Various reports have been linking Jimmy Bullard with other teams this summer. It’s been hard to take seriously – the player means a lot to Fulham – but the stories have persisted.
Here’s an example, from The Times:
Wigan Athletic are trying to re-sign Jimmy Bullard. The midfield player joined Fulham for £2.5 million two years ago but has been put up for sale
(my emphasis)
Someone on TiFF wrote to the Times and was smartly rebuffed. The constructive gist was that while we hear some things that clubs/managers/etc make public (for their own reasons), much goes on that we don’t know about, including off the record briefings.
The Times have since stressed that they put their gossip in the transfer gossip page and “solid reportage” (e.g. has been confirmed from both ends of the story) in their Window Watch. This story is in the Window Watch.
