Smith looks for response

Stevenage boss Gary Smith has challenged his players to show last weekend's "gut-wrenching" defeat against Swindon was just a blip.

Boro saw their unbeaten home record come to an end with a 4-0 loss at the hands of Paulo Di Canio's side and Smith expects his players to bounce back in the FA Cup clash with Rotherham. He told the club's Boro Player: "The weekend's game was slightly different to any normal defeat, with the manner of the defeat and it being at home. "It takes a couple of days to get it out of our system. We've looked through footage and had a chat on it. "The players were hurting as much as we were as coaches. But we've got to push on. "Saturday is a great opportunity for them to get back on track with a very tough game up at Rotherham."