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I WAS JUST HAVING A BLAST – AND IT TOOK ME FROM POOLE TO PREM

THE FLP CATCHES UP WITH FORMER EFL SHARP-SHOOTER CHARLIE AUSTIN
By Chris Dunlavy

FROM early starts to late night ferries, Charlie Austin’s formative years in the Wessex League were a world away from the glamour of his Premier League days at QPR and Southampton.
Rejected by Reading as a teenager, Austin worked as a bricklayer whilst playing part-time for the likes of Kintbury Rangers, Hungerford and Poole.
“There’s one day I’ll always remember,” laughs the 37-year-old, who retired in May after a prolific career that yielded 317 goals in 692 games.
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