Peterborough United award winner's debt to Harborough Town and his desire to win a relegation scrap after winning a title
Peterborough United’s ‘young player of the season’ wants to add a successful relegation scrap to a campaign that already features a title win.
Striker David Kamara spent the first half of the season loan at Harborough Town who pipped Spalding United to the Southern Premier Division Central title.
He was back at the club to help them celebrate last Saturday, before starting, and impressing in a 1-1 draw for Posh against Burton Albion at the Weston Homes Stadium.
That was Kamara’s third Football League start and he’s also appeared from the substitutes’ bench on six occasions. He’s scored his first senior goals, two penalties in a 5-0 win over Rotherham, in a season when he’s also been rewarded with a new, extended contract, as well as an award voted for by supporters.
It’s not a bad effort at all from a player who had to work hard for seven months to overcome an injury that meant an early personal end to last season.
“The award means a lot to me,” Kamara insisted. “It was a tough seven months for me to get back from injury which included working through the summer, but it was worth it.
"It’s been an amazing experience for just to get some minutes for the first team. I’m grateful for every opportunity I get. It’s massive to be trusted by the management to play and for my teammates to trust me to take those penalties. But I have to keep going and to keep working hard to help ensure we stay in League One.
"The gaffer and Ryan Harley have changed my life in terms of how I see football. They are always giving little bits of detail that I hadn’t noticed before. I was learning from the first sessions I had with them.
"I have to say thank you to Harborough Town as well. I was sent on loan there to get fit and sharp and it worked out well. The manager there is a great guy. He took me under his wing and showed me a lot of love. In fact the whole club looked after me so it was great to back and see them get over the line.
"The manager really pushed me as he thought I was a really good player who he didn’t really want there, but only because he wanted me to do well at a higher level.
"I’m really grateful to them. They are an amazing club who showed me non-stop love and positivity.”
Mitch Austin is the manager of Harborough.