The Screamer...It's the talk of football - Collins' walk-out on Hibs could lead to a move to Fulham's Craven Cottage

Collins walked out of the Scottish Premier League club yesterday, blaming the lack of transfer funds available, despite the club making a profit of more than £8million on player trading since his appointment on October 31 last year.

And while Collins is understood to be in the frame for the vacant Scotland manager's job, replacing Lawrie Sanchez at Craven Cottage — should the Fulham board lose patience with the former Northern Ireland coach — would represent an attractive option.

Fulham are in the bottom three of the Barclays Premier League with just two wins all season. Sanchez is understood to have until the New Year to turn matters round.

Collins was a popular figure at Fulham, helping them to promotion to the top flight in 2001 before hanging up his boots after three seasons at Craven Cottage.

Collins said: 'My reasons for resigning are that I feel I have taken the club under the current resources as far as I can.'

CRAIG BELLAMY will not need an operation to cure his stomach strain. The West Ham striker has been out of action since October and he feared further surgery.

However, manager Alan Curbishley says Bellamy, 28, is on a tailored training regime to regain fitness.

WIGAN manager Steve Bruce wants to make Marcus Bent's move a permanent deal.

The striker is on loan from Charlton and scored a hat-trick in the win over Blackburn on Saturday. Bruce believes Bent's partnership with Emile Heskey can fire Wigan to safety.

He said: 'We will sit down and see where we are. I have been very impressed with him in the three games I have been here.'

SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON last night warned Fabio Capello he must win every game as England manager — or face becoming a national hate figure.

Eriksson spent five years in charge of England before handing over to the ill-fated Steve McClaren in 2006. 'For Capello to live well in England he will have to win, win and win again,' said the Manchester City boss.

'To sum it up, he'll need to win all the time. Every single match — even the friendlies.

'To defend himself from the criticism, he will need to avoid reading the newspapers. That is what I used to do.'

BIRMINGHAM City are ready to sell striker Rowan Vine to Queens Park Rangers in a £2m deal.

Vine, 25, has been on loan at Rangers for two months — scoring three goals.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish, said: 'I will talk to Vine's agent.' The player joined Birmingham in January from Luton for £2.5m.

SAM HAMMAM has stunned former club Cardiff City by issuing a High Court writ for a loss of wages.

The ex-Cardiff owner says he's owed £70,000. Hammam is already embroiled in court action against the Championship club surrounding the repayment of loan notes.

QPR have received a major cash injection after the family of the world's fifth richest man, Lakshmi Mittal, bought a 20 per cent shareholding.

Mittal, an Indian steel magnate worth a reported £50billion, will be represented on the board by his son-in-law Amit Bhatia.