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Football yob who mocked Bradley Lowery is branded a 'loser' by ex-colleague who reveals he was sacked from fire safety job over his 'conduct' - as lout faces jail for waving photo of cancer victim at Sunderland match while high on cocaine

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The football fan who mocked Bradley Lowery by holding up an image of him while laughing in a bid to goad Sunderland fans has been branded a 'loser' by an ex-colleague who said he was fired over his 'conduct'.

Dale Houghton, 31, faces jail after he yesterday pleaded guilty to a public order offence by showing rival fans an enlarged picture on his phone of Bradley, who died from a rare cancer, neuroblastoma, in 2017.

The football yob, who was sacked from his job as a window fitter over the weekend as a result of his behaviour, previously worked as Fire Safety Officer for company Fire Structure in Sheffield, before he was fired over his poor 'conduct and demeanour'.