QPR are closing in on signing Town loanee Jimmy Bullard from Hull City, according to a report in one of today’s tabloids. Yesterday, Bullard was said to be in talks with Neil Warnock’s newly-promoted side, who were regular visitors to Portman Road during the 32-year-old’s successful spell with the Blues.

Despite the local East Yorkshire press continuing to report that the Tigers are still to receive any firm offer for Bullard, this morning's national reports claim Hull and the former Wigan and Fulham man are trying to negotiate a settlement of the two years remaining on his £45,000-a-week deal with Rangers unable to match those terms.

Bullard is understood to want a permanent move away from the KC Stadium but if his current contract situation can’t be resolved then he could again go out on loan, although Hull are not keen on this option.

Town boss Paul Jewell, who admitted at the end of the season that it would be difficult for the Blues to complete a deal which would see Bullard return to Suffolk next season, is said to be looking at other targets with the Blues believed to be very much in the running for Belgian international Faris Haroun's signature.

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NoCanariesAllowed added 00:59 - Jun 3 Well, I guess I'd rather see a Premier League club snatch him up now rather than go through the horrible drawn-out process of us trying to negotiate an impossible contract for him a la Francis Jeffers...!
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legal_blue added 01:16 - Jun 3 A great player and sad to see him go, but he's due £4.6m in wages over the next 2 years on his current contract. I imagine the most we could pay him would be £1m per year, at £20k per week and he would probably want a signing-on fee, even if Hull were prepared to let him go on a free. Then there's his injury-prone history, which would make such an outlay tough to justify. Nevermind, only another 200 players to be linked with before the season starts . . .

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Craigatov_NZ added 01:21 - Jun 3 At least he wont be going to norwich...
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SitfcB added 01:23 - Jun 3 Bye Jimmy!
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Hungry_Badger added 01:41 - Jun 3 Thanks for making them last few months of the season remotely interesting Jimmy :) I'd rather you go to Qpr than Nodge- Good luck.
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ericgates added 05:06 - Jun 3 I'm not saying good luck to him. I'm not being bitter or anything but his demenour completely changed towards us on soccer am on saturday. All this about my dad's an ipswich fan now, i'd sign today if a contract was put in front of me, i'd take a pay cut was rubbish. Its all about the money, and you can't blame him for that, but why doesn't he just admit it.
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BrettenhamBlue added 06:13 - Jun 3 Good luck to Bullard,- he kept us up last season so he'll always be a hero to me! Would like to see us make a signing of some kind. Noticed Norwich are now on the verge of signing Morrison- saw the guy play four or five times for England C Team and he was brilliant. Tall and powerful- looks a lot larger than 6ft 2 inches. Would love us to have the firepower they have next season- Vaughan, Jackson, Holt and Morrison..... We have Priskin I suppose......

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DiamondGezzer added 06:31 - Jun 3 PJewellisaGod :- Don't forget Scotland ! LOL. Shame about Jimmy Bullard, looks like we do finally have to say goodbye. Thanks for the one man band and hopefully PJ will bring in more talent like you.
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muhrensleftfoot added 06:35 - Jun 3 I will be happy to see him at QPR - rather that than Norwich! It really isn't worth us breaking the bank for a 32 year old with dodgy knees, so that he can spend half the season in the treatment room.
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TractorMan added 07:08 - Jun 3 And supposedly QPR are going to add Kewell and Luca Neill to heir dads army team too! A wage timebomb if relegated id say...
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textbackup added 07:15 - Jun 3 thank god.... know u lot can forget him and start moving on with ur lives
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michaeldownunder added 07:20 - Jun 3 Kewell said on the TV last night that he want's to return home to his family eg Australia.
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Karlosfandangal added 07:21 - Jun 3 By all accounts Bullard brought a lot to the club off the field as well, helped the younger team members, even if injured he would help the club. this will be his last contract so cant blame him for going for the money as long as we did all we could to sign him then fair enough I would think the best we would do would be 20k a week on 2 years plus paying a fee. If QPR offered Hull more then they will let him go to QPR So does Jimmy play his last years in the Prem or play on less money in the championship for a mid table side I know what i would do

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bedsitfc added 07:22 - Jun 3 as i have said before a great player but not the long term answer as he is already 32. wish him all the best, and hope his last 2 or 3 seasons are his best (as long as its not with norwich).
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Karlosfandangal added 07:25 - Jun 3 See Norwich have got 2 players signed and both strikers wonder if they will let us have Jackson?
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bedsitfc added 07:36 - Jun 3 strange how nothing has been said about the billy sharpe deal when are donnie going to allow us to announce the deal is done. i think its just a case of contract signing but due to season ticket sales donnie wont allow him to sign yet, or am i living in a dream world.
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Mark added 07:38 - Jun 3 At least this "will he, won't he?" won't be hanging over us all summer, and the club can move on to some more realistic targets.
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Dissboyitfc added 07:43 - Jun 3 Lets move on from this now
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BrettenhamBlue added 07:44 - Jun 3 karlosfandangal- nice if they would sell us Jackson- fast, strong and fights from beginning to end. Doubt they will get rid of him though.....wish we had that kind of player at the club.... Oh yeah...Jason Scotland!
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BrettenhamBlue added 07:46 - Jun 3 I think the Bullard move would have paralysed our ability to sign anyone else anyway.... Lets get a few players in rather than one.... But not multiple Hourihanes or Drury's...
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TractorCam added 07:56 - Jun 3 Like I keep saying, atleast it's not Norwich.
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Legend added 08:07 - Jun 3 Buulard is not even our player and never will be so why do we keep having to hear about him? He was fantastic whilst he was here but lets be honest he was never going to sign for us was he? There is so little news to report on our early signings so we have to keep harping on about Bullard! I see Norwich have signed two players already........................
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robdaful added 08:18 - Jun 3 Good luck Jimmy. Now lets focus on realistic signings.
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Gazelle added 08:42 - Jun 3 Is there a fine for failing to raise a side in this league ?
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HolbrookBlue added 08:51 - Jun 3 Norwich are in a strong bargaining position at present, hence the early signings. Ipswich are not so we have to be patient. Good luck to Bullard, a quality player. Hope we can sign more like him.
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