Carr ready for return to big time
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 Spurs 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 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 Birmingham must improve ahead of their opening game at Manchester United. They suffered their second successive pre-season 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.
“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).”
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