Tom Kemp In Birmingham Trial

1st December 2006

Lincoln City look set to rue their shock decision to allow Tom Kemp to leave the club. Less than two weeks after agreeing to terminate Kemp's contract, he has now joined Championship club Birmingham City on trial.

It is no surprise as in September, a Sunday newspaper linked Kemp to Premiership club Sheffield United. He has, in recent weeks, also been linked to both Portsmouth and his former club Derby County.

Kemp is a product of two youth academies, so Lincoln City Football Club cannot actually claim all the credit for his development.

He began his training at Derby County but felt that his chances would be limited by Derby's highly-rated Tom Huddlestone. With that in mind, all parties agreed a deal whereby Kemp joined Lincoln City's youth academy.

Kemp plays at centre back, which is a position that Lincoln City were initially short of cover for when the 2006/07 season opened. This could have seen him receive an early opportunity to press his claim for a regular starting place in the first team.

That proved slightly optimistic and in August 2006, Kemp joined Conference club Tamworth on a month's loan deal to gain some first team experience. His time there has been mixed but he has managed to start several games for Tamworth.

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