Cardiff City Mad
20-01-17, 12:20
22 year old midfielder makes a permanent move to the Essex club.
<p><span><img style="float: right;" title="C:WindowsTempphp69C1.tmp" src="http://pictures.footymad.net/upload/120/902366-1.jpg" alt="C:WindowsTempphp69C1.tmp" width="300" height="225" />He follows Eli Phipps who also signed for Colchester from Cardiff City this week.</span></p>
<p>"I had a chat with the manager at Cardiff and there wasn't a way through for me there," he told BBC Essex.</p>
<p>"I'm here to play first team football as anything else would be a backwards step.</p>
<p>"I was on loan at Newport last season and what is there compared to the facilities here is much better with the training ground and the stadium"</p>
<p><span>Cardiff City said</span><br /><br /><span>"We’d like to thank Tommy for his time with the Bluebirds and wish him the very best of luck for the future."</span></p>
<p><span><img style="float: right;" title="C:WindowsTempphp69C1.tmp" src="http://pictures.footymad.net/upload/120/902366-1.jpg" alt="C:WindowsTempphp69C1.tmp" width="300" height="225" />He follows Eli Phipps who also signed for Colchester from Cardiff City this week.</span></p>
<p>"I had a chat with the manager at Cardiff and there wasn't a way through for me there," he told BBC Essex.</p>
<p>"I'm here to play first team football as anything else would be a backwards step.</p>
<p>"I was on loan at Newport last season and what is there compared to the facilities here is much better with the training ground and the stadium"</p>
<p><span>Cardiff City said</span><br /><br /><span>"We’d like to thank Tommy for his time with the Bluebirds and wish him the very best of luck for the future."</span></p>