{"id":615181,"date":"2022-07-22T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615181"},"modified":"2022-07-22T12:32:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:32:01","slug":"birmingham-city-attacking-midfielder-doncaster-rovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/birmingham-city-attacking-midfielder-doncaster-rovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham City Attacking Midfielder Joins Doncaster Rovers in Permanent Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham City attacking midfielder Kyle Hurst has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/july\/kyle-hurst-pens-rovers-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joined Doncaster Rover<\/a>s on a permanent deal.<\/p>\n<p>Hurst, 20, has signed a two-year deal and becomes Rovers&#8217; seventh addition of the summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Doncaster Rovers Sign Birmingham City Attacking Midfielder Kyle Hurst<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We are delighted to confirm the signing of attacking midfielder Kyle Hurst on a two-year deal from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BCFC<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L3dKKcVKvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/L3dKKcVKvs<\/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\/USYsOBCi0r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/USYsOBCi0r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doncaster Rovers FC (@drfc_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drfc_official\/status\/1550510834329079808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Kyle Hurst Gives Doncaster Rovers Attack More Options<\/h3>\n<p>Upon signing for the League Two side, Hurst told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/july\/kyle-hurst-pens-rovers-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">doncasterroversfc.co.uk<\/a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s a proud moment to sign and it&#8217;s a big moment in my career. It&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve wanted to happen since I first came here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to get started, it can be difficult when you&#8217;re on trial but over the past few days I&#8217;ve had some really good conversations with the manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I came here wanting to impress and there was a lot of pressure on me but I wanted to grab hold of the opportunity with both hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hurst is yet to make a competitive appearance in senior football but has impressed as a trialist with Doncaster in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He scored four goals in 17 Premier League 2 games for Birmingham City&#8217;s U23s last season.<\/p>\n<p>Doncaster Rovers manager Gary McSheffrey told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/july\/kyle-hurst-pens-rovers-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: &#8220;We&#8217;ve had our eye on Kyle since the back end of last season having watched him a few times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the opportunity came up for him to have a trial with us it was one we took up and he&#8217;s come in with a lot of desire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We feel he could be a real find for us and one that may go under the radar, but he&#8217;s certainly got a lot of potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/21\/doncaster-rovers-former-rangers-left-back\/\" target=\"_self\">Doncaster Rovers Sign Former Rangers Left-Back<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doncaster appear to have made some shrewd additions following their relegation from League One, including former Fleetwood Town midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/19\/harrison-biggins-doncaster-rovers-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Harrison Biggins<\/a> and attacking midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/doncaster-rovers-weekly-two-new-signings\/\" target=\"_self\">Luke Molyneux<\/a> from Hartlepool United.<\/p>\n<p>Hurst is the second player to swap Birmingham for Doncaster this summer after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/08\/doncaster-rovers-birmingham-city-striker-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Josh Andrews<\/a> made the switch on loan.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old enhances Doncaster&#8217;s ever-strengthening attacking options as they seek to regain their League One status via promotion this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Pre-Season Going Well<\/h3>\n<p>Gary McSheffrey&#8217;s first pre-season as a manager has been going well. Rovers started the summer recording wins over Armthorpe Welfare, Nuneaton Borough and Spennymoor Town before holding their own against Championship opposition, beating Huddersfield Town 1-0 and drawing 2-2 with Rotherham United.<\/p>\n<p>They will face FC United of Manchester in their final friendly before kickstarting the season away at Bradford City on July 30.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham City attacking midfielder Kyle Hurst has joined Doncaster Rovers on a permanent deal. Hurst, 20, has signed a two-year deal and becomes Rovers&#8217; seventh addition of the summer. 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