Source: FOOTYMAD
I've Done Nothing Wrong - Marlon
Marlon's version of events Marlon King, who will become a Birmingham City player on July 1st has said that he feels he did nothing wrong in getting a move to St Andrews. For his part King told the Coventry Telegraph, “I haven’t done anything wrong. Yes I did phone the manager because I was happy with the three year deal and I was willing to sign. I said let’s do it, I want to sign. I said get the contract over to me but that didn’t materialise." "I called my adviser, Tony Finnigan, and asked what was going on and he said nothing had come through on the computer in writing. I spoke to the manager and he said he’d get the chairman to ring me but no-one rang me so I told Tony to put a statement out." “I eventually spoke to the chairman, who asked for my email address, which I thought he had because he obviously had Tony’s contact details and in that space of time Birmingham had come up with a three year contract that I was happy with, so I just did what anyone else would have done. What do I do, wait or grab an opportunity while it is in front of me?” King went on to give a few more details about the negotiations between his party and Coventry City where he revealed that he had initially been offered a two year deal, but he wanted a three year deal. Coventry City later said they would give him his desired three year deal, but only verbally. King explained, “In that space of time I spoke to four other clubs who offered me two year deals and even though they were offering more money I didn’t want two years, I wanted three. I am no spring chicken, I am 31 not 21 and I have got to do what’s best for my family. Ideally I wish it was at Cov but not everything was right, so it didn’t happen." “The club have been great to me and I enjoyed playing with the boys. I told Thorny I enjoyed working with him and we are all disappointed but I have got to do what’s best for Marlon King. And that’s just being honest."
