Hull City Football Club News

• Nickname:The Tigers
• Founded:1904
• Manager:Nick Barmby

• Ground:Kingston Communications Stadium
• Capacity:25,404

Knee surgery sidelines Folan

04 Dec 2008 - 15:32:30

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Hull City striker Caleb Folan has been ruled out of the next two games following minor surgery to cure a knee problem.

Folan has missed the last two games with the problem and will now sit out Saturday's visit of Middlesbrough and the following weekend's clash with Liverpool at Anfield.

The striker has started just one Premier League game for the Tigers this season, but has made nine appearances in all competitions.

"Unfortunately we're going to have to do a small operation where Caleb is concerned," manager Phil Brown told the club's official website.

"He definitely won't be involved on Saturday. We think he will be out for the same length of time that Bernard Mendy was - around ten days to a fortnight.

"Fingers crossed, everything will go okay."

Meanwhile, Dean Marney is set to face Boro at the KC Stadium on Saturday following the midfielder's return to training from a dead leg injury.