HUDDERSFIELD Town have made a top signing in Anton Robinson.
That’s the view of Neil Perrett, who covers AFC Bournemouth for local paper the Echo.
“I’m sorry to see him go and I’m sure the management duo (Lee Bradbury and Steve Fletcher) are as well,” said Perrett of Town’s eighth close-season recruit.
Having been released by Millwall as a teenager, the 25-year-old central midfielder resurrected his league career at Dean Court.
“He’s been a great servant to the club since signing from Weymouth in January 2009, and it’s worth remembering he gave up six weeks’ wages to make the move,” said Perrett.
“Anton had developed at Weymouth under Jason Tindall, who then became assistant manager to Eddie Howe at Bournemouth and knew just what he was about.
“Weymouth were doing everything they could to keep him, but Anton was determined to move and with the transfer window about to close, that’s the only way he could seal it.
“He is very single-minded and worked as hard as possible to make the transfer work from the very outset.
“On the field, he’s an industrious box-to-box type who tackles strongly and when given the chance, has an eye for goal.
“He’s not a flair player in the style of Donal McDermott (Town’s signing from Manchester City who was on loan at Bournemouth last season).
“But he is equally important, because he gets on with his job without fuss, and he has been very consistent.
“Off the field, he’s a proud family man, with his first child arriving in April, and I’m sure he be just as keen to make the Huddersfield move work as he was when he came to Bournemouth.”
Born in Brent, North London, Robinson has skippered Millwall’s youth team as well as Weymouth, and was in line to captain Bournemouth this season.
He has played for England at semi-professional level.
