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Charlie Austin’s rise is one of the greatest modern examples of what grassroots football can produce. Before he was a Premier League striker, Austin was a bricklayer playing local football for Kintbury Rangers and Hungerford Town. His real breakthrough came at Poole Town in the Wessex League, where he scored over 50 goals in a single season and suddenly became one of non-league’s most talked-about players. In 2009, Swindon Town took a chance on him. Austin adapted instantly,

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