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MY GAMBLING HELL ALMOST KILLED ME

Basingstoke Town midfielder Glen Southam tells SAM ELLIOTT how his gambling addiction took him to the brink -and thanks those who have helped him make a fresh start

IN TYPICAL footballer style, Glen Southam has just finished tucking into his chicken at Nando’s. And as true with most players, his phone isn’t too far from his hand.
He’ll only be a minute, he tells girlfriend Luci as he pulls back the clunky wooden seat at the popular eatery. She may be about to sit on her own staring into space, but her smile tells him he’s excused from the table.
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