"I'm hoping the experience of going out on loan has done him the world of good," O'Connor told BBC Radio Stoke.
"I'd like to think that when he comes back, he would have grown in stature and he'll feel more comfortable."
O'Connor continued: "You want to be playing regularly, whichever league you're in.
"Playing in front of crowds gives you that extra buzz and I'm hoping he comes back determined to get into our first-team squad before the start of the season."
He was SHIT. He made the early season Navarro look like Zidane.
Why is that article dated tomorrow?
bloody hope not - what did he actually add?
Oh well.
When he was signed this board went into virtual meltdown with people trumpeting his arrival as a signal of our intent and the brand of free-flowing, to feet football that would magically manifest itself upon his arrival. The fact that he was rated as a multi-million £ player, and had a name that was a bit foreign sounding, was seemingly sufficient - even though nobody had actually seen him play and realised he was shit.
The only person who cautioned against getting carried away - as I recall - was Withdean Wanderer - and for that he got shouted down from every corner.
I hope he's taking some quiet satisfaction from this.