Steve Bruce will be looking for more reinforcements for his Hull City side through the rest of the January transfer window after he was deprived of the services of top scorer Sone Aluko and wingback Ahmed Elmohamady.
Bruce confirmed after last night’s FA Cup win at Leyton Orient that Aluko, who has eight goals this season, has a tear on an Achilles tendon and will be out of action for around six weeks.
Then Sunderland opted to recall Elmohamady from his loan, as was their right during the January window, leaving Bruce short of options and flair on the right side of midfield. The Egyptian has been revelatory since joining the Tigers at the end of August, supplying a huge number of dangerous crosses in Bruce’s resourceful 3-5-2 formation.
With the leading scorer and the prominent provider gone, as well as goalkeeping issues, Bruce will need to start from scratch on Saturday when the Tigers travel to Peterborough United. Nick Proschwitz has put his name firmly in the frame to replace Aluko, while Liam Rosenior or Cameron Stewart could benefit from Elmohamady’s return to the north east.
Lot of Snow forecast for Friday…so will the game go on? More time to sort out this mess! Second time Sunderland have shafted us!!! Third time coming up with Campbell methinks! Self-inflicted that one though, Eh SB? Davies from Barnsley should have been through the door a fortnight ago! Loan players are great…aren’t they?….
Comment by gjhdurham — January 16, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
How have Sunderland shafted us? When you sign a player on loan, you are always running the risk of the player’s parent team deciding that – as he’s their player – they want him playing for them. Nothing wrong with that. Nor City’s policy us signing players on loan. It’s just a risk you have to take in modern football, and one that all but the mega-rich non-Premiership clubs have to take given how Premiership teams are stockpiling virtually any player with a modicum of talent under the age of 20.
Comment by Officer Crabtree — January 16, 2013 @ 6:58 pm
Damn bugger arsehole shit piss fart! There, I’ve said it
Comment by breadvan — January 16, 2013 @ 6:58 pm
Re 2;Certainly did with McShane! Just my opinion!…and yes, it is the chance you take, which is why we’ve spent…might say wasted… time/effort wise… most of this “window” buying players we borrowed. Depends how you view this method of team building. Personally don’t like too many critically important players on loan… not if we’re to go up this year. I’d like it this year purely for selfish reasons….not getting any younger!!!
MO’N was on NE TV lunchtime BBCnews criticising his team’s lack of effort last night, which is probably what’s brought this to a head….He was clearly very p****d off!!
Devitt back from loan to play wide? Back to 442?
Comment by gjhdurham — January 16, 2013 @ 7:16 pm
Who’s to say we won’t try to sign Elmo on a permanent deal before the window shuts.
Although with deals potentially being secured for a new keeper and Fraz Campbell ….. will the club be able to find the cash for everything we need to do this January?
Comment by Tiger-Man — January 16, 2013 @ 7:18 pm
Devitt?!? Are you kidding? Lightweight and no end product which is why he’s on loan at a conference side. I think the answer lies in another loan or a bid for Elmo..but I’m sue Brucey will have something up his sleeve.
Comment by therealollymurs — January 16, 2013 @ 7:54 pm
Really narked about O’Neill recalling Elmo …but you could see that coming a mile off ! Think Allams and SB need to go shopping in the January sales!
Comment by lecotiger — January 16, 2013 @ 9:17 pm
It’s feeling a little like last season at the moment where we all knew the team was playing decent football but needed a striker in January. it didn’t happen and then also we seemed to have a series of free Saturdays with postponements and somehow just lost momentum. And we also had injuries and set backs (Koren’s injury) at critical times. So quite a few similarities
HOWEVER, I do feel Steve Bruce is better equipped to deal with it than Nick Barmby was. He’s done extremely well so far but the next few weeks will be a big test for him.
Talking of losing momentum through having games postponed, I would normally really want us to play this weekend but if we have to have a game snowed off, this might be a good week. Chance to regather?
Comment by andyinkingston — January 17, 2013 @ 10:37 am