Striker Oli Hawkins has joined League Two Mansfield Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Hawkins, 29, moved to the Blues last summer after leaving Portsmouth and made 10 starts and 13 sub appearances, scoring once.

“Oli will add a real presence in both penalty areas, something which we missed last season, both defensively and offensively,” Stags boss Nigel Clough told his club's official website.

“He’s an unselfish player and his assists ratio is very good, but his presence in both penalty areas is the main reason why we’re signing him.

“He’s been playing in teams who have competed towards the top end of League One in the last few seasons and we’re excited to add him to our existing line-up of strikers.”

The frontman was among the players told he could find a new club by manager Paul Cook at the end of the season.

Elsewhere, ex-Blues winger Danny Rowe has signed a new one-year deal at Burton Albion having joined the Brewers on a short-term contract in February after leaving the Blues at the end of 2019/20.

Photo: Matchday Images

Bergholtblue added 09:03 - Jun 22 An undisclosed fee? I can reveal it was 5 lottery tickets for Saturdays draw, e.g. the fee was £5.00 rising to £3million with a bit of luck.
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WorcesterBlue added 09:06 - Jun 22 Good honest pro and if not injured would have had him in the team ahead of Jackson and Drinan as he has a little bit more about him. But that is damned by faint praise. Hope he has a good few years with Clough (a manager we should have been trying to get instead of the dross over the years). Squad is looking a bit light but then again it is only really a quality GK, CB, LB and couple of attackers away from being half decent. Hope we keep Downes, Woolfendon, Lankester and Dobra as they all have loads to give in a team where standards are high and the tempo is good. Fingers crossed. Need to offload Jackson and potentially Drinan though. Not at this level.

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brittaniaman added 09:40 - Jun 22 FrankMarshall I was just crossing off the players from the back of our last program ??
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Nobbysnuts added 10:14 - Jun 22 Wally Hawkins and dreadful drinan.....what a strike Partnership...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Linkboy13 added 10:18 - Jun 22 Ive never really thought he was a centre forward. Looks more like a centre half to me.
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Razor added 10:34 - Jun 22 Thought he was a little unlucky here and I think Nigel Clough knows what he is doing. May score lots in Div 2-----why is the fee not disclosed-------again!!
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 11:59 - Jun 22 Did we not have a squad of 54? 24 seems a sensible number, 18 on the list at the moment though some of those to go I am sure so still 6 or 8 more needed
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Monkey_Blue added 15:42 - Jun 22 When Johnson said “roster” was he also including young pros like Crowe? Or simply those who'd been involved in a squad. I'm sure there are a handful of others on pro contracts not on that list.
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Monkey_Blue added 15:42 - Jun 22 Ben Morris for a start.
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istanblue added 23:32 - Jun 22 Looks like Oli 'Where's the Goal?' Hawkins might have just about found his level.
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runaround added 07:54 - Jun 23 Hawkins doing his best Krzysztof Ratajski impression in the picture there! Good luck to him at Mansfield which is probably his level
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