Liverpool and Ireland legend Ronnie Whelan has said his first six months at Anfield was one of the worst times of his life.
The dad of three, who was capped 53 times for Ireland, said homesickness drove him to booze and gambling – and almost derailed his football career, reports Dublin Live.
In 1979 the Dubliner, 60, was living in digs near Anfield, earning £150 a week at the age of 18; but he pined for his family back home in Finglas.
