Ex-Town defender Tommy Smith featured for Colchester United in their home friendly against Gillingham this afternoon and appears likely to face the Blues in their game against the U's on Tuesday.

New Colchester manager Steve Ball fielded a different XI in each half against the Gills with Smith in action in the opening 45 minutes.

The 30-year-old centre-half is a free agent having left Sunderland after his short spell at the Stadium of Light at the end of May without making an appearance.

Gillingham won this afternoon's fixture 2-0 with former Town academy midfielder Stuart O’Keefe netting the first goal.

Smith could next be in action against the Blues when they play League Two Colchester in two 75-minute behind-closed-doors friendlies at the JobServe Community Stadium on Tuesday.

A stream for the two games, which can be accessed here, costs £5 with the Blues receiving 50 per cent of the revenue.

The New Zealand international, who is still based locally, left Town to move to the Colorado Rapids in January 2018 having joined the club at 16.

Smith previously had a spell on loan at Colchester in 2011 when he made six starts.

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blues1 added 14:59 - Aug 16 Same old, bring him back, every time his name is mentioned. Why? Dont get it. He was an ok player when here before. Nothing more. Went to america, they didnt want him at end of contract. Came back to england, with Sunderland. Didnt play a single league game for them. They release him. And people want him back here?
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Linkboy13 added 17:09 - Aug 16 Spot on blues 1 stop sulking and get over it it's not going to happen.
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therein61 added 18:47 - Aug 16 Good luck Tommy wherever you play next you were not the best but you gave your all in a blue shirt.
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Berts_chin added 16:25 - Aug 17 Can't help feeling that Chambers has not been moved on as he has an annexe in his garden that accommodates a bunch of the younger players, very useful for the club. Tommy is 4 years younger and has always been the better player. And dolphinpie, I can't agree that Venus was a better player than The Beat.
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gamezone added 21:32 - Aug 17 Can not understand this, we are doomed. Colchester are prepared to pay more for Smith than Ipswich, what's going on. Lambert out out, Smith in, we all dream of a team of Tommy Smiths, he loves us, we love him.
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Linkboy13 added 14:26 - Aug 18 Wake up and smell the coffee gamezone. We did not offer to pay Tommy Smith any thing because we did not want him. He was judged not to be up to it by the staff at Portman road who i back rather than the numpty coaches on here.
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