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PIERCE SEEKS THE FINAL PIECE

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The LeaguePaper Team
18 April 2021

By Adam Le Roux

BEST FOOT FORWARD: Exeter defender Pierce Sweeney is determined to taste play-off joy
PICTURE: Alamy

AFTER three Wembley defeats in the last four seasons, Exeter City defender Pierce Sweeney is doing all he can to make sure he gets another shot at redemption this time around.
Play-off final defeats to Blackpool, Coventry and Northampton have seen the Grecians experience more than their fair share of heartache in recent years, repeatedly falling at the final hurdle of the League Two season.
The Devon side are back in the mix again this year as the race for the fo...

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