Grant Smith has said that he would appreciate a permanent move to the Saddlers, following his first goal for the club on Saturday, despite the fact that we are the 11th club in the 25 year old’s career!

His move from Swindon to Bristol City hasn’t worked out at all well, as the Manager who bought him, Brian Tinnion, was sacked and new man Gary Johnson didn’t seem to have Smith as part of his plans.

He told the Express and Star:- “I never really got a chance in the centre of midfield that I had hoped for”.

Smith left Wycombe for Reading in 1998 but five months later headed to Scotland, where he spent time with Hearts, Livingston and Clydebank.
He returned south of the border to join Sheffield United in 2001 and had loan spells at Halifax and Plymouth before signing for Swindon, where he impressed last season to earn a move to Bristol.

However, before we get too optimistic about the prospects of signing the player, he still has 18 months of his contract remaining at City, which means either them coming to some arrangement to terminate his contract, or a fee – and we all know what that tends to mean!

He also makes it plain that he hasn’t given up hopes of making it at Bristol, or, indeed, impressing scouts of other clubs while he is here.