'Leaving Hull gives me mixed emotions' - Smith

Defender Andy Smith admits he has some "mixed emotions" after completing his move from Hull City to Gillingham after a successful loan spell.

"Hull is my boyhood club, I've got a lot of love for a lot of people, the fans," the 23-year-oldtold BBC Radio Humberside.

"I'm obviously sad to be leaving but at the same time, I'm delighted to be going to Gillingham where I can go and showcase what I can do.

"I moved up here with my family when I was one year old; Hull is all I've ever known."

Smith came up through Hull's youth ranks but only made seven senior appearances for the side, one of which came in the Championship.

However, despite not breaking through under any of his previous bosses, he says he feels each of them have made their impact.

"I had better relationships with certain managers than others. I really enjoyed my time under a few of them, a few of them not so much," he added.

"Each manager has helped me in one way or another, whether I saw it at the time or not.

"But obviously, Liam [Rosenior] and his staff were brilliant. He gave me my actual debut in the Championship which was a dream of mine."

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