{"id":392487,"date":"2025-09-02T17:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392487\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:55:15","slug":"jack-robinson-aligns-with-knighthead-after-dash-to-join-birmingham-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392487\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Robinson aligns with Knighthead after \u2018dash\u2019 to join Birmingham City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham City completed the signing of Jack Robinson on deadline day with the defender signing a two-year deal<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS379612478.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham City signing Jack Robinson\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Birmingham City signing Jack Robinson<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jack Robinson is targeting another tilt at the Premier League after a mad dash to join <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Birmingham CityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham City<\/a> on deadline day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 32-year-old signed for Blues at the eleventh hour to provide defensive cover to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/chris-davies-football-coach\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Chris DaviesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Davies<\/a> and brings a wealth of experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In five-and-a-half years at former club Sheffield United, Robinson won automatic promotion to the Premier League, secured two finishes inside the Championship play-offs, and spent two seasons in the top flight itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Davies has tried to pack his squad with Championship nous and promotion pedigree and Robinson fits the bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Blues\u2019 ambitious owners <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/knighthead-capital-management\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"KnightheadLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Knighthead<\/a> haven\u2019t shied away from the fact they want to earn promotion to the Premier League this season and Robinson is singing off their hymnsheet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Getting the club promoted is a successful season,&#8221; said Robinson. &#8220;In the last six or seven years of my career, I&#8217;ve prided myself on helping teams get promoted and I&#8217;ve got the experience of playing in the Premier League as well. I think this club has every benefit of challenging to go up. They&#8217;ve invested really well this season so it&#8217;s going to be an exciting time ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Robinson was allowed to leave Sheffield United after they agreed a deal to sign Ben Mee. The defender will compete with Blues skipper Christoph Klarer, Phil Neumann and Brighton loanee Eiran Cashin for a place in the starting XI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt was a bit of a dash to get here,&#8221; Robinson added. &#8220;We were short on time but we got things over the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I spoke to the manager and when I found out <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> were interested, I thought it was definitely something I could see myself doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Robinson will force his way into the XI? 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