Russell Martin has defended the failed pursuit of Matt O’Riley.<\/p>\n
He confirmed that the club were actively interested in the player, but again reiterated that funds must come in before spending on any player.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve been aware all of the way through, we have to raise money to make signings,” Martin said at today’s press conference.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s been clear since the summer. We\u2019re not swimming in the same pond that we were, parachute payments have gone.<\/p>\n
“Someone\u2019s been able to raise the finance. He was a target for us (O’Riley) of course. He fits the profile and a player we\u2019ve worked with.<\/p>\n
“But there were other clubs looking at him as well. I don\u2019t feel let down or angry, it\u2019s where we are at. I\u2019m comfortable with that.<\/p>\n
“The business we\u2019ve done I think is fantastic. Cyrus is going to help us, you saw that on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“Ben\u2019s [Hamer] performance was raised with Fish in the building.<\/p>\n
“And now you have Hannes who came because of the way we played and what we\u2019ve discussed. Whatever happens, I think we\u2019re going to end up stronger.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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