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February 06, 2003

Bulloch is happy where he is

Posted by Editor on February 6, 2003 11:25 PM | No comments | Print | E-mail author
In an interview with David Ferguson in The Scotsman, Gordon Bulloch talked about Glasgow's disapointing season and revealed that despite the setbacks he want to stay and make Glasgow a force again.

"I'm very pleased to see the Six Nations coming," he said. "It can't come soon enough to be honest. We've had a hard few months at Glasgow and getting into the atmosphere of the Scottish camp, looking ahead to the Six Nations, is definitely good for players, myself included."

Bulloch has been a key figure in Glasgow's bid to reverse a woeful run featuring just one win in the past ten games. He admitted it has taken its toll, physically and mentally. He said: "I think the break has come at a good time for us. I really did enjoy the autumn series with Scotland, and I think I carried a lot of form into it, but I think my form has probably dropped away since then because of the way the team has not been playing. You do worry a bit about losing your place in the Scotland team, although you have to try and put that out of your mind because if you're thinking about forthcoming internationals then you’re not focusing on Glasgow. We've had to try and block that out and play the game Glasgow want. But it obviously has been difficult. It is time for younger players to come through, there's no doubt," Bulloch said.

"I'm only 27, but I've been one of the senior players for a while. There are players with a lot of potential, but I think they have to work out what they want and then go and grab it. It takes a lot of work. I remember being dropped for a schools tour and it made me work on a lot of things that weren't good in my game. I think the young guys around who think they want my jersey have to decide what they really want to get from this game and how good they want to be, and then work hard to achieve it."

He admitted: "There might be changes in the way I see things, but I’m happy where I am, but after the World Cup I'll have to reassess where I go from there. Every player will be mentally and physically exhausted after this year and it's going to be hard to keep going. I've got two years of my contract left after this season though, so I'm not leaving Glasgow. I was born and bred there and I really want to see Glasgow become a force."

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