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SHREWD SWITCH GIVES JOSH LIFT

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The LeaguePaper Team
1 September 2019

After ups and downs, midfielder feels settled…

By Chris Dunlavy

FOCUSED: Shrewsbury Town’s Josh Laurent and, inset, playing for Bury against Charlton
PICTURE: PA Images

SHREWSBURY star Josh Laurent has spoken of struggling to salvage his career after swapping top-flight dreams for a League Two dogfight.
Released by Queens Park Rangers in 2015, the midfielder was bombed out by Brentford before joining a Hartlepool side destined for relegation to the National League.
“ I struggled, ” admits t h e 24-yearold. “I’m not going to hide away from that. At ...

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