Carr relishing Premier League return

24 July 2009 15:39
Carr opted to hang up his boots at the end of his contract with Newcastle but was persuaded by Blues boss Alex McLeish to make a comeback during the second half of last season. The former Tottenham player made a significant contribution to City's promotion campaign and was rewarded with a new two-year contract this summer. The 32-year-old said: "I've got another opportunity, one that I have to admit I never thought would come again when I retired last year because there was no-one interested in me. "It will be great to play in the Premier League again and I'm very grateful to the club for giving me that chance. "Football can be funny like that. One minute there are no offers at all on the table and then the next I'm preparing for Premier League football again." Carr is aware of the need for Birmingham to gradually improve during their pre-season preparations ahead of the opening Premier League clash at Manchester United on August 15. Blues suffered their second successive defeat when they were beaten 2-0 by FC Augsburg during their tour of Austria. Carr said: "At this stage of pre-season it's all about getting the minutes in. Of course, we want to win too and that's why it was disappointing to lose to Augsburg. "There's no doubt the fact that they were playing their fifth pre-season match and us only our second was a factor in terms of sharpness. "But the quality has to be better from us and that's what we'll be looking for come Sunday when we play our next game (versus Al Hilal)."

Source: Team_Talk