From this week's Flying Kiwis. Mods should really update him to Unattached FC for the moment, though looks like maybe a move to League Two??
"Been wondering what Smithy’s been up to? You’re not alone. Since leaving the MLS he trained for a while with his old club Ipswich then signed with Sunderland on a short term deal but never played a game as the pandemic got in the way of that. Now it seems he’s making mates at Colchester United.
Colchester, who partake in League Two footy, played their opening preseason friendly on the weekend. A 2-0 loss to Gillingham in which new manager Steve Ball used two distinct lineups in the first and second halves. Amongst that first half eleven was a fella listed as: Trialist. That fella was Tommy Smith.
You’d have to think by virtue of training with the first XI that he’s a very high prospect to be signed. League Two’s a drop from the Championship footy he used to get all the time with Ipswich but you take what’s available and Colchester are an upwardly mobile team, who were sixth in the division last season and lost 3-2 to Exeter City in the promotion playoff semi-finals. Funny thing about that is their next friendly game is on Wednesday AM in kiwi time and it’s against Ipswich. That’ll bring back a few memories, no doubt. Old mate played 267 times for Ipswich in over a decade at the club."