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From a fitness perspective, I get some of the concerns.
Grant started just 17 games last season – fewer than the released Wallace (although he is also four years younger than the skipper).
The 14 games for which Grant was unavailable due to injury this season is more than he’s missed through injury in the previous five years of his Albion career.
At just 28, it’s easy to believe this
Oxford United chairman Grant Ferguson has told fans that the club are determined to learn from their relegation and challenge for promotion from League One next season.
The drop from the Championship was confirmed on Saturday, when fellow strugglers Charlton secured a draw against Hull.
It ended Oxford’s two-year stay in the second tier.
In a message to fans on the club’s website, Ferguson thanked them for their support
Birmingham City have signed Scotland defender Grant Hanley on a short-term contract until the end of the season from Norwich City.
The 33-year-old former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United centre-back was released from the remaining six months of his Canaries contract to allow him to join Blues.
Hanley becomes the first January transfer window signing made by head coach Chris Davies.
Birmingham have lost fellow defender Lee Buchanan, who
Having picked up injuries to Mason Holgate and Alex Mowatt in the Boxing Day defeat at Derby, Albion’s caretaker management team ended up making four changes, including only a second league start for Ousmane Diakite, who made his only other full league appearance for Albion also in Sheffield against Wednesday in September.
But it was Diakite’s heavy touch that led directly to the Blades goal on 22 minutes.
The fast-moving
Grant enjoying ‘fresh chance’ back at West Brom
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