Source: Team_Talk
O'Connor lands new Blues deal
irmingham have given Scotland striker Garry O'Connor a six-month deal, with an option for a further six months at St Andrews.[LNB] The 27-year-old Scot suffered an injury-plagued season last year, missing the bulk of the campaign after undergoing double hip operations.[LNB]He made only six appearances all season, all as a substitute, scoring one goal.[LNB]However, Alex McLeish believes the player signed from Lokomotiv Moscow for £2.7million in 2007 is worthy of another chance to prove himself.[LNB]"Garry has had a chronic groin and hip injury and it probably goes back to his Hibs days and the days he spent in Russia when he played on a synthetic surface. Having two hip injuries simultaneously wasn't easy for him.[LNB]"If you imagine him fully fit without those problems then that's what we've got to see - what Garry can produce without these hiccups. It was a successful operation and barring major breakdown there's no reason why he can't go on to have a successful career."
