Ipswich Town hopeful Reggie Lambe has admitted he has a long way to go to break into the first team – despite featuring in the club's only win this season.

The Bermudian teen was interviewed in the Championship club's programme recently where he vowed to try harder to impress under-pressure boss Roy Keane.

The 18-year-old played 80 minutes against lower league team Shrewsbury Town in the first round of the Carling Cup in August but has yet to reappear, despite creating one goal and having a header cleared off the line.

The match eventually went to extra-time and penalties which saw Ipswich triumph – something the Suffolk club have failed to do so far in the league.

Ipswich went down 4-0 at home to Newcastle at the weekend in front of a crowd of 27,000 in a match also featured live on UK TV.

Boss Roy Keane has continued to ring the changes to find the elusive formula but so far Lambe has not been re-named to the side.

In the programme for the Preston match Lambe told fans: "I know I still have a long way to go. I played against Shrewsbury in the first round of the Carling Cup and that was a great experience.

"It gave me an idea of what being in the first team is about and how hard you have to work.

"It also showed me how competitive it is to get a place in the team.

"I have not been involved with the first team since, though, so that means I have not done enough to impress the manager and need to do more."

Lambe admitted it was a massive step up from the reserves to playing in the first team.

"You can get senior players playing in the reserves, but against Shrewsbury there was a real edge to the game. They desperately wanted to win and there was a lot more to play for."

And Lambe said he needed more games under his belt to get used to the physical side of the English game which he said was very competitive.

"But like anything, the more you do it, the easier it becomes," he added.

"My confidence is not that high at the moment, though, because I have not played many games.

Indeed that could continue to be a problem as the reserve league consists of just 18 games. Only one game was played in August and the season is over by March.

Meanwhile, the first team face a tough battle this season with the side now second from bottom after nine league games.

Asked about how difficult it was to settle into English life after coming over at the age of 16, Lambe said: "It wasn't easy, but people here have made it easier.

"Jai Reason was great when I first came over and we became friends and it's the same now with Jaime Peters.

"They helped me settle down at the club, and on the social side after training as well which is also important when you're far from home."

But Lambe said his new surroundings were a far cry from football back in Bermuda.

He explained: "We have no professional league, the Island is not big enough for that and the pitches are not great quality either, certainly nothing like over here.

"We can get crowds of a few hundred for the big games – cup finals, that sort of thing. It's not really a great standard of football, though.

"We get players who get to 16 or 17 and because there is nowhere to progress at home, their hopes get crushed and they drift away from the sport. You either have to move abroad to play or give up – and most give up."

Lambe is hoping to follow a trail blazed by former Manchester City legend Shaun Goater who had a successful professional career at a variety of English clubs.

And the youngster revealed 'The Goat' had given him tips on how to succeed.

Lambe said: "He told me the secret is to work hard and try and keep things as simple as possible.

"He is very well respected at home for what he achieved in the game – not just for Bermuda but in England as well."

But it's not Goater that Lambe lists as his favourite player – that honour goes to Reggie's brother Kevin.

And the youngster, educated at Berkeley Institute, stayed true to his Bermuda roots by listing Dandy Town as the team he supported as a boy and macaroni cheese as his favourite dish.