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Football clubhouse left trashed, flooded and hit by fire in night of vandalism

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Vandals smashed their way into a football club before ripping out sinks and setting the building on fire. Dukinfield Town and Youth FC is counting the cost of the severe damage left behind by a group of '10 to 15' yobs after the clubhouse was left flooded and with a collapsed ceiling.

But the Tameside club could have lost everything had firefighters not been so quick on the scene. Club officials say the mindless vandals smashed into a safe and made their way into the clubhouse before causing carnage last Thursday night (June 15).

Lights were smashed, paint was thrown outside the building and even a lifesaving defibrillator was broken. A member of the coaching staff, who asked not to be named, told the Manchester Evening News: "They've got in, trashed the place and started setting it on fire. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link "They've ripped radiators off the wall and toilets, it's flooded.

The fire brigade turned up - had they not arrived as quick as they did it would have been a different matter." With smoke damage and a collapsed ceiling caused by the fire, the vandals' reckless actions are expected to cost the club tens of thousands of pounds, and a JustGiving page has been launched to support the community club. "We've never had this issue before," the coach added. "We've had people playing football on the pitches, that's understandable.

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