article_snippet: Football fans have already raised more than £5,000 towards transport and accommodation costs for Simon Dobbin family, who are travelling from Mildenhall, Suffolk, to visit Simon Dobbin in Southend Hospital.
article_snippet: Witnesses reported seeing about 20 police cars and a helicopter on Saturday night - while one fan claimed to have escorted his father and wife out of the pub's back door when the fighting began.
article_snippet: Confrontation: Fans also told of trouble at the pub next to the football ground – before the match, and a video showed supporters being moved along on the pavement outside .
article_snippet: Earlier, fans told of trouble at the Spread Eagle next to the football ground – before the match, and a video showed supporters being moved along on the pavement outside.
highlights_snippet: Fans raise £5,000 in transport and accommodation costs for his family .
  