AN EXIT NEWS: Marc Roberts exits Birmingham City and delivers an emotional farewell message.

Marc Roberts spent seven years as a Birmingham City player, making 197 appearances and scoring seven goals.

After his seven-year tenure at St Andrew’s came to an end, Marc Roberts sent a farewell message to Birmingham City supporters thanking them for their support.

The five senior players released by the Blues at the expiration of their contracts include the seasoned defender. In addition, Scott Hogan, Gary Gardner, Ivan Sunjic, and Neil Etheridge have all passed away.

The Blues have taken their option to extend Keshi Anderson’s contract by a another year, while they have extended fresh contracts to John Ruddy and Lukas Jutkiewicz. Tate Campbell and Marcel Oakley are two of the young people who have also been set free.

Marc Roberts spent seven years as a Birmingham City player, making 197 appearances and scoring seven goals.

After his seven-year tenure at St Andrew’s came to an end, Marc Roberts sent a farewell message to Birmingham City supporters thanking them for their support.

The five senior players released by the Blues at the expiration of their contracts include the seasoned defender. In addition, Scott Hogan, Gary Gardner, Ivan Sunjic, and Neil Etheridge have all passed away.

The Blues have taken their option to extend Keshi Anderson’s contract by a another year, while they have extended fresh contracts to John Ruddy and Lukas Jutkiewicz. Tate Campbell and Marcel Oakley are two of the young people who have also been set free.

Roberts, 33, joined Blues from Barnsley in 2017 and made 197 appearances for the team in all competitions. In a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at The Riverside in October 2021, Roberts scored his final goal in a Blues uniform, his seventh overall.

“Now that 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 as well as ALL the managers,” Roberts wrote in an Instagram post following the Blues’ confirmation of his departure.

“Our time together has been memorable despite some turbulence. I can guarantee you that we have played football together for far longer than seven years.

“Even if it didn’t end like anyone would have preferred, I have loved every second of representing this club anytime I have gone over the line. I’m pretty sure the club is headed for a very bright future under the current ownership. Hopefully, everyone involved will have a much brighter future.

“To my wife and family, I would like to express my gratitude for your unwavering support over the years and for helping me through difficult times. We moved down here together, just the two of us, and we are leaving with a beautiful family (complete with two little brummies).”