West Ham United travels to Hull City this Saturday and will be looking to put the miserable Everton
match behind them. We have to start winning and stay in control of our Premiership destiny. We need
to set off on a winning run. At the moment, West Ham cannot put together a win streak that our play
at times deserves.
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Thomas Sorensen saved Jimmy Bullard's initial effort but was unable to prevent Jan Vennegoor of
Hesselink from burying the rebound. Hull City beat Stoke City 2-1.
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EPL Talk 08 November @ 10:42 AM EST
It wasn't the prettiest of games, but it was enjoyable to watch. Reminiscent of old-style
English football with plenty of balls kicked high and long, Hull City pulled off a last gasp winner
to beat Stoke City 2-1 and to give manager Phil Brown a chance of remaining as manager of the
Tigers just for a little longer, perhaps.
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Hull City face another critical game this afternoon in the Premier League as they welcome Tony
Pulis' tough tackling Stoke City to the KC stadium. Hull manager Phil Brown is under immense
pressure to deliver 3 points following the recent boardroom shake up which has left the Tigers boss
with a highly uncertain future at the North East club.
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According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Hull City chairman Adam
Pearson is looking to lower the wages of the club. Currently the club's highest paid
players are Jimmy Bullard, Geovanni, Daniel
Cousin, and George Boateng.
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After a decade in relative anonymity at the wrong end of the English football league pyramid,
you would think Hull City fans would be enjoying their spell in the limelight. But given the
worrying nature of the headlines over the past few weeks, you could forgive them for wishing for a
return to the peace and quiet of the lower leagues.
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The Daily Mail reports that Hull have been blessed with debts of £27m and a wage bill of
£40m.
This ranks them among the highest payers in the Barclays Premier League and leaves them facing
financial meltdown if the season ends in relegation.
"In a report compiled by their accountants at Deloitte, Hull have been warned that their uncertain
financial position threatens the club's ‘ability to continue as a going concern' and have been
told they will need to generate a £23m surplus just to meet their existing liabilities should
Brown's team go down.
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US National team members Clint Dempsey for Fulham and Jozy Altidore for Hull City met on the
pitch at Craven Cottage as Fulham picked up the 2-0 victory. This match was significant because
this was Fulham's 130th Anniversary of the club's existance. Hull City saw the return of former
Cottager Jimmy Bullard.
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Nine games into the Barclays Premier League 2009/10 season, Hull City find themselves in the
relegation zone. While fans around the Premiership point fingers and laugh at the Tigers, one man
is not laughing: Phil Brown.
Following yet another defeat, this time at the hands of Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday
night, Phil Brown knows that his job is on the line.
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Who will make that plane? (I.e who should be in the squad for the World Cup Finals as opposed to
who will construct the airplane itself.)
With England firmly through to the World Cup Finals next summer we can look forward to long
balmy nights in and outside pubs/bars enjoying the festivities and also having a team to support,
hopefully Ireland will also make it through the play-offs as well.
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In what's becoming a common quarterly occurrence for Steven Gerrard, just as earnings season comes
once every three months on Wall Street, Liverpool's Captain aggravates a minor groin injury about 4
times per year as well.
Gerrard has done it again. England's finest midfielder is a major doubt for the team's trip to
Sunderland this weekend after aggravating his groin problem - again.
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"My superman pose is better than yours." - Martin "No it's not" - Zavon
- Blog favorite Jimmy Bullard made it 2-in-2 as he scored for Hull's reserves yesterday in the
2-2 draw with York City. Bullard may even start against old club Fulham this weekend. I love this
guy [Vital Football]
- Another one of my man crushes, West Ham's speedy Zavon Hines, has impressed recently for both
club and country [EPL Talk]
- Dirk Kuyt admires big umbrella.
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Off the Post 13 October @ 03:04 AM EST
"I... knee... dead people." Jimmy Bullard's left knee is made up of bits of a dead man, it has been
revealed. The Hull City player had the ligament of a deceased male placed in his knee to aid his
recovery from injury. Thanks to famed surgeon Dr Richard Steadman the Tigers midfielder is edging
ever closer [.
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I finally understand what Phil Brown meant when he said "record signing and star midfielder Jimmy
Bullard is now so close to fitness it is almost mouth-watering". His long-range effort against the
Bolton reserves was inspiring! Phil Brown's will need some of Jimmy Bullard's quality on the pitch
to save his job.
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He's back with a bang. Blog favorite Jimmy Bullard returned to action today for Hull's reserves and
scored with a blistering 30 yard drive into the upper corner - and even after 9 months out with a
horrible knee injury - it looks like he still has that goal-scoring touch.
We've always been big Bullard (5.
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Mad game. Fulham looked like getting nothing, then three points, then ended up with one.
We saw several versions of Fulham along the way: the tight one; the one that allows goals from set
pieces; the one that opens up when it needs to; the one that causes people listening on the radio
to throw cushions across the room in frustration.
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In an age when footballers take themselves far too seriously Mr. Bullard is a breath of fresh
air. Did you know the London born midfielder is actually available for selection for the German
national team, can you imagine how hilarious that would be! It's worth Joachim Löw naming the Hull
City man in a meaningless friendly just to see Jimmy line up before the match as the national
anthem plays, you know he will just be fighting the urge to recreate the Fawlty Towers walk and
subsequently causing a Third World War!
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Come the revolution, the Premier League will be no more – of that you can be certain. As clubs
attempt to regain control of their upwardly spiralling finances, the top flight will break up into
smaller regionalised leagues, thereby reinforcing the weakening notion of local derbies and local
rivalries.
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Emmanuel Adebayor was seen yesterday copying his controversial celebration in training,
despite knowing full well that people were watching and filming. These are the actions of a very
stupid and very arrogant man...
Quite frankly there is no other words to describe him apart from him being an cocky little tw*t,
who deserves all the bans that come his way.
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This video from Sky's Soccer AM, shows the making of Sky Sports pen pics for each Premier League
player. All they had to do was turn and smile. George Boeteng was fine, but it was all a bit of a
struggle for Jimmy Bullard.
Funny Stuff!
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Jimmy Bullard has the demeanour of a man who realises just how lucky he is to be a professional
footballer but perhaps given the quality of this clip, he could also consider a career in
comedy?
Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!
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Off the Post 17 August @ 03:40 AM EST
Walk forward and smile: not as easy as it sounds You imagine some Premier League footballers might
consider recording their pre-match introduction videos for Sky Sports to be a bit of a chore and a
waste of their time. Not Jimmy Bullard. He had all the time in the world. Spotted on 101GG
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According to Sky Sports News, Hull City boss Phil Brown said
that he hopes to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo by
either Monday or Tuesday. He said,
"He will be an expensive signing for anybody .
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EPL Talk 14 August @ 12:04 PM EST
Finally.
The 2009-2010 English Premier League season is less than 24 hours away and, for the next few
hours, everybody is in a Champions League spot.
Of course, a pessimist would point out that everyone is also in the drop zone.
Whatever.
Let's get into some previews for week one, shall we?
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Couple of things you might have missed, buried in the Guardian 'work' section. I only read
this because I used the section as a mat to catch my hair while giving myself a haircut yesterday
morning.
Haves v have nots in football (while everyone at the top has never been better, those down the
leagues are feeling the pinch) some interesting nuggets on average salaries, etc (not as high as
you'd imagine, given short careers, etc)
Working life - footbal scout
It was around this time that he spotted a bargain buy while compiling one of his dossiers on
Peterborough United.
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American striker Jozy Altidore has struggled to get playing time at Villareal and has been
looking for a club where he can get consistent playing time. Rumors started circulating this summer
(especially with his performance in the Confederations Cup) that a few Premier League clubs were
interested in a loan deal.
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Mere seconds after I had posted about Hull City's retro new kit, a lightbulb went on over my head:
Jimmy Bullard's pose is spookily similar to that struck by Queen's Roger Taylor for the band's
groundbreaking video for 'Bohemian...
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Since their inception into the Premier League in 2005, Wigan have been what
Closet Man U fan?
could be described as a selling club. Even before the start of the '05/06 season, their top
scorer from their promotion campaign Nathan Ellington left to join West Brom. Over the years, stars
like Pascal Chimbonda, Wilson Palacios and Jimmy Bullard have left the JJB Stadium (soon to be
called the DW Stadium after the ever modest Manchester United loving chairman Dave Whelan) for a
'bigger club'.
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According to the Sunderland Echo, Hull City are not interested in
Sunderland footballers Dean Whitehead and Paul
McShane. Hull City chairman Paul Duffen said,
"They are not players we are trying to acquire at this point .
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A bit of prepubescent transfer news this weekend. Reportedly, Chelsea are selling Ben Sahar to
Espanyol in La Liga. And Manchester United are selling Frazier Campbell to Hull City.
The 21-year old Campbell enjoyed a very successful loan period at the KC Stadium - scoring 15 goals
for Hull in 2007-2008.
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Interview here.
"I'd love to play abroad at some stage," he enthused. "Spain obviously is a technically amazing
league and it would be lovely to play there."
Zamora, as I have mentioned before, is an interesting name with international reach. There are
many interesting Zamora stories out there.
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