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Peters on Trial at Leyton Orient - Ipswich Town News

Former Blue Jaime Peters is on trial with League One side Leyton Orient and scored for their reserves in a 3-1 victory at Peterborough United yesterday.

The 25-year-old Canadian international's Town contract was terminated by mutual consent last month.

Meanwhile, Ryan Stevenson, who rejoined Hearts from Town last week on a free transfer, says he got a good reception from Jambos fans at the weekend despite his January exit in the wake of his strike after the club failed to pay him: "A lot of people would not have expected to see me back at Hearts and I really didn’t think I would be back after the way things ended the last time.

"I thought Sunday would be a difficult day for me but the reception from the fans was positive right from the start.

"I really enjoyed myself but obviously I was more than a little bit disappointed we didn’t get the win we deserved.

"I want the fans to stick with me now. I’m back on a long-term deal at the club and the supporters know I will give everything for the jersey.”

The midfielder says the Championship and SPL are of similar standards: "The football down there was good. We were going to different grounds every week and it was a great place to be at.

"Ipswich are a club with a proud history and a lot of tradition but standard-wise the Championship is no better than the SPL. A lot of people get the wool pulled over their eyes because it is England."

Elsewhere, ex-Blues keeper Cody Cropper, who signed a two-year pro deal with Southampton on deadline day after impressing while on trial, says he's delighted to be a Saint: "It feels great. It was nerve-racking to come down to a Premier League club having been at a Championship club before that, but I think it's a great opportunity to me.

"There are a lot of good guys here, and it's place that I can kick on and develop my career so I'm looking forward to it.

"A lot of it comes down to not only me but [coaches] Martin [Hunter] and Vince [Bartram] for seeing something in me to help develop so I can maybe push on into the first team or out on loan."

US U20 international Cropper was released by the Blues at the end of last season.

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