Premier League - Hull clinch Stelios signing

Eurosport - Mon, 22 Sep 22:56:00 2008

Hull have signed former Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos.

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The 34-year-old Greek player left Bolton in the summer and has been without a club since.

He had been training with Hull as a free agent and now joins Phil Brown's Barclays Premier League side on a permanent contract.

The experienced Greece international spent five years at Bolton and scored some memorable and important goals for Wanderers.

However he drifted out of the first team at the Reebok Stadium and was shipped out at the end of last season, with Bolton manager Gary Megson deciding he was no longer needed.

At Hull he will compete for a place with the likes of George Boateng, Geovanni, Ian Ashbee, Peter Halmosi and Dean Marney.

The top-flight newcomers have confirmed Giannakopoulos has joined them initially until the end of the season.

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  1. Great player!! Excellent footballer!!

    For the greeks­ which studied at the university of Hull this is a dream

    From panterauk, on Tue 23 Sep 11:39AM

  2. Great signing for Hull, good experience, likes to get­ stuck in and can score some great goals, I'm a­ gooner but always like to see the new boys do well

    From mworby2, on Tue 23 Sep 8:59AM

  3. hail stelios now that he has joined hull and is back to­ playing, he is a great player has one or two things to­ teach some of the new kids at hull and some pay backs­ for the big boys else where.welcome back stelios.Val.

    From ikemefula4life, on Tue 23 Sep 8:57AM

  4. Fair bit of talent in Hulls midfield!

    Having the older­ boys is a bonus but have they still got the legs?

    Im a­ yid so I can vouch for Marney being a tidy­ player....hell I wish we still had his fight and talent­ but the addition of Stelios is a nice touch for Hull,­ add Barmby and Giovanni? there are match-winners there­ !

    Past history suggests an underlying tone of­ inconsistancy with those players but I'd rather be­ a tigers fan right now.

    Wish them the best for the­ season

    From matt, on Tue 23 Sep 1:51AM

  5. Great to see Stelios back in the top grade!!!!

    From niko_stylz, on Tue 23 Sep 1:32AM

  6. love stelios as a player good to see him back, and phil­ brown has snapped up some extraordinary signings for­ the club go them!

    From lilmacy2k, on Tue 23 Sep 1:00AM
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