling helped to coach young players at London Elite while playing alongside them. New appointed caretaker manager Andy Thorne put McIndoe straight back into the squad for the majority of the remaining matches in the 2010–11 season, [55] where he played a part in helping Coventry City retain their Championship status.

Bristol City [ edit ] Michael McIndoe scores from a free-kick during 2nd leg of the play-off semi-final against Crystal Palace. Now 42, McIndoe still has a bald patch on the back of his head from being hit with a crowbar during a gang fight involving knives, bats and golf clubs. His position was non-negotiable and, as The Athletic found out at the weekend, if that means banning media outlets who want to cover their games, that is what Gretna will do.According to newspaper reports at the time, there were more than 300 victims ranging from English league players to mere journeymen. Where do we start with the newly appointed manager who is standing in front of his dugout with a story that is so complex and, at times, controversial that his club decided on the eve of his last match to bar The Athletic from entering the stadium? I am under no illusion of the hard work required to get the club up the table but when I was given the privilege of being asked to join the club, it was a very simple decision for me to say yes. The Scottish winger was voted in the top five footballers of the year in The Times Football Yearbook 2004/05 [1] alongside Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.

McIndoe's first season at Doncaster was very successful with the Rovers winning the Third Division (fourth tier) title. The following year he was given the PFA Division Three Player of the Year again, this time playing for Division Three champions, Doncaster Rovers.

They went on to have a successful campaign, winning the FA Trophy at Villa Park against Stevenage [14] and finishing third in the Conference. City are without a win in the league this term with two points from their nine league matches to date. They tell the story at one of his former clubs about how McIndoe used to take a briefcase into the dressing room and, having given up alcohol, presented the impression that he was carrying important documents about property and investment. It is a remarkable story, in many senses, and it is easy to understand why one newspaper review of his 2017 autobiography, Wildling, noted how “it makes Trainspotting read like Enid Blyton’s Famous Five”. It is a long list of players, including many former team-mates, who were reported to have been stung by the man who is now trying to reinvent himself as a first-time manager at Gretna 2008 FC in the fifth tier of Scottish football.