{"id":607544,"date":"2022-01-12T11:08:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=607544"},"modified":"2022-01-12T11:08:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:08:40","slug":"kieran-agard-gary-mcsheffrey-doncaster-rovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/12\/kieran-agard-gary-mcsheffrey-doncaster-rovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Agard Becomes Gary McSheffrey&#8217;s First Signing at Doncaster Rovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/06\/ethan-galbraiths-doncaster-rovers-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Doncaster Rovers<\/a> have announced the signing of experienced forward Kieran Agard on an 18-month deal.<\/p>\n<p>Agard could go straight into the squad for Saturday&#8217;s game against Wigan Athletic at the Eco-Power Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2>Gary McSheffrey Makes Kieran Agard His First Signing at Doncaster Rovers<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We are delighted to announce the signing of striker Kieran Agard on an 18-month deal.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YBjFdL5rUp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/YBjFdL5rUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DRFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DRFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s75o03m3MU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/s75o03m3MU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doncaster Rovers FC (@drfc_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drfc_official\/status\/1481279594514767872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Experience Could Be Just What Rovers Need<\/h3>\n<p>Doncaster Rovers are suffering at the bottom of the League One table this season. They have just come out of a crucial period that saw them play relegation rivals Morecambe and Fleetwood Town with zero points. New manager Gary McSheffrey, who took the role permanently after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/02\/richie-wellens-sacked-by-doncaster-rovers\/\" target=\"_self\">replacing Richie Wellens<\/a> as caretaker manager, is desperate for some new signings as Rovers&#8217; squad continues to thin with numerous injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Kieran Agard is the first of what fans will hope is many in January. The 32-year-old adds an experienced option upfront having played over 300 games for the likes of MK Dons, Rotherham United and Bristol City across the football league.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Agard had a short spell with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/15\/plymouth-argyle-ryan-lowe-departure\/\" target=\"_self\">Plymouth Argyle<\/a> that saw him score three goals and assist another in 16 appearances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc9a Kieran Agard has left the club upon expiry of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Kieran netted 3\ufe0f\u20e3 goals in 1\ufe0f\u20e36\ufe0f\u20e3 games, including the winner against Charlton in December &#8211; securing Steven Schumacher&#8217;s first victory as manager.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kieran_agard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kieran_agard<\/a>, and best of luck for the future!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pafc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#pafc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Plymouth Argyle FC (@only1argyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/only1argyle\/status\/1481213497820205058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAgard&#8217;s contract with Argyle expired earlier today as the club announced his exit. Doncaster Rovers have subsequently capitalised on his availability and hope he can make an instant impact.<\/p>\n<p>Rovers have been without the likes of Jon Taylor and Fejiri Okenabirhie all season &#8211; a huge loss to them. Their frontline has looked desperate for some new life and Agard can offer that.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/11\/danny-rose-turmoil-vicarage-road\/\" target=\"_self\">Watford<\/a> forward Tiago Cukur, who had been on loan at the Eco-Power, has returned to the Premier League club &#8211; Cukur struggled to make an impact in Doncaster, scoring just once in 26 games.<\/p>\n<h3>Gary McSheffrey Believes Agard Will Add Much Needed Goals to His Team<\/h3>\n<p>Gary McSheffrey is quoted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk\/sport\/football\/this-will-be-the-place-for-him-doncaster-rovers-boss-on-new-signing-kieran-agard-3524772\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doncaster Free Press<\/a> on his first signing as saying; &#8220;Kieran adds goals. He&#8217;s got good experience and played at big clubs in this division, so this won&#8217;t faze him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want Doncaster to be his home where he gets those regular goals again. He&#8217;s got himself fit and he&#8217;s in a position where he wants to hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Strikers know where the net is, but they need to have a place where they are confident, and I think this will be the place for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Agard has scored 89 goals across the Championship, League One and League Two so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"mqkxTdX4RA97y_YlDVRWLg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1345800342\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'mqkxTdX4RA97y_YlDVRWLg',sig:'YL4ZJ7qbFwD1nWK-DUngjDcjc97u1ze0_oSQjreH9BI=',w:'594px',h:'419px',items:'1345800342',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doncaster Rovers have announced the signing of experienced forward Kieran Agard on an 18-month deal. Agard could go straight into the squad for Saturday&#8217;s game against Wigan Athletic at the Eco-Power Stadium. Gary McSheffrey Makes Kieran Agard His First Signing at Doncaster Rovers \u270d\ufe0f We are delighted to announce the signing of striker Kieran Agard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3469,"featured_media":607545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,32,28],"tags":[294,9006,1632],"class_list":["post-607544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-league12","category-league-football","category-transfers","tag-doncaster-rovers","tag-gary-mcsheffrey","tag-kieran-agard"],"modified_by":"Jordan Hackett, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}