Maybe this is us saying, 'You're very good for a league one player and you will hold your own in the Championship, but when we're in the Premiership in three years time, we'll need someone better'.
Oh, I read that he'd failed his medical but they signed him anyway, which it also says here http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/27/jimmy-bullard-hull-city, but it could be wrong.
TBF though, he'll be 91 by then, so, assuming he's still alive, he may well be no longer seen as a threat to society and therefore be released and able to die at home; a luxury he should not be allowed.
Yup almost definitely because he's injured I'd say. That's why players have medicals - no point signing someone if they fail them. Hull signed Bullard on mega-bucks even though he failed his medical and he's spent most of his time there injured.
You should be thankful we're not in America where they're allowed to advertise products in the programs! Although...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/14/product-placement-uk-television