Washbrook suffers setback

Hull FC‘s preperations for the 2009 Super League season with the news that Danny Washbrook will be out of action for between six and eight weeks with injury.nnThe versatile Washbrook damaged his posterior cruciate knee ligament in a training ground accident but the club are confident that he will be fit for start of the campaign.nn”It was so innocuous really. It is a blow, especially as Danny has been training the house down,” said the Black and Whites coach Richard Agar. nn”But the good things is that Danny doesn’t cop many injuries, he is in excellent shape and we expect him to be fit for our first game.”nnThe Airlie Birds welcome Wigan Warriors to the KC Stadium in their opening game on February 13.