That Bullard story is a bit infuriating for Hull fans... What's your thoughts on him, Jaffa?
He hasn't even been allocated a squad number, while both Pearson (Adam) and Pearson (Nigel) have indicated he's not in our first team plans. Hmm.
A major cause of disgruntlement is the high wage he's on. On the one hand, he's only got the contract he was offered. However, a number of other players have volunteered wage cuts and the like over the summer, and it's unfortunate that he's not done the same as it would be a huge help, especially after we have spent a lot of money sending him out to the States on more than one occasion to see the top knee chap over there to get the glass in his knees replaced. But, as I say, he has no obligation to do so.
There's also the fact that if he plays a couple more games for us he's entitled to a wage increase, something that we simply can't afford. Again, other players have had similar entitlements which they've offered to forego, but once again Bullard has no obligation to make such an offer.
The problem is though when all parties have agreed to him going out on loan to Celtic – who would have paid a sizeable chunk of his wages, helping us financially – he decides that he wants us to carry on paying his wage sin full
and get the Celtic contribution on top of that. Not going to happen, Jimmy.
He's also said to be a pretty bad influence on a number of other players – there's a fair bit of innuendo and rumour involved but if there's any truth in it all we're better off shut.
I say we strip him down and us what's left of him as spares in case any of our other players get injured.
Now we're hearing that Hull haven't paid Fulham for him.
We owe a number of clubs money from transfers over the past two years, I don't know the details of who exactly is owed what at the present time but I wouldn't be surprised if Fulham are still wanting cash off us – I suspect it's not the full sum on him though.
