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Hull boss Bruce happy to laugh off cheeky Austin goal celebration

Hull City boss Steve Bruce was all smiles after victory over QPR.

Bruce was magnanimous to QPR striker Charlie Austin, who cancelled out Nikica Jelavic's opener with a fine header then celebrated by clutching his knee.

That was a clear reminder to the Tigers of their questionable decision to pull out a deal for Austin in 2013 due to a failed medical.

But Bruce, buoyed by Dame N'Doye's 89th-minute winner, was full of praise for the one that got away.

"I congratulated Charlie for the way he's handled himself after what happened here because it wasn't easy," he said.

"He showed the manner and dignity of a proper man because it couldn't have been easy. He didn't even know he had a bad knee at the time.

"But he's certainly a proper centre-forward and our loss is definitely QPR's gain."

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