Striker Holds Talks With Tamworth

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10th August 2006

The season is less than a week old, but the first departure from Lincoln City FC is already on the cards, as striker Gary Birch has held talks with Tamworth over a proposed loan deal.

The terms of the transfer would see Birch join Conference club Tamworth on a month's loan. Officially, this is to help Birch gain first team football but this development is the latest in a farce over Birch's status at Lincoln City FC.

In June, Lincoln City FC officially announced that Birch had agreed a new contract, only for the player himself to state otherwise. A month later, the club announced that Birch and Lincoln City FC had parted ways after the club withdrew their contract offer to him. Less than 48-hours later, Birch opted to sign his contract, which the club allowed him to do.

The problems stem from Birch's travelling to work time of over two hours from his West Midlands' home. His summer contract demands varied from a two-year contract to allow him to move to Lincoln, to asking for midweek living allowances.

Now, it appears that Lincoln City are willing to loan Birch to Tamworth, who only avoided relegation from the Conference due to other clubs opting to leave the division despite finishing higher than Tamworth.

Birch has yet to see first team action this season after being named as an unused substitute for both of Lincoln City's opening fixtures of the new season.