The win against Birmingham was great for many reasons, one of those was the return of Niall Huggins which saw him play the entirety of the game. After the game he opened up about his recovery process.
FIRST GAME BACK
“It was unbelievable. I think the last ten minutes I was just dying to hear that final whistle. For the first game back, it was a tough game. It was a well-fought game by the lads. We all got stuck in, especially after we conceded the first goal, they were piling the pressure on. I thought we dealt with it well and came out with an unreal result going into the break. First half was a bit of a shock intensity wise because I’ve been playing with the younger lads for a while now but second half I got into it a bit more. I thought I did a job well to be fair.”
SETBACKS
“It’s been really tough. It’s not been straight forward because sometimes with an injury, you know what your road to recovery looks like whereas I’ve had so many different injuries where I’ve got to the point where I’ve started running outside for a few weeks and then I would get another setback.”
SLOWER APPROACH
“It maybe happened like three or four times I was out on the grass so I could taste playing football again. For this time, we tried a different way of recovering, more of just going straight into football and taking it slower and slower. This way seems to have worked really well.”
UNREAL SUPPORT
“The lads have been unreal. It was the first time I’ve come to a new club in my career and the last thing you want is to come and then get injured straight away. All the way through my year out, the lads have been unreal supporting me.”
BEST FEELING
“Always had lads to talk to. To spur me on and keep my head up. But there is nothing like being back in training with them full-time again. To play and get a win with them today was the best feeling.”
