Fa Barclaycard Premiership News( 30 September 2008 )
English Premiership Football News
Windass to fight for Hull place
Hull City's Wembley play-off hero Dean Windass has air talks with manager Phil Brown.
The 39-year striker has yet to start a Premier League game this season, but stay and fight for his place.
Tigers chairman Paul says Duff BBC Radio Humberside: "I was hoping that the Dean to find a way to be happy and play a role in club football.
"He wants to play football until I can walk and I think it's great - I do not rule out Dean."
Windass scored the winning goal at Wembley in May that Clinch top-flight football for the Tigers for the first time last week, but the forward has expressed his frustration at not playing and Duff said he fully understands these concerns.
"I do not think I have to keep training at 100% and I think he has much to offer on the ground and I think he knows that," said Duff. "I think that is one of the things Phil reinforced when they spoke.
"Dean Windass presence around the training ground, travel around the team, his experience and motivation is absolutely huge, and I do not mean that Dean will play a role in this campaign.
"As the oldest professional football club, I can expect less of a game than others but I have no doubts about its enormous value to this football club and I am delighted that he wants to stay and serve Hull City Football Club for the rest of the season. "
Windass has been linked to Barnsley, but the manager of Championship club, Simon Davey, denied that he was in talks with the veteran striker.
by bbcnews
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