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Wednesday 22 Mar 2006
Kemp on the move
Outrageous goalscorer Kemp to return to Wessex football next season with Poppies

Former Brockenhurst player-manager Graham Kemp looks set to return to Wessex League football with Bournemouth Poppies next season.

The experienced defender, who scored one of the goals of the season for Holt United at the weekend, is in talks with Poppies manager James Wood, who he plans to team up with when this season ends.

Kemp told Pitchside, “We’ve come to a sort of agreement and I’m very interested in going there.

“At the moment it’s keeping things together at Holt until the end of the season.

“I think James (Wood) realises it is a two man job to run a club and I would like to work with him and he would like to work with me.

“We’re going to get together in the next week or so to iron a few things out and as far as I’m concerned it’s a very attractive prospect.

“My allegiances lie with Holt until the end of the season and I’ve told Lee (Bradford – Holt manager) all about it.”

Kemp has never been known as a prolific scorer or indeed a scorer full stop, concentrating on preventing forwards getting through at the other end of the pitch instead.

But on Saturday, while turning out for Holt United in their Dorset Premier League Cup semi final against Dorchester Town reserves, with the score at 1-1 and approaching half time of extra time, Kemp left everyone at the ground gasping with disbelief.

His 45 yard belter, albeit with a little help from a strong wind, eluded everyone and nestled in the Dorchester net for a dramatic winner.

Kemp explained, “I was ten yards inside their half and I just tried to bend the ball into the six yard box and as it curled in I thought someone would get a touch on it but it just went straight in.

“I’ll claim that one, I don’t mind!

“I’m also pretty certain that is the only time in my life I’ve ever scored a winning goal.

“I’ve scored a few goals but I don’t remember ever scoring a winning cup goal.

“I scored one for Brockenhurst against Bemerton in a cup game a couple of season’s ago but that was an equaliser.”

Kemp has been a revelation for Holt this season, in a side that also boasts the services of Jason Lovell.

The club are on course to land both the Dorset Premier League title and the cup and, even at the grand old age of 40, Kemp is loving every minute of it.

He added, “It’s funny, even at my age you’re still trying to prove yourself.

“When I came to Holt a few of the lads thought what are we signing a 40-year-old for, and hopefully I’ve repaid Lee’s faith in me.

“It’s nice to score and I’m just really playing for enjoyment at my time of life.

“It was a nice feeling and not one I have very often I hasten to add!

“I’ve never scored from that range either. It was a windy day and it was with the wind. I’d like to say it was up hill and against the wind but I’ve not got that much power in my legs these days!

“It was nice to get the result and not bad against Dorchester Town either because it will be written about in my old town Weymouth.

“It’ll be in my old local paper and I’ve had a few phone calls from some old mates over there.

“They’re probably writing about this veteran and old timer and seasoned campaigner.

“But I’m just playing with a smile on my face at the moment which is nice."