Bullard out for six to eight weeks
Reuters - Monday 07 December 2009, 22:23
Hull City playmaker Jimmy Bullard
will be out until the end of January after injuring his left
knee at Aston Villa at the weekend, the Premier League club's
manager Phil Brown said on Monday.
"On the negative front we are losing a very good player for
six weeks but on the other side it could have been a lot
longer," he told Sky Sports News after a scan showed no serious
ligament damage.
"I am hopeful that Jimmy will be back on the field of play
before the transfer window closes - that is what I am looking
at and hopefully what everyone else is looking at."
The popular 31-year-old, who won the November league player
of the month award after inspiring lowly Hull to a four-match
unbeaten run, had only returned to action in October after
missing nine months with an injury to his other knee.
The midfielder limped off in tears after just 19 minutes at
Villa Park on Saturday.