DAVID MARTINDALE hopes his journey from organised crime to manager of a Scottish Premiership club can inspire others that it is possible to turn their lives around.

Martindale has been appointed Livingston boss after leading the club to four consecutive victories and the Scottish League Cup semi-finals during a caretaker spell.

The 46-year-old was jailed for six-and-a-half years in 2006 after admitting charges relating to cocaine dealing and money laundering but had already begun rebuilding his life.