Hull City chairman Paul Duffen believes the credit crunch could work to his side's advantage during the January transfer window.Duffen expects the transfer activities of a number of clubs to be curtailed this year and hopes that might result in some bargains being available for the Tigers.

Hull's finances are well managed and a report earlier in the season revealed the club as the only one in the Barclays Premier League not to be in debt.

Duffen said: "I think lots of clubs have gone public saying they are not going to be doing anything because of the pressure the credit crunch brings.

"Because of that, certainly, it means there might be some bargains out there as the mechanics of supply and demand kick in.

"January is a market where you have to choose very carefully. If it is an artificial market and it is not one you find value in, but this might be a different year because of the supply and demand involved."

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