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===Charlton Athletic=== After finishing his [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]], where he achieved three A grades,<ref>{{cite book | last= Primus| page = 20| title = Linvoy Primus: Transformed}}</ref> Primus signed a two-year apprenticeship with Charlton. He also received an offer from [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], who were in a higher division, but he rejected this because he felt his first team opportunities would be greater at Charlton.<ref name="Southend Christians"/> Primus was playing in various positions until the club's youth team coach, [[Colin Clarke (Scottish footballer)|Colin Clarke]], decided that he should play as a [[centre back]], "I see you as a centre back, that way you can see everything you want in front of you".<ref>{{cite book| last= Primus| page = 24| title = Linvoy Primus: Transformed}}</ref> [[Image:TheSirTrevorBrooking Stand.JPG|thumb|right|[[Boleyn Ground]], often known as Upton Park, the stadium where Primus made his Charlton debut|alt=A stand from a football stadium with laid out turf and two adjacent goals in the foreground. On the claret stands are the words written in sky blue capitals "Sir Trevor Brooking stand" on top of the larger words "West Ham United". There are men in orange jackets scattered around the stadium.]] Under the [[Youth Training Scheme]], Primus was earning Β£35 a week while training with the [[Youth system|youth]] and [[Reserve team|reserve]] teams as well as having cleaning duties. He had to study Leisure Management at a nearby college which he disliked. Primus, along with [[Jermaine Darlington]], was chosen to travel to Charlton's temporary stadium [[Selhurst Park]] to lay out the kits and the boots for the senior players. He admitted this may have earned him "[[Brownie points]]" with the youth management.<ref>{{cite book| last= Primus| page = 25| title = Linvoy Primus: Transformed}}</ref> Primus began playing in the reserves under manager [[Alan Curbishley]] and, at the end of his apprenticeship, Primus was offered a one-year professional contract by the new youth team coach [[John Cartwright (footballer)|John Cartwright]]. Darlington was the only other apprentice who was offered a contract.<ref>{{cite book| last= Primus| pages = 27β28| title = Linvoy Primus: Transformed}}</ref> Due to injuries to first team centre backs [[Simon Webster (footballer)|Simon Webster]] and [[Darren Pitcher]], Primus made his professional debut against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]. The match took place at their substitute stadium [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] in November 1992 and Primus was awarded [[man of the match]] for his performance. Primus played the next two matches against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] and [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] but was disappointed with his performances.<ref>{{cite book| last= Primus| pages = 31β33| chapter = Shown the door| title = Linvoy Primus: Transformed}}</ref> Primus made two further first team appearances in the [[1992β93 FA Premier League|1992β93 season]] but soon found himself lower in the pecking order after other players returned from injury and Primus got injured.<ref name="Soccerbase">{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6478|title= Soccerbase β Linvoy Primus|publisher=Soccerbase|access-date=8 January 2010}}</ref> He felt that he had to leave the club: "I really felt as though I wasn't wanted and that my days were numbered."<ref name="Primus 35">{{cite book| last= Primus| page = 35| title = Linvoy Primus: Transformed}}</ref> Despite this, he signed a one-year extension with the Greenwich-based club. However, he suffered another muscle injury, and with further competition for places in the form of [[Dean Chandler]] and [[Richard Rufus]], he failed to make a single appearance for Charlton in the [[1993β94 FA Premier League|1993β94 season]]. He was released at the end of it.<ref>{{cite book| last= Primus| pages = 38β39| title = Linvoy Primus: Transformed}}</ref>
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