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Next Game: Oxford City At Edgar Street On Tuesday 5th November At 7.45pm

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Smith Regrets Hereford Departure

Former Bulls defender Tom Smith, who joined Truro last week, admitted in the Non League Paper that his decision to leave Edgar Street was the wrong one:

"I'll always regret walking out on Hereford. It was a big, big mistake, but my head wasn't right. I made a rash decision to go in and see Graham Turner and tell him it wasn't working for me at Hereford."

Smith places some of the blame for his problems with a failed relationship: "They say love is blind, but I spent four years in the relationship and everything became too much." After a final holiday with the now ex-girlfriend, Smith moved to Devon to live with his mother and step-father and work in the family business.

"Living and working down here has given me a focus. I wanted to get back into football and trained at Tiverton Town, but I couldn't get into the team. Steve Massey (Truro manager) heard of my situation and here I am. I can't thank Mass enough for giving me the opportunity to play football again. This is a tremendous club and they are really going places. I don't consider it's stepping down levels. I believe it's my first step back up."

Massey believes Smith will return to the senior game: "This guy will return to professional football. I still can't believe we've got him. The guy is just class - it's just lifted everyone at the club."