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REBELS WITH A CAUSE: Chris Towers takes a trip to the South Coast to watch high-flying National League South side Worthing

You don’t normally find that the mother of a man who owns the football club will serve you tea from a kiosk in the ground, but that’s how it is at Worthing.

Poet and writer Chris Towers takes a trip to the South Coast to watch high-flying National League South side Worthing…

You don’t normally find that the mother of a man who owns the football club will serve you tea from a kiosk in the ground, but that’s how it is at Worthing.
Arriving at the stadium, I discovered that mum Linda and auntie Sharon were putting in a shift, warming the faithful.
Son George Dowell bought the club in 2015. After a car accident left him paralysed, and receiving money in compensation, he invested into the club he used to play for.
He was awarded an MBE and is a valu...

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