Source: SKY_Sports
Gardner out to win over fans
Spurs old boy looking to make impact at KC Stadium[LNB] Anthony Gardner is determined to prove his worth to Hull City by showing former club Tottenham what they are missing.[LNB]Gardner has made just four appearances for the Tigers since his £2.5million summer move from White Hart Lane due to injury problems.[LNB]He began his comeback after five months on the sidelines in last week's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Sheffield United and hopes to retain his place as Spurs visit the KC Stadium on Monday.[LNB]The 27-year-old said: "I'm looking forward to being involved. It's a game I've been looking out for since I came back and it's come up pretty quick.[LNB]"I feel strong now and I felt good in the game I played at Sheffield United and I'm hopeful that everything will be rosy from now on.[LNB]"I'm working hard to get back strong and hopefully we saw last week the start of what I might be able to do.[LNB]"They've hardly seen anything of me here but hopefully they will between now and the end of the season."[LNB]Gardner's time at Spurs was also ravaged by injury and he is anxious to put all his problems behind him.[LNB]"It can get you down because all I want to do is play football," he said. "That's what I have grown up doing.[LNB]Frustrated"It's my job and my hobby. I love playing it, showing the qualities that I possess and when that is taken away from you, you can get frustrated."[LNB]The Tigers go into the match looking for only their second win in 17 Premier League games.[LNB]Their form has put them in danger of being pulled into a relegation battle but Gardner admits he is surprised Spurs are also struggling to break away from the bottom end of the table.[LNB]"I'm very shocked," he said. "Their squad has an immense amount of quality in it.[LNB]"But they have brought a new manager in in Harry Redknapp and if he is not the man to gel them then I don't know who is.[LNB]"I had good days there. It was a good experience playing for such a big club with such massive support.[LNB]"For most of the years I was there we failed to deliver in the league but I look back fondly.[LNB]"But it was time to move on and it is a new chapter of my life at Hull City.[LNB]"I'd like to start that off with us staying in the Premier League."[LNB]
