james bovill reports. braving the april showers, these 16—18—year—old academy players at bedworth united are training for a btec diploma in sport coaching and development. many will hope for a career in football. but today they are also learning about the darker side of the sport they love. i don't know, to this day, how long i was in that bookmakers for. coventry—born former professional footballer tony kelly is a recovering gambling addict. he made 58 appearances for stoke city in the early �*90s, a career cut short by his addiction. i've gone through a £192,000 bankruptcy file, for instance, in 2010, losing three properties, the breakdown of my 20—year relationship with my partner, mental health issues. i often wonder to myself how did i not get to a point where i've had enough and i've lost hope and i want to take my own life? 0ur message is that there is a darker side to gambling. you know, we don't want to create another generation of problem gamblers. academy managerjamie lenton says ma