Although there is no confirmation on the official Caley Thistle website yet, it appears that Adam Rooney has chosen not to renew his contract with the Caley Jags and has instead signed for Birmingham City.
Rumours have abounded in recent weeks that he was going to sign for a multitude of different teams in England, Scotland or abroad ... or even return to ICT (even if TB and MM played that down) but as he has now been pictured on the Birmingham City website holding a team scarf it seems that Birmingham is his final destination.
Adam will be fondly remembered at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. His 54 goals in 125 appearances will see to that. He arrived in 2008/2009 and scored 6 goals in 11 starts and 25 sub appearances however, it was not enough to prevent Caley Thistle being relegated.
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In 2009/10, his 27 goals in 46 appearances in all competitions were one of the primary reasons that ICT were able to bounce back to the SPL at the first time of asking. At the end of the season he collected an armful of awards .... he was voted the PFA First Division Player of the Year; the Irn Bru First Division Player of the Year; Irn Bru First Division Top Goalscorer; Irn Bru First Division Player of the Month for March 2010 and also won the Players' Player of the Year Award and Flybe Supporters' Player of the Year Trophies .....
Last season he scored 15 goals in 38 SPL appearances - 4th best in the SPL overall behind Kenny Miller, Gary Hooper and David Goodwillie. He also scored 6 goals in 5 Cup appearances and was a firm fan favourite.
The most recent rumour was that Adam would link up with his old boss Craig Brewster who is now on the coaching staff at Crawley Town and most ICT fans saw that as a backward move given their league standing. However a move to the Championship with Birmingham will now hopefully give him a platform to showcase his skills at a good level and continue his progression that has seen him move from the Irish U19 setup to the U21 setup and hopefully into the full squad.
Good Luck Adam ... and thanks for the goals !
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