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RYAN: PHIL MADE ME PLAYER I AM

Leonard hails impact of boss Brown

By Chris Dunlavy

GOOD TIMES: Ryan Leonard in his Southend days. Inset, mentor Phil Brown and the Shrimpers after winning the League Two play-offs in 2015
PICTURE: Action Images

RYAN Leonard has thanked departing Southend boss Phil Brown for setting him on the path to stardom.
Brown, 58, was put on gardening leave last week after a run of seven defeats in eight games left the Shrimpers just two points above the League One drop zone.
His exit ends a five-year spell that yielded promotion in 2015 and a seventh- place finish last term.
Leonard was ins...

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