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Bloomer
Joins Cambridge
2nd March 2006
As expected, Lincoln City FC's utility player Matt
Bloomer has joined Conference club Cambridge United.
Bloomer, who has spent the past week training with
Cambridge has agreed to join United initially on a
month's loan. Should the month prove a success, then this
loan will be extended to encompass the remainder of the
season.
For now, it appears that Bloomer's career at Lincoln City
is over. His current contract expires in June but he is
entitled to a further year should he make 25 appearances
this season - so far, he has made 16 appearances.
Already, Cambridge's manager Rob Newman is talking about
signing Bloomer on a permanent basis.
Newman confirmed: "He's coming in for a month and I
am looking towards next season, so if Matt isn't offered
anything at Lincoln then he might be a key player for us
for next season as well."
Bloomer is a third generation professional footballer,
who originally joined Lincoln in March 2002. He signed on
a month's loan from Hull City and made a total of five
appearances for Alan Buckley's side. Speculation
surrounded a summer 2002 move to Lincoln City; however,
Hull required a transfer fee but Lincoln's severe
financial troubles prevented any deal.
Unable to break into the Hull first team, Bloomer joined
Telford United on loan in August 2002, where he played
alongside other ex-City players including Grant Brown and
Tony Lormor.
Upon returning from his loan spell in November 2002, he
was still unable to gain a first team place, so Hull City
released him in early January 2003. With Lincoln still
short of cash, Bloomer was initially offered and accepted
non-contract terms, beating competition from both
Gainsborough Trinity and Telford United, who were also
rumoured to be in the chase for his signature. He later
signed permanently for Lincoln.
Bloomer came to Lincoln as a defender but Alexander often
deploys him in his original position of striker. However,
this season has seen Bloomer struggle to play for Lincoln
in any position. The most number of consecutive matches
he has played during the 2005/06 season is just six.
In January, he rejoined his former club Grimsby Town on a
month's loan, where he played three matches before
returning to Lincoln.
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