Linked with Bullard again

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QPR Linked With Bullard Loan
Wed 11th May 2011 09:24
Newly-promoted QPR are linked with a season-long loan move for Town target Jimmy Bullard in a number of this morning’s papers. Blues boss Paul Jewell wants the Hull midfielder to return to Portman Road next season – again possibly on loan - but concedes it will be a difficult deal to do with Premier League sides also interested.

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QPR have been eyeing Bullard throughout his time at Town and manager Neil Warnock is reported to be looking to negotiate a loan with the Tigers, the one-time England call-up’s wages having put Rangers off doing a permanent deal. One paper claims two of Bullard's previous clubs, West Ham and Wigan, may also be interested once their divisional status is known.

The possibility of Bullard returning to Portman Road for a further loan next season is something Town and Hull have also been discussing, with some reports suggesting that the Blues are ready to break their wage structure to land this season's Player of the Year on loan for the 2011/12 campaign.

Town are said to be willing to pay Bullard £20,000 of his famed £45,000 weekly wage for the 32-year-old to return to Suffolk.

Jewell admitted last week that a further loan spell may well be looked at: “We will explore all avenues, any way we can do it, we’ll try and do it. I think people have to realise that some things at times aren’t doable but we will endeavour and try our very best to do it.”

However, if they can, Hull will almost certainly want to entirely rid themselves of Bullard’s salary, which they are contracted to for the next two years and which makes up 21% of their wage bill.

But, if no permanent deal can be done with Town or another party, a further loan may be seen as a temporary solution.

 

Good deal on loan, he absolutely bossed that 1st half for Ipswich.
As long as we don't get lumbered when he gets injured.

 

A player I like,but is he worth it at this stage?
Very injury prone and lengthy layoffs at that,probably wants very high wages and is not getting any younger.
At the right price and prepared to be pliable on wages, then yes.
Otherwise perhaps we should save our cash and see who else comes along.

 

i think a loan deal is the best option due to his past injuries, good player & prem exp & he was excepitional when ipwich played here, yes i would take him.

 

If we could get on loan and just pay half his wages then i think that he is worth a punt. In that light would cost less than 1 mill over the course of a season and i think he could work well in a five man midfield , which i'm sure we will go for next season.

 

Completely agree only a loan for me but I think we already have better players already at the club

 

good deal but hes too injury prone to a permanent fixture in the side

 

He can beat Cardiff on his own, him and Taarabt have something in common

 

This & the Lee Bowyer story reared it's head again. Neither of them spring chickens!

Perhaps the thinking is to get get some experience in to consolidate in our first season.