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The Big Interview: Charlie Austin – From depths of Poole and into the deep end

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.

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 Town.
“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.
Mental
“We were working in Basingstoke – I lived in Bournemouth – I left home at half six, started carr...

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