Stelios to make debut

Midfielder Stelios is set to make is Hull debut on Saturday against Bolton. Stelios is unlikely to start be is expected to be on the bench.There's every chance he will be involved," said Brown."He came through the reserve match and he more than surprised me at St James' Park."

"It was important for me that Stelios got 60 or 70 minutes under his belt. Not only did he get 60 or 70 minutes, he got the full 90.

"He said all along that it would only take him ten days to get into the swing of things.

"After five or six days here, he maybe realised that the fitness levels at the football club are fairly high and that the work rate and mentality are fairly high.

"All of those things played a part in him slowing his pace down a little bit. Not only that, he picked up a couple of silly little injuries which he put down to the intensity of the training. But to get him up to speed the training had to be intense.

"Now he is up to speed and he has proved himself in the reserves in terms of match fitness.

"He might play some part in the game on Saturday."

"Yes I am fit and I am ready," said Stelios.

"In order to reach the optimum level of Premier League football you have to work very, very hard. That has been the case with me.

"That is why clubs have pre-season and friendly games so that they are ready for the season to begin.

"I didn't have all of that. I signed for the club on September 22nd, so I had to be patient. Basically I have done my pre-season now.

"I'm really keen to get involved because it has been a long time since I played my last official game, which was back in the European Championships against Spain.

"It's a strange coincidence that maybe I will be in the squad for the first time against Bolton. That will be a special moment for me if it happens.

"But for me, every game is big and every game is special. Every game has its difficulties.

"This will be separate though, because I played for Bolton for five years and I have some very good memories from that time. I made a lot of good friends there, on and off the pitch."

But Stelios says there will be no divided loyalties tomorrow with the midfielder keen to help City bounce back from consecutive defeats.

"As a team, we know the strengths and weaknesses of Bolton and we'll be trying to take three points.

"After two defeats, we haven't been flat because we've played the best two teams in the country.

"I sat behind the bench for the Chelsea game and it was like a free lesson for every footballer.

"Sometimes you just can't do anything about it. For example, Frank Lampard's goal was a world class finish.

"Our performance against Manchester United was fantastic. They are the Premier League and European champions, but we managed to score three goals at their home.

"Everybody here remains positive and is focussed for the big game on Saturday."