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the season, so to get a hat-trick at international level is brilliant,” says Marshall.
“He’s been through a really bad injury, so it probably means that bit more to him too.
“It should be good to join him and the rest of the group at Hull. I’m looking forward to it.
“I’ve known Shaun Maloney for years, since our Celtic days, and the other lads from Scotland squads, so that familiarity will be there.
“I had it when I first went to Cardiff, when wee Chris Burke and Gavin Rae were there.
“It helps to have that at a new club.
“I got a taste of the Premier League a couple of years ago with Cardiff. But this is the first year I’ve had the chance to get back to that level.
“Hull are a big club and I’m looking forward to getting started.”
Having taken the Scotland jersey from Craig Gordon, Marshall will step in for the injured Allan McGregor at Hull.
The dog-eat-dog nature goalkeeping isn’t lost on him.
After a dozen years spent
of pulling on the gloves, how could it be?
As such, it’s something Marshall is philosophical about, though his take on the subject is laced with empathy for his sidelined colleagues.
“There’s only one place in the team. It is tough, a lonely place at times, being a goalkeeper,” he says.
“I am close with Craig and you’ve seen what he’s been through to get back to where he was. We were speaking about it in Malta.
“It can be hard at times. When you are left out of the team, you