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.
