Dan Udoh is doing extra finishing to try and push himself closer to the first team squad.

Steve Davis says that young striker Daniel Udoh is doing all he can to force his way into the first-team squad. The former Ilkeston striker travelled to Grimsby last weekend as the spare man alongside defender Perry Ng and then scored twice for the Development Squad on Monday evening away at Colchester.

birthday with his first senior goal. ^thUdoh has made just one first team appearance this season as a substitute in our 3-0 win at Accrington Stanley in the Checkatrade Trophy. Udoh marked that occasion on his 20

Steve told the club’s official web-site: “Dan is working hard and has a great attitude. He has started to score goals and that is what he has to do. He has to score goals regularly for the Under-23s and then take his opportunity when it comes.

“He has to become more dangerous but he is out there practicing his finishing with Daggers and Lowey and it is helping him.

man most weeks and has been unfortunate but the injury to Alex (Kiwomya) will see one or two more closer to the first team squad.”“He has been the next one in for a while. He has been the 19th