 Although his loan at Torquay was extended in November, he did not make any more first–team appearances for the club, and so played just twice for Torquay United during his two-month loan spell.A month after returning to his parent club, Laird was loaned out to another Conference Premier team in the form of Stevenage on 31 December 2007.He made his Stevenage debut a day later in a 2–1 win over Rushden & Diamonds.