Post by Natty on Dec 29, 2008 8:49:28 GMT -1
LEE Camp today said he was delighted with Nottingham Forest's win over Norwich, but admitted: "That will be my last game for the club."
The on-loan keeper was thrilled to see the club climb out of the bottom three for the first time since September.
But he does not believe he will be at the club by the time Forest travel to face Manchester City in the FA Cup this weekend, with his loan spell set to expire – and no manager in charge at the City Ground to make the decision over whether to sign him permanently.
"That will be my last game," he said. "The manager who wanted me has left the football club, the club will appoint a new man and he will have his own ideas.
"Colin Calderwood wanted me to be here, but the next man might not. I will go back to QPR. That is where my future lies now.
Nottingham Forest have had an opportunity to sign me and have stalled. Now it has resulted in me going back. I would be surprised if I came back.
"I wouldn't say it is a closed book. But a lot of decisions have to be made, not least who is going to be the next manager.
"He will have his own opinions and I can't predict the future. I enjoy playing and the fans have taken to me. It has also allowed me to be close to my family in the East Midlands.
"If the opportunity came, I would strongly look at it. But it is out of my hands. We will see what happens in the future. But there are bigger decisions to be made at Forest than whether they sign me."
Camp admitted it had been a tough few days following Calderwood's departure – and revealed that many of the players in the dressing room feel they are indebted to the former boss.
"It has been tough to come to terms with what has happened, Colin had a massive impact on this side," he said. "He gave a lot of the players in the team the opportunity to play at this level and to represent this club.
"A lot of the players in the dressing room, including me, owe him something. It is difficult but these decisions get made in football and you have to be professional.
"It was good that we had a game to focus on. But it was difficult because Colin had a massive impact on a lot of people.
"We let ourselves down on Boxing Day, too many players were below par. You have to accept that it happens sometimes, because we are only human – but you have to react to it in the right way.
"We did that, because the score flattered them a little bit. There was only one team in it in the first half, asides from about five minutes when they played well.
"And in the second half we felt very comfortable. It was a great performance and a good reaction from the lads."
The on-loan keeper was thrilled to see the club climb out of the bottom three for the first time since September.
But he does not believe he will be at the club by the time Forest travel to face Manchester City in the FA Cup this weekend, with his loan spell set to expire – and no manager in charge at the City Ground to make the decision over whether to sign him permanently.
"That will be my last game," he said. "The manager who wanted me has left the football club, the club will appoint a new man and he will have his own ideas.
"Colin Calderwood wanted me to be here, but the next man might not. I will go back to QPR. That is where my future lies now.
Nottingham Forest have had an opportunity to sign me and have stalled. Now it has resulted in me going back. I would be surprised if I came back.
"I wouldn't say it is a closed book. But a lot of decisions have to be made, not least who is going to be the next manager.
"He will have his own opinions and I can't predict the future. I enjoy playing and the fans have taken to me. It has also allowed me to be close to my family in the East Midlands.
"If the opportunity came, I would strongly look at it. But it is out of my hands. We will see what happens in the future. But there are bigger decisions to be made at Forest than whether they sign me."
Camp admitted it had been a tough few days following Calderwood's departure – and revealed that many of the players in the dressing room feel they are indebted to the former boss.
"It has been tough to come to terms with what has happened, Colin had a massive impact on this side," he said. "He gave a lot of the players in the team the opportunity to play at this level and to represent this club.
"A lot of the players in the dressing room, including me, owe him something. It is difficult but these decisions get made in football and you have to be professional.
"It was good that we had a game to focus on. But it was difficult because Colin had a massive impact on a lot of people.
"We let ourselves down on Boxing Day, too many players were below par. You have to accept that it happens sometimes, because we are only human – but you have to react to it in the right way.
"We did that, because the score flattered them a little bit. There was only one team in it in the first half, asides from about five minutes when they played well.
"And in the second half we felt very comfortable. It was a great performance and a good reaction from the lads."
