Source: Team_Talk
Rams' Vokes bid fell through
The Premier League side had agreed a deal with the Rams following the arrival of Austrian striker Stefan Maierhofer from Rapid Vienna.
Derby were keen to bring in Wales international Vokes, 19, after agreeing to sell Rob Hulse to Middlesbrough.
But Hulse's move to Boro collapsed, meaning that Vokes' proposed loan switch also fell through at the last minute.
"We weren't going to let Sam go unless we signed Stefan Maierhofer," Moxey said in the Birmingham Mail.
"Once that was done, we agreed a deal for Derby to take Sam for the season.
"We had lots of options for Sam but he and the manager were happy for him to go to Derby.
"And with them having done a deal with Middlesbrough for Rob Hulse, we thought it would all go through.
"We had a telephone call at 4.30pm to say Hulse's proposed move to Middlesbrough had fallen through and therefore they couldn't guarantee Vokes would be playing.
"So that then set off a mad scramble between three or four clubs
interested in taking Sam.
"But with the time against us, and with Sam away on international duty, it all became impossible for us to do a deal."
He concluded: "We agreed to take a breath and wait the seven days before seeing what to do with Sam."
