Tate Campbell is willing to walk away from full-time football after his Birmingham City release having become disillusioned with the injuries and politics involved in the beautiful game. He was released by Blues in May with four professional appearances to his name. Due to a wretched run of hamstring injuries and the constant changing of managers, Campbell didn’t play for Blues in his final two years at the club.
It was during that time that he fell out of love with football and now doubts whether he will return to the game in a professional capacity. Speaking on the Keep Right On Podcast about his departure from Blues, whom he first joined in 2009, aged seven, Campbell said: “I could definitely see it coming. I’ve come back from injury and knew my time was up.
“If I’m being really honest, and really truthful, I could have got released a year ago or two years ago, so I’m grateful to Craig Gardner for sticking with me through the injuries. I know how football is, players better than me get injured and at the end of the season they are done. I felt as though I was on borrowed time with my injuries so I’m almost grateful that I got this long.
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