Hull City boss Steve Bruce looks set to keep faith with mis-firing striker Danny Graham, insisting he won't 'go hiding' despite his long-running goal drought. The focus has fallen on the on-loan Sunderland man as two gilt-edged chances passed him by in the 1-1 draw with Cardiff at the KC Stadium on Saturday.
Bruce will now weigh up the option of starting with Yannick Sagbo, who is back available from suspension, alongside Sone Aluko when the Tigers travel to Newcastle this weekend.
But insistent he remains confident in Graham's abilities, Bruce looks set to stick with the former Swansea man for at least another week as he heads back to his native north-east desperate to break his duck against his boyhood club.
"We have to stick with him and help him as much as we can because he's a good player," said Bruce, in light of Graham's errant performance in front of goal against the Bluebirds.
"He won't go hiding and it's important he doesn't.
"He just needs to stay strong mentally.
"On another day he could have been the matchwinner (against Cardiff).
"That chance late on, the header, if he could just have stuck it away and won us the match, all of a sudden you'd see a different Danny Graham."
CITY'S reserves are back in action this evening aiming to build on last week's handsome victory over Doncaster Rovers. Stephen Clemence's side host Rotherham United at North Ferriby (7pm).
