Shapp has still got the hunger

Billy Sharp has warned young Hull forwards Aaron Connolly and Liam Delap that he is coming after their shirts.
Veteran hitman Sharp, 37, will join the Tigers in January after rejecting a new contract with MLS side LA Galaxy.

The Championship’s all-time leading scorer, he has won promotion to the Premier League three times, twice with hometown club Sheffield United and once at Southampton.

ON THE MOVE: Billy Sharp, seen here in action for LA Galaxy, is joining Hull
PICTURE: Alamy

“I have heard people say ‘He’s old, he’s slow’,” said Sharp.

“I’ve never relied on pace in my career. I kno...

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