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Graham Westley: If you work hard, you’ll get rewards

My youngest lad Joe enjoyed a dream Football League debut for Swindon Town last weekend as he began his loan spell away from Burnley.
Graham Westley:

By Graham Westley
Ex-Stevenage, Preston North End, Peterborough United and Newport County manager

My youngest lad Joe enjoyed a dream Football League debut for Swindon Town last weekend as he began his loan spell away from Burnley.
In front of the cameras, in a local derby, he scored the winner within 15 minutes of coming onto the pitch at my old club Newport.
As he celebrated in front of the travelling faithful, his sense of relief, progression and euphoria was palpable.
He has endured a tough time.
Devastated
At the age of 16, he was released by Fulham after the pandemic - and after bein...

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