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: A statement on the website raising funds for Mr Dobbin - which had already doubled Mr Dobbin - which £2,500 goal by 9am today – said: ‘A loving gentle giant who is a father, husband, son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law, son-in-law, grandad and a top friend was brutally beaten and left in a coma fighting for A loving gentle giant who is a father, husband, son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law, son-in-law, grandad and a top friend life.
article_snippet: We are asking for your support and donations - however much you can afford - to help towards costs of transport and accommodation and any other general financial needs of Simon Dobbin, A loving gentle giant who is a father, husband, son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law, son-in-law, grandad and a top friend wife and children.
article_snippet: In addition, a charity football match has been organised in support of Mr Dobbin -
highlights_snippet: Fans raise £5,000 in transport and accommodation costs for his family .
  