Jimmy Bullard, who completed a move, believed to be priced at 5
million pounds from Fulham Football Club to Hull City.
I NEVER FELT WANTED AT FULHAM.
New Hull signing Jimmy Bullard has responded to statements from
his old club Fulham that his contract demands meant he had to leave
Craven Cottage.
"I spoke in the summer," he explained in The
Guardian.
"They said come back in November and we'll talk and that was it
really. That's when it got held up and I knew where I stood. It
made it easy for me. The only club that I knew of being interested
was Hull. The rest was paper talk.
"I've heard a lot of talk about wages and demands and I can
honestly say that I don't play football for money," he added.
"I came up to Hull because of the ambitions and I want to play
for a club that wants me, simple as that. I've never been
interested in money.
"I wasn't asking for anything really. I was in contract talks
but the talks only went as far as 'we're not going to offer you any
sort of contract' so talking about years of contracts just wasn't
there.
That's what I was told so it (Fulham boss Roy Hodgson's
interpretation) is a bit mind-boggling really.
"I went in and asked and they wouldn't give me a thought. It was
a weird discussion. I was a bit upset that I never had the backing
from the manager or the club."