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The Big Interview: Alan Dowson – Pressure? It’s what I live for!

How pleased is Alan Dowson to be back in the management madhouse at Hampton & Richmond Borough with all the stresses and strains of trying to win a game of football each week?

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 January 2026

Alan Dowson is back in the manager’s hotseat at Hampton & Richmond Borough

By Matt Badcock

How pleased is Alan Dowson to be back in the management madhouse at Hampton & Richmond Borough with all the stresses and strains of trying to win a game of football each week?
How pleased is Alan Dowson to be back in the management madhouse at Hampton & Richmond Borough with all the stresses and strains of trying to win a game of football each week?
“It’s f*****g brilliant – I haven’t slept for two weeks,” the amiable Geordie tells The NLP in his unmistakable, and unrivalled, jovial spirit.
“I don’t see the missus anymore – or the kids. I went in the other night and ...

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