JOHN Ward said he had been boosted after seeing right-back Brian Wilson return to action.

Wilson has been sidelined for three months by an ankle injury that he picked up in training, but he returned to action in the reserves’ 2-0 defeat by Oxford United Reserves on Wednesday.

And manager Ward hasn’t ruled out the possibility of him featuring against MK Dons tomorrow.See the Essex County Standard this week for more on this story, all the latest news and exclusive views on the U's.