Jimmy Bullard - The World's Most Under-rated Footballer?

Jimmy Bullard. Born twenty-third of October 1978. He's currently thirty years old. Has he had the career he deserves? Hull City have just smashed their transfer fee record to sign this wonderful character at a price of £5 million. Definitely a deal worth their money.

Who can honestly say they don't like Jimmy Bullard. The guy is a fantastic person. He is a spark in the dressing room and a real character. Someone who you'd love to have in your life, someone who'd brighten your day any day of the week. So yeah a fantastic guy with a fantastic personality.

Now I bet you're thinking, so what if he's a nice guy, he has to be good at football. The thing is, he is! He is a great footballer. Someone worthy of wearing that England shirt. Someone who deserves to play for the best clubs. Someone who should be playing for a top team. He is someone who really should be at the very top.

He dislocated his kneecap in a game against Newcastle in September 2006 which threatened his career. Bullard was out for nine months and only made his return at the beginning of last year. Jimmy Bullard saved Fulham from relegation last season after returning to first team football. His influence was un-precidented at the end of the season and received a lot of recognition but nearly the amount he deserved.

Bullard chose to sign for Hull City recently and you just wonder why? Everton were interested in signing him and I'd have loved to see him play there. A team that's cemented its place in the Premiership as opposed to a newly promoted team that are still seen as a lowly club in the league despite having a wonderous debut season.

Bullard has been called up for two England matches but did not feature against Andorra nor Croatia. This makes you think, do you have to be a money grabbing, flashy player to get into the England side. Is there no hope for the likes of Jimmy Bullard who plays football because he loves the game and has a great personality as opposed to those currently in England shirts. Bullard is someone who'd take real pride in wearing that shirt and I hope to see him in it in the very near future.

Maninder signing out.