The last time Luke McCormick wore a Bristol Rovers shirt at Portman Road, he scored a quite brilliant goal, but his inch-perfect lob was in vain as the Gas suffered yet another defeat on their road to relegation 15 months ago.
Back for a second spell, it is time for the midfielder to be unleashed as a Rovers player again. There have been a couple of cameos off the bench since he rejoined the club last month, but he is yet to start after his comeback from AFC Wimbledon.
Ipswich on Tuesday evening feels like the ideal time and the ideal stage. The 23-year-old has had a few weeks to get up to fitness after his exile at Plough Lane for expressing his desire left him behind schedule, and the runouts against Plymouth Argyle and Morecambe in the past fortnight have doubtless helped him regain some kind of rhythm.
