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Roeder rules out Taylor move

23 Jun 2008 - 11:16:46

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Norwich City boss Glenn Roeder has decided not to pursue his interest in Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor.

The 28-year-old enjoyed a successful loan spell at Carrow Road last term and Roeder was keen on making the arrangement permanent, particularly as Gary Doherty is continuing to stall on signing a new contract with the Canaries.

Roeder said: "As far as I understand it, because Birmingham have been relegated and he proved in their promotion year back to the Premiership that he's a major player in this division, they want to keep him.

"But I'm not too worried. I've got other targets in that position that I'm working on and I'm confident that we'll have breakthroughs with players in that position over the next few weeks.

"There are a lot of people on holiday and not contactable and we'll just have to sit here, stay calm and wait for some more action.

"But there needs to be action because I've thinned the squad out to the point of being bare."