A journey: From footballer to IFA

Think football and finance and the image is multi-million pound signings, six-figure weekly salaries and a life of lurid excess. But Partick Thistle midfielder David Rowson says outside the eye-watering paychecks touted around in the Premier League, that picture needs some scaling down. “However, all players need advice on looking after their money, and how to avoid gambling and the rest,” he adds. Rowson should know. He has been a professional footballer since he left school at 17 and went to play for his hometown club of Aberdeen. After stints south of the border he is now back i...