After a 2 week break due to an international break, Cardiff City supporters are looking ahead with relish to the return of club football with a big home clash with Hull City this weekend, a game reported close to sell out (apart from the Premier Club top tier of course).There was some anticipation of a midfield battle featuring the return of England international Jimmy Bullard in Hull City's midfield but that appears to be over after he was omitted from a Hull reserve outing this evening at Gateshead. Paper talk up north believe it was essential that he took some part in that game but they now report that Bullard is showing showing any great fight or appetite to return to the Hull city side.
Hull got thesmelves into a terrible mess, panic buying Bullard for £5M and paying him £45k a week. Somewhat predictably, he got injured during last season as Hull were relegated from the Premier League.
Desparate to offload the player for financial prudence, Bullard has preferred to sit on hi9s contract as a stand off has been in place with the player banished to training with the youth side, having played no football since last April and having declined a season long loan move to Celtic in the summer due to "ridiculous financial demands".
With the transfer window closed and the player stuck on Humberside for a few more months, Hull have offered an olive branch but presumably for Bullard to play 14 more games maximum and his contract triggers a massive pay rise after 15 more games. His return, however. if it happens at all, will have to wait for another time. Seyi and Drinkwater would have embarrassed him anyway!
Cardiff City, Michael Chopra apart, should be able to select from a full strength side with no major problems from players on international duty.
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