Town midfielder Jimmy Bullard has revealed that he has almost donned Edgar Davids-style glasses due to long-standing sinus and eyesight problems. Bullard returned to training last week having been off ill with a sinus infection.
The 33-year-old told Saturday’s Town match programme: "I’ve had a sinus infection for the last eight or nine days and had been feeling ill with it for about a week before that.
"I struggle with my sinuses anyway, I always have done and just couldn’t seem to get rid of it. I trained with it for a week or so and felt terrible so the doctor decided to have a look and told me I had a sinus infection. Hopefully I’m over the worst of it now and I’m back in training.”
Former Dutch international Edgar Davids famously wore protective goggles due to glaucoma and Bullard says a similar solution has been considered for his problems: "I’ve always suffered with migraines as well so I think that played a part with my sinuses and I was just having these really bad headaches and pains behind my nose.
"I’ve always had a problem with light too, which often causes me to squint a lot and hinders my sight a bit.
"There was a phase in the season where I nearly went down the Edgar Davids route and wore some special glasses!
"It’s at its worst when the sun’s out as the glare really affects my vision when out on the pitch and gives me these blinding headaches.
"I’ve got to sit down with the specialist and sort it out once and for all as it’s just getting worse the older I get.
"But listen, I don’t want to sit here moaning too much as I know there are much worse off people out there.”
The midfielder also apologised to fans for his recent night out in Newcastle with Michael Chopra which led to their late arrival at training and a two-week club suspension for the one-time England call-up: "That wasn’t the best thing we’ve ever done and we knew we’d made a mistake straight away.
"I went to see the gaffer the day after to apologise and I’d like to do the same to the fans because I didn’t act in the right way and I know that now.
"It was a silly thing and I won’t be repeating those actions. It was one of those things I’ve apologised for and I just want to leave it in the past now. I took the rap on the knuckles from the gaffer and the club and I’ve moved on from it.”
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