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EFL player has contract ripped up hours before match on his birthday

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Birmingham City have terminated Jack Robinson’s contract by mutual consent on what is his 33rd birthday. The defender leaves the Blues just 12 months into a two-year deal. Jack Robinson has had an eventful birthday for the second successive year Getty Bizarrely, Robinson secured a move to St Andrews on the exact same day last year meaning he was signed and released on consecutive birthdays. Robinson’s nightmare Birmingham spell Robinson, who signed from Sheffield United a year ago, has struggled to find his best form since arriving at the Midlands club. He was dismissed in just his second game for the club against local rivals Coventry City . And it got worse for the centre-back when he received another red card two games later in a league fixture against Hull City . Things went from bad to worse for Robinson when he scored an own goal and conceded a penalty against former club Sheffield United. Robinson represented Birmingham just 16 times in what was a lively stint at the club. Birmi

First report: Former Premier League star released on his BIRTHDAY just 90 minutes before game starts as he becomes free transfer agent — thesun.co.uk, 13d