Hull are getting DESPERATE to get him off their books.. ====================================== Hull Daily Mail HULL CITY: Adam Pearson rejects Premier League move Tuesday, June 14, 2011 "....IPSWICH have formally ruled themselves out of the running to bring Jimmy Bullard back to Portman Road. The 32-year-old midfielder established himself as a firm fans’favourite during a four-month loan spell in Suffolk last season and manager Paul Jewell had hinted at the possibility of brokering another deal this summer. However, the prospect of that reunion looks dead in the water after the Ipswich boss admitted he is now looking elsewhere to strengthen. “Jimmy was great for us and we were good for Jimmy but realistically it just isn’t going to happen,” said Jewell. “We just can’t afford to pay what Hull want and what Jimmy wants. “He’s not just on a Premier League contract, he’s on a top Premier League contract.” With Ipswich out of the running, it seems only QPR remain as realistic suitors. Bullard, who has another two years left on a now infamous £45,000 a week contract, is due to report back for pre-season training with the Tigers in less than three weeks. Without an offer from any club since the end of last season, the Tigers are beginning to face up to the prospect of Bullard returning to Nigel Pearson’s first-team squad on July 4. Having seen his ranks develop without Bullard for most of 2011, it is not the ideal situation for Pearson to address next month. But with another eight weeks remaining before the Premier League season begins, City are still hopeful QPR will come calling." http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk....ail/story.h tml
Jimmy Bullard wages too much for Ipswich Town Page last updated at 13:24 GMT, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:24 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Jimmy Bullard Bullard impressed during his 16-game and five-goal spell at Ipswich last term Ipswich Town boss Paul Jewell has said the club cannot afford to make a move for Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard. The Tigers are eager to remove the 32-year-old, who was loaned out to Town last season, from their wage bill. "The owners there are not prepared to let Jimmy go out on loan unless there's a huge contribution to his wages," Jewell told BBC Radio Suffolk. "It's a deal we'd both like to do but if it's a messy deal financially you just can't do it." Bullard has been reported to be earning £45,000 a week at the KC Stadium, with Hull's head of football operations Adam Pearson revealing in February that Ipswich had been paying almost half of the midfielder's wages throughout his four-month loan spell. Continue reading the main story Jimmy's got two years left on a huge deal and after hours of negotiations it's not going to happen Paul Jewell Ipswich Town boss In March, Bullard suggested he would be willing to take a pay cut to move to Suffolk, saying: "Finances aren't everything I'm about, football's my main prerogative." But Jewell is not confident: "I spoke to Adam Pearson and I spoke to Jimmy at length. Jimmy was great for us and I think we were good to Jimmy. "But finances speak at the end of the day. Jimmy's on a fantastic contract there, he's on a top Premier League contract, everybody knows that. "He probably won't play here again. That's not through a lack of ambition, it's just through being realistic - we can't pay the money Hull and Jimmy are looking for. "Jimmy's got two years left on a huge deal and after hours of negotiations it's not going to happen." Meanwhile, Jewell has admitted to making an enquiry about Preston defender Sean St Ledger, but added: "It's a long way from happening. "There's a number of players we're looking at, he's one of them, we haven't made an offer, we asked about his availability."
I think we could do better for cheaper. And I still don't know where we'd play him - in place of Derry?
