HULL CITY MANAGER Steve Bruce has bemoaned the troublesome groin injury that will prevent Robbie Brady from facing West Brom on Saturday.
The Irish midfielder is Hull’s top scorer with four goals in all competitions, but his season has been disrupted by a hernia operation in October. The 21-year-old is still being dogged by the problem and Bruce is concerned for the midfielder.
“Robbie still isn’t right,” said Bruce. “It’s something we’re going to have to explore more deeply because it’s grumbling along. “He came on last weekend and was still complaining about it and it is a worry for us.
“We do need our big players to be playing and certainly Robbie can give us something going forward. “It’s a complex one. He had an operation on it and he’s not really recovered from that. “We now need to go down a different route, explore it and make sure he’s right.”
The absence of Brady is offset by the news that defender Alex Bruce is fit after recovering from the knock that forced him off in last Saturday’s goalless draw with Stoke City.
Fair play to ye lads. An example to us all who look upwards and plan.
And any of the 3 teams they beat could still beat them
Before the criticism starts about Sundays style of football – Derry normally play an open game of football effectively like they did against Tyrone and Monaghan, however in the Ulster Final they were dragged into playing Donegal at their own game, and though not the most exciting to watch, it resulted in a most needed win and Donegal taught a lesson in using defensive football to stifle and choke open football. Hopefully Derry go further this year!
@Seamus O’Caolaidhé: from watching the game can’t agree with that. Derry played that way from the off-ultra defensive(as did Donegal)