In the 2008–09 season McIndoe made 48 appearances scoring 6 goals finishing 10th in the Championship. Perhaps the best place to start is by delving a little deeper into McIndoe’s background rather than focussing everything on the missing millions and the five-year period for which he will always be synonymous.

Michael McIndoe’s playing career took in more than 500 matches with 10 English clubs before he decided, at the age of 31, that he wanted to find new adventures away from football. All that can really be said for certain is that McIndoe remains one of football’s more controversial characters and, judging by the early evidence, it might be that he suits management more than his opponents would care to admit. before McIndoe was declared bankrupt in 2015 and the Metropolitan Police launched a fraud investigation through the specialist Falcon Unit at New Scotland Yard.Michael McIndoe (born 2 December 1979) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Edinburgh City. 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.

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.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. Then there is the story he tells about the time he went round to his father’s flat, where he would sometimes sleep on the floor, and was given an ultimatum. That was when Paul Merson, a former England international battling his own demons, paid him a visit and, unofficially, became his mentor. McIndoe began his career at Luton Town, where he made his home league professional debut at 18 years old against Burnley on 5 September 1998.