STRIKER Harry Smith could come back into the reckoning for Swindon Town boss David Flitcroft as another of his frontmen continues to push himself to the limit for the cause.

Smith returned to parent club Millwall last week to deal with "personal issues'' although his loan deal at the County Ground remained in place in lieu of a possible return.

The 22 year old played 90 minutes for the Lions' U23 team in a 1-1 draw against Cardiff City in the Professional Development League on Monday afternoon with Flitcroft poised to check in with his opposite number Neil Harris on Thursday regarding his progress.

"I wanted to get the (Lincoln) game out of the way and then speak to Neil Harris on Thursday - that was always the plan, for him to play 90 minutes in the U23s game,'' said the Town chief.

"I've not spoken to Harry so I'll speak to Neil and then speak to Harry and see how he is.''

While Smith's future remains unclear, Flitcroft concedes top scorer Luke Norris is continuing to nurse his shoulder through the campaign but says there is no stopping the striker's determination to keep putting his body on the line.

The eight-goal man dislocated his left shoulder on the opening day of the season at Carlisle and aggravated it against in the 2-0 win over Cambridge at the end of last month.

The 24 year old was also seen nursing the area during the defeat to Lincoln, although Flitcroft played down fears of further problems.

"The physios will try and uncover that and find if he has any more damage in there,'' he added.

"I don't think that was why he went down injured. I think he was just cautious with it.

"There's a weakness there but we're strapping him up and we're trying to manage the injury site.

"He wants to score goals for the team and wants to be out there making a difference.''

Meanwhile, Flitcroft is banking on his side's powers of recovery against Wycombe at the County Ground on Saturday as they continue to try and show home supporters what all the fuss has been about on their travels.

Two wins from seven at the County Ground means the club's bid for a place among the division's top seven has been continually frustrated so far, but Flitcroft said: "We'll try and offer them (the Town fans) a winning performance.

“It's up to me to get the players through this spell at home and stick with us.

"When we've lost one we've needed to win to stay in and around it (the top end of the table) and we've done that really well.

"But I don't want to keep bouncing back, I want to drive forward and get into that top six. That's the frustrating thing for all of us.

"I said to the players before the game it makes (the Mansfield) result a really good result if we're able to back it up with a win and we haven't been able to.''