I used my Sved to stay Saint

JONATHAN SVEDBERG carefully selected St Johnstone to be just the second club of his career 12 months ago.

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So even the most painful start to life in Perth wasn't going to put him off persevering.

And the Swede is glad he stuck around in the summer.

As he sets out on the Scottish Cup trail today against Cove, Svedberg is one of Simo Valakari's form players.

It's a far cry from his struggles to settle after moving from Halmstads in January.

Agonising shoulder issues ended his underwhelming start two months and only seven games later, before Saints dropped out the top flight.