On-Loan Smith Faces Big Test - Ipswich Town News

Colchester boss John Ward says on-loan Town defender Tommy Smith faces a big test to bounce back having been at fault for three of Yeovil’s goals as the Glovers beat the U’s 4-2 at Huish Park on Saturday. New Zealand international Smith was subbed in the 75th minute.

Ward said: "Tommy’s an honest young man and I like him to pieces. I don’t regret bringing him here at all and Ipswich will benefit from this spell in the long run.

"He’s not got any excuses. I’ve had to take him out of there in the end just to look after him a bit because he’s stumbling around and it’s a bit embarrassing for the lad.

"Now he’s got a big test to recover from this. I’ll need to take a good look at him through the week and decide whether to pop him back in there next Saturday or not.

"It won’t do him any harm if he can learn from it. He’s a fine young man, an honest, straightforward guy, and I’m sure he’ll look at his performance very closely.

"In eight, nine, 10 years’ time he might have played a lot of Championship games and a few more internationals — good luck to him, I hope he does.”

Former Blue Dean Bowditch netted the Somerset side’s third goal, his 14th of the season.

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