Marc Roberts has thanked Birmingham City fans for their support in a farewell message after his seven-year stay at St Andrew’s came to an end. The veteran defender is among five senior players released by Blues at the end of their contracts. Neil Etheridge, Gary Gardner, Ivan Sunjic and Scott Hogan have also departed.
Blues have offered John Ruddy and Lukas Jutkiewicz new contracts, while Blues have exercised their option to extend Keshi Anderson’s contract by a further year. A number of youngsters, including Marcel Oakley and Tate Campbell, have also been released. Roberts, 33, made 197 appearances for Blues across all competitions having joined the club from Barnsley back in 2017.
The last of seven goals Roberts scored in a Blues shirt came in October 2021 in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough at The Riverside. READ: Birmingham City release 14 players and offer two senior stars new contracts READ: Villa flop and Mowbray's 'genius' among Championship free agents Blues can sign Posting on Instagram after Blues confirmed his departure, Roberts said: “Now it’s official I will leave the Blues this summer, I would like to thank everyone who’s been involved in my time at the club, staff and players past and present and ALL the managers. "It’s been a turbulent time together but it’s been a memorable one.
We have shared a lot more than seven years worth of football I can assure you of that. “To the fans, thank you for your unbelievable support through the tough times. You .
