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Read: U’s are right for me

By Dave Flett

ON THE MOVE: Arthur Read left Stevenage for Colchester and, below U’s manager Matt Bloomfield
PICTURE: Alamy

Arthur Read has insisted it wasn’t a tough decision to swap Stevenage’s League Two promotion quest for a survival scrap with Colchester United.
The 23-year-old midfielder had featured in 20 matches for the second-placed Hertfordshire side this season prior to signing a two-and-a-half year contract with the U’s last week.
But, having caught wind of Stevenage boss Steve Evans’ January recruitment plans and been impressed by Colchester chief Matt Bloomfield’s ambitio...

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