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DON’T EXPECT A SWIFT CLIMB BUT ROYALS CAN SHOW CLASS

FLP FOCUS ON READING’S TESTING START TO THE SEASON
By John Lyons

KINGPIN: Reading’s John Swift celebrates scoring against Stoke and, Insets, goalkeeper Luke Southwood, left, and Tom Dele-Bashiru, right
PICTURE: Alamy

‘Those free-kicks are pure talent. He just knows what he needs to do. It’s great to have that’
Veljko Paunovic on John Swift

THIS time a year ago Reading boss Veljko Paunovic was enjoying the kind of honeymoon period that you never want to end.
The Covid pandemic caused the season to be delayed until September and the Royals came ou...

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