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Hulse: United my kind of club
by Phil Hay
West Brom striker Rob Hulse will push for a move to Elland Road after being linked with Leeds United.
The 25-year-old forward is on the fringes of Bryan Robson's plans and looks ready to step down from the Premiership after failing to find a new club during the transfer window.
Hulse turned down an approach from Stoke City last week after the Staffordshire club agreed a £1.2m fee with Albion.
He was also linked with Burnley as part of the deal which took former Leeds target Richard Chaplow to the Hawthorns on Monday.
But a transfer to Yorkshire appears to match the ambition of a player who finished as West Brom's leading scorer last season – and he is in a reasonable bargaining position, as Sean Gregan and David Healy were, with 18 months left on his contract.
Hulse cost £750,000 when he left Crewe in 2003 and West Brom would be keen to recoup their money if Hulse agrees a transfer elsewhere. The Baggies are expected to resist any attempt to capture the forward on loan.
Hulse's agent Steven Hughes refused to confirm United's interest but said: "Leeds are the type of team that Rob would look for.
"He would want to join a club of that size with that quality of players, but above all he wants to play football. He's not getting that chance with West Brom even though he was their top scorer last season."
The closure of the transfer window will prevent Hulse from joining another Premiership side before the end of the season, and the Championship now offers his only route to first-team football.
The striker was left out of Robson's squad as West Brom drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace last night and he has featured in just 178 minutes of Albion's season.
Blackwell, meanwhile, has released Danish midfielder Thomas Lindrup after a brief trial.
Hulse: United my kind of club
by Phil Hay
West Brom striker Rob Hulse will push for a move to Elland Road after being linked with Leeds United.
The 25-year-old forward is on the fringes of Bryan Robson's plans and looks ready to step down from the Premiership after failing to find a new club during the transfer window.
Hulse turned down an approach from Stoke City last week after the Staffordshire club agreed a £1.2m fee with Albion.
He was also linked with Burnley as part of the deal which took former Leeds target Richard Chaplow to the Hawthorns on Monday.
But a transfer to Yorkshire appears to match the ambition of a player who finished as West Brom's leading scorer last season – and he is in a reasonable bargaining position, as Sean Gregan and David Healy were, with 18 months left on his contract.
Hulse cost £750,000 when he left Crewe in 2003 and West Brom would be keen to recoup their money if Hulse agrees a transfer elsewhere. The Baggies are expected to resist any attempt to capture the forward on loan.
Hulse's agent Steven Hughes refused to confirm United's interest but said: "Leeds are the type of team that Rob would look for.
"He would want to join a club of that size with that quality of players, but above all he wants to play football. He's not getting that chance with West Brom even though he was their top scorer last season."
The closure of the transfer window will prevent Hulse from joining another Premiership side before the end of the season, and the Championship now offers his only route to first-team football.
The striker was left out of Robson's squad as West Brom drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace last night and he has featured in just 178 minutes of Albion's season.
Blackwell, meanwhile, has released Danish midfielder Thomas Lindrup after a brief trial.