Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton has opened up on the tragic and sudden death of defender Michael Newberry last month
Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton has opened up on the moment he had to tell his squad of Michael Newberry's death.
He added: "I had a really tough experience, my father had a massive heart attack in front of me and I couldn't save his life. I had to try to resuscitate him and it didn't happen. The paramedics then spent 45 minutes trying to resuscitate him and couldn't. "There were no coaching manuals helped me to deal with that. Nothing prepares you for standing in front of a group of men, playing colleagues, and telling them that they've lost one of their colleagues. That will live with me for the rest of my days."Tributes poured in from players, managers, officials and fans across every club in the Irish League and further afield.
"The turnout for his funeral was magnificent and David Burke, our club chaplain, spoke so eloquently about him.
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