Following his departure from Hibs, Farrell led a nomadic playing career, with spells at Partick Thistle, Airdrie, Clydebank, Stranraer and Albion Rovers.
After his playing career was over Farrell moved into coaching, working for Gretna's youth setup and Clyde.
A spell as assistant manager to Willie McStay at Celtic Nation followed [3] but the pair resigned when the club was plunged into financial turmoil in 2014.
In January 2016, Farrell joined St Mirren as assistant manager to Alex Rae, who he previously worked with while at Dundee.
Farrell began writing a popular blog, Football From The Inside, in August 2014 [5] and it was announced on 6 February 2015 that he had signed a deal with Teckle Books to publish a book about his life in football [6] Farrell appeared on 4 May 2017 episode of the Channel Four quiz show Fifteen to One.