Huddlestone gets locks lopped...at last

Hull midfielder Tom Huddlestone is ready for a new start in 2014 after getting his first haircut in more than two-and-a-half years.

The former Tottenham player has been growing out his afro in aid of Cancer Research UK, having vowed not to have it clipped until he next scored a goal.

Frustratingly, his drought lasted from his last Spurs goal in April 2011 until his first Hull strike against Fulham on December 28. He celebrated with an impromptu snip on the sidelines, courtesy of physio Rob Price, but headed to the KC Stadium yesterday to complete the job.

Waiting for him there was stylist Lance Lowe, Huddlestone’s London hairdresser who travelled north specifically for the job. Speaking before turning his elaborate afro into a sleeker mohican cut, Huddlestone said: “It’s been a long time coming but I’m finally getting the barnet chopped.

“I am going for a mohican, it’s the only thing I could think of that wouldn’t make me look as stupid as I did before.” Huddlestone’s efforts have raised more than €45,000 for cancer research.