Nigel Clough brings striker Theo Robinson in from Millwall on loan to aid Derby's plight

23 February 2011 08:40
Derby County have snapped up striker Theo Robinson from Championship rivals Millwall on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move.[LNB]Unsettled: Theo Robinson did not life in London at Millwall[LNB]Robinson only joined Millwall on a permanent basis for ?300,000 last month after spending three months on loan at The Den from Huddersfield Town. However, the 22-year-old has struggled to settle. [LNB]Robinson, who played in Derby's 1-0 home defeat to Hull last night, told the Derby Evening Telegraph: 'I wasn't really settling inat Millwall as well as I'd hoped. So I've moved back to Birmingham and I'm looking forward to a new challenge now.[LNB]'Derby is close to Birmingham and it's a good, established Championship club. I've got my friends and family close by, so that's good, and now I just want to play football.'[LNB]Rams boss Nigel Clough said: 'Theo enhances our options up front. He is another forward with raw pace and we've found out to our cost what he is capable of in front of goal this season.[LNB]'Like Jamie Ward, he is someone we've monitored for some time because he has scored goals wherever he has been.'[LNB]  Derby 0 Hull 1: Gerrard on target to maintain Tigers' promotion pushScunthorpe 0 Derby 0: Battling Rams stop the rot for Clough[LNB]  Explore more:People: Theo Robinson, Nigel Clough, Jamie Ward Places: Birmingham

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