Ben Amos may start for Hull City at Birmingham after Steve Bruce admits being 'hasty'

“The Sunderland Echo and Sky Sports are saying that Martin O'Neill won't let Wickham out on loan. If Amos keeps making mistakes and shipping sloppy goals then Bruce has to make a change, we don't score that many and one mistake can lose the game. All keepers make mistakes but Amos is making too many in my opinion. Why not bring Oxley back and give him a chance, if he is not up the job then cut him loose and find someone who is, the same applies with Jakupovic. Amos will probably go back to United at season's end and we need to find a reliable keeper and a back up for him who can step up when needed. The position is too important to be screwing around with people that are not good enough.”

“Steve Bruce has to be pragmatic,he can't be like the fans who'd have Amos benched.If he had a plausible,hungry No.2 as Brad Guzan was 2 seasons ago,or Matt Duke in for an errant Bo Myhill,then fair enough,but if Jakupovic is giving cause for concern then Amos it is.
He doesn't deserve to keep the jersey,but so be it.I'm absolutely sure he's been chastened by criticism and knows he deserves it,if he's to flourish he will have to show us how assertive he can be at St.Andrew's.
We hardly ever win there,but we have a chance,I feel,to produce an eye-catching performance.Time to deliver,City,against a strong team.We need to convince ourselves that we can be an automatic promotion contender,as Holloway will be doing at Palace.
Both this season and last,fans from Southampton and Cardiff have appeared on this forum to praise our play,so let's capitalise on what many see as our considerable class,including me!”

“City to sign connor wickham on loan. Medical Monday afternoon.”

“I've said it for weeks! Amos is the weakest link in the team. I saw the faults 3 or 4 games in and have highlighted it probably every week. He needs dropping to make him concentrate more on his bad part of his game. I think it is fair to give one of the other keepers a chance and although still very young I think Oxley could just prove to be a shining light! He just might take the opportunity to cement his place finally in the first team. He has bided his time for many years now, so why not give tghe kid a chance?”

“Waskins I have to admit you are right about who has been on the bench this season. I was going from memory and I thought that I had read that Jakupovic had received clearence to play for us just before the season started. He must have received clearence at some point but I am not sure when. The good news is my wife claims that I remember everything about Hull City and very little about anything else. I now have proof that she is wrong.”

“Valencia

Sorry but Jakupovic has not been on the bench at the beginning of the season, Oxley has, nor has he started a league game for us Jakupovic has only been named as sub since the Bristol game on 27th October. This was from what I was told due to the clearance been delayed.
Check the sky sports website if you dont believe me for a complete list of players/subs for each game and you will see im correct.”

“Waskins I disagree, before the season started the situation you mention happened and it was touch and go whether he would be available for our opening match. As you say the same situation occurred with Aluko. However we received his international clearance and he was on the bench at the beginning of the season for a number of games. He then picked up and injury and therefore Oxley took over. When he was fit to retun and having played a number of games in the reserves Oxley stayed our number 2. This is the time I am talking about he was fit and available but Oxley was picked in front of him. This stayed the situation until about three weeks ago when Oxley was sent on loan for experience. has the situation against Wolves been forgotten? I don´t think so even this week Buckingham has reported the fact. Why mention it? Can you tell me who gave the ball away that resulted in the two Cardiff goals last week somebody must have given the ball away but I have not seen it reported.”

“Every keeper in the world makes mistakes these days, its not like Amos has made loads of ga***, keep him in. Chopping and changing keepers solves nothing.”

“Valencian

'What makes the reporter think Jakupovic is better? Only a few weeks ago despite being fit he was third choice'

Jakupovic wasnt allowed to play for us that why he was 3rd choice and Oxley was on the bench, it was something like the Sone Aluko situation where he needed clearance to play for us despite been transferred.

Amos may have made fantastic saves but he has also made a few howlers in the last 2 games as well ie the kick against wolves that let in the player to cross the ball for Mcshane to mess up and Chester to score an og. However beacuse we won 2-1 this has been forgotton”

“Joe Hart made a mistake in the England v Sweden match. Nobody is calling for his head. Ditto for Ben Amos.”