Being a `spare part' annoys Carter.Darren Carter This article is about the English footballer. For the American actor and comedian, see Darren Carter (comedian). Darren Carter (born December 18, 1983 in Solihull, England) is an English football midfielder who plays for Preston North End. has vowed to regain his first-team spot at Birmingham City after admitting he feels like "a spare part" because of his current lack of involvement. Midfielder Carter made an instant impact when he was recalled from a loan spell at Sunderland in early December to help solve an injury crisis. But he has lost his place in the starting line-up for the last three matches, with Damien Johnson Damien Johnson (born November 18, 1978 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish football player and midfielder for Birmingham City. Club Career Blackburn Rovers and Stephen Clemence Stephen Neal Clemence (born March 31, 1978 in Liverpool, England), is an English footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City. Stephen is the son of Ray Clemence, onetime Liverpool, Tottenham and England goalkeeper. forming the new central midfield partnership. Carter, who was in the England Under-21 squad for last week's international with Holland, was not even amongst the substitutes for Saturday's 2-0 win over Liverpool. He said: "You train all week and then come match day you are not involved and you really feel like a spare part at the end of the day in all honesty. "People keep saying that I am quite young but the way I see it is if I am playing well, I expect to stay in the team ( whatever age you are. It is disappointing." |
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