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Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor out for month with shoulder injury Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor out for month with shoulder injury
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The Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor has been ruled out for at least a month after aggravating an existing shoulder injury. His place will be taken by his experienced deputy Steve Harper, starting against Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor has been ruled out for at least a month after aggravating an existing shoulder injury. His place will be taken by his experienced deputy, Steve Harper, starting against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
McGregor will not be available for Scotland’s Euro 2016 qualifiers against Georgia and Poland. McGregor will also not be available for Scotland’s Euro 2016 qualifiers against Georgia and Poland.
“The specialist has said he needs to rest and stop diving on it,” Steve Bruce said. “If you’ve got a sore shoulder and you’re diving on it every day … we need to take him out and make sure he recovers. “The specialist has said he needs to rest and stop diving on it,” the Hull manager Steve Bruce said. “If you’ve got a sore shoulder and you’re diving on it every day … we need to take him out and make sure he recovers.
“Hopefully in four to six weeks he’ll be back to normal. We’re just delighted he doesn’t need an operation. We first thought it might need one.”“Hopefully in four to six weeks he’ll be back to normal. We’re just delighted he doesn’t need an operation. We first thought it might need one.”
The Hull manager has no doubts about Harper, with the 39-year-old having turned in a series of strong performances last season when McGregor suffered a damaged kidney and broken rib.The Hull manager has no doubts about Harper, with the 39-year-old having turned in a series of strong performances last season when McGregor suffered a damaged kidney and broken rib.
Hull have conceded 11 goals in five games since their 1-0 win over QPR in their Premier League curtain-raiser and it is hardly the time for disruption in defence.Hull have conceded 11 goals in five games since their 1-0 win over QPR in their Premier League curtain-raiser and it is hardly the time for disruption in defence.
“Harper will give us that experience that we saw last year, he came into the fray and did fantastically for us,” Bruce said. “I wish he was a few years younger, I’m sure he does too, but he’s a very good goalkeeper. There’s no worries. None at all.“Harper will give us that experience that we saw last year, he came into the fray and did fantastically for us,” Bruce said. “I wish he was a few years younger, I’m sure he does too, but he’s a very good goalkeeper. There’s no worries. None at all.
“But when we do analyse the last few weeks we have to say maybe we are too open. We have two attacking full-backs in Andy Robertson and Ahmed Elmohamady but maybe we have to find that resilience and organisation again to stop the goals going in.”“But when we do analyse the last few weeks we have to say maybe we are too open. We have two attacking full-backs in Andy Robertson and Ahmed Elmohamady but maybe we have to find that resilience and organisation again to stop the goals going in.”