Steve Bruce in search of more Hull City steel
HULL City boss Steve Bruce is looking for more steel from his side going forward – saying the win last time out at Sheffield Wednesday owed a great deal to 'rolling up their sleeves'.
The Tigers brought a halt to a three- match losing run with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Hillsborough, thanks to striker Aaron Mclean's late winner.
-
Getting stuck in: Paul McKenna makes a tackle against Sheffield Wednesday.
In a season where Bruce has seen his side lose matches they could and should have won, he was delighted to see them battle their way to a victory which keeps them on the tails of the early-season pace-setters.
And despite stressing he wants his players to play attacking, entertaining football this season, he admits there is always a need in the Championship to knuckle down and grind out results.
Business Cards From Only £10.95 Delivered www.myprint-247.co.uk
View detailsOur heavyweight cards have FREE UV silk coating, FREE next day delivery & VAT included. Choose from 1000's of pre-designed templates or upload your own artwork. Orders dispatched within 24hrs.
Terms: Visit our site for more products: Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Leaflets, Postcards, Posters & much more. All items are free next day delivery. www.myprint-247.co.uk
Contact: 01858 468192
Valid until: Sunday, June 30 2013
"You can point to a lot of things, but I feel as though we did our jobs against Sheffield Wednesday," Bruce said.
"We've been great to watch so far, and that'll never change with me, but sometimes in this division you need to roll your sleeves up and be what the game is about.
"If we have to win 1-0 away from home, then so be it."
Bruce recalled experienced heads to his side for his trip to South Yorkshire, as mounting injuries forced a change of formation, back to a more traditional 4-4-2 from the 3-5-2 he has favoured for much of the campaign.
Defenders Liam Rosenior and testimonial man Andy Dawson returned to steady the ship at the back and helped the Tigers to a first clean sheet in eight games.
Now, Bruce will check on the fitness of both Joe Dudgeon and Alex Bruce to see if they can come back into the fold at home to Ipswich at the KC Stadium on Saturday.
Dudgeon has had injections in a bid to ease the pain on a persistent knee injury, while Bruce pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad this week with a groin problem.
James Chester could also return to action, having missed the last two games with a hamstring strain suffered in the 3-1 loss to Peterborough.
That could leave the manager with a welcome selection headache, having had limited numbers in recent times.
"The lads I brought back, the more experienced ones, came and handled the situation for us and that's what was needed," Bruce said.
"It was a big result considering the number of changes we made. We weren't free-flowing like we have been but I still think we played the better football at Sheffield Wednesday.
"Our defensive shape and our organisation were absolutely spot on."
THE Mail has teamed up with City to offer two pairs of tickets for Saturday's clash with Ipswich. To be in with a chance of winning the tickets, answer the following question.
Who scored the winning goal in City's 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday in their last game?
Answers must be sent to sport@mailnewsmedia.co.uk by noon on Thursday and must include name, address and daytime contact number.
Comments
by waterpipe
Thursday, October 18 2012, 2:57PM
“one of the reasons why the crowds are lower is the prices.if you went on your own and bought a ticket,program,pint, cup of tea and a pie a half tme you are talking in the region of £35 .people just cant afford it ,£3 80 for a pint that is a laugh.fans just go to the pubs and£1-50 cheaper.Get the prices, seating arrangements sorted out and the crowds will come back .People dont like getting ripped off and the loyal fans who have been there for years should be rewarded.”
by Daveinleeds
Thursday, October 18 2012, 1:53PM
“Well the story on the radio was about the rise in prices, being 5x inflation. But the price here was frozen for a couple of years,wasn't it?.
There were liverpool supporters on the radio season ticket holders for of 40 years. Saying they would never go again following their price increase.
But see it this way --Dr Allam is getting the club sorted out on a firm well managed basis . So the order of things can change. If we are stable financially, we could be in the premiership for a long time... that sounds good to me. I don't think the price of a ticket is that high -- on saturday Cat C just £20,
It's drinks and pies that seem overpriced. But that is universal. Although I went a match at Inverness and two pies and a pint seemed really quite reasonable... can't remember how much I might just have been really hungry and didn't count the change come to think of it.
But you know what I mean the catering at City is way expensive and slow and generally not that good. roll on next week and back to football”
by cafesociety1
Thursday, October 18 2012, 1:26PM
“canot remember the cost of my pass (east stand)I thought it was alot less than this listing”
by TIGERPETER
Thursday, October 18 2012, 12:38PM
“Not one word on this web site about the BBC report on Hull City being the most expensive Championship ground. Why?”
by Rich102
Thursday, October 18 2012, 11:09AM
“Don't know where they got those prices from but I bought mine last minute and it was cheaper than that.”
by adolfo
Thursday, October 18 2012, 9:23AM
“Absolute 'none' story!!..one of the copy boys must have churned this out!”
by Ambertigerfan
Thursday, October 18 2012, 9:15AM
“Hull City have the most expensive "Cheapest Season Ticket" in the Championship at 485 pounds (BBC):
http://tinyurl.com/cmhp9fh
That's even worse than Leeds at 462 pounds.
Bristol City is lowest at 249 pounds.
Didn't Mr Allam promise 10 pounds a game?”
by chezzer84
Thursday, October 18 2012, 9:03AM
“more steel? i reckon we need few more quality loan deals, we have been found out now and will be even more tough over the winter months”
by YorkshireMike
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 10:14PM
“Hard to argue wih this - need to bang in the goals at our end and keep them out at the other - hardly rocket science ... but then again it is the intenational break and declaring the blaring obvious is probably marginally better than no 'news' at all!”