Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock has revealed his `frustration and disappointment' after star winger Peter Halmosi completed his move to Premier League new-boys Hull.

The Hungary international, 29, finalised his move to the KC Stadium by signing a four-year deal on Wednesday and joined David Norris and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake as recent big names to go through the Home Park exit door following their moves to Ipswich and Wolves respectively.

Sturrock said: "The fans will be understandably frustrated and disappointed but I can assure them they'll be no more frustrated and disappointed than I am.

"A manager does not want, over the course of six months, to lose his centre-forward, his playmaking midfielder and his quality left winger.

"But realistically that's the life of being a Plymouth manager. But at the end of the day I came back here knowing it was going to be a hard job and I was under no illusions about that.

"I explain it as the pond with fish; there's pike, trout, salmon, minerals and tadpoles. I think we're a trout - getting eaten by salmon and pike but also eating tadpoles and minerals."