Portsmouth manager Steve Cotterill refused to comment on his attempts to sign Blues skipper David Norris after his side’s 2-0 victory over Town on Saturday. In January Town rebuffed Pompey’s £250,000 offer for the midfielder, who is out of contract in June.

Cotterill, who claimed Norris wanted to move to Fratton Park during the transfer window, said: “I don’t want to say anything public about David Norris, and I’ll tell you why — because we never made it public.

“There was no benefit to Portsmouth Football Club in making [our interest in] David Norris public. I phoned the manager, in fact I spoke to two Ipswich managers about David Norris, and from what I can gather our chief executive spoke to theirs.

“There was no gain in us making anything go public. Whilst he’s still somebody else’s player I don’t wish to talk about anything. I’m sorry.”

Asked whether he’ll continue to pursue his interest in Norris during the summer, Cotterill said: “I don’t know.”

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olimar added 09:46 - Feb 28 "I dont want to say anything public". Right, so you stop there. Instead, he then outlines that he spoke to two managers, and the chief executives talked to each other about the deal. why mention this at all?
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Karlosfandangal added 09:49 - Feb 28 bottom line will be we offer a contract Norris will either sign it or turn it down, if he turns us down he will sign for Portsmouth or someone else. Town will move on
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CavendishBlue added 09:55 - Feb 28 olimar 100% correct. Can't imagine he paid much attention during media training classes when he took his badges?
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bluelady added 10:42 - Feb 28 thank F** you are not our manager got no respect for this guy at all
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alex12345 added 22:30 - Feb 28 Agreed bluelady,, absolute tw*t to be honest. He shouldnt talk about other players in contract to other clubs. Complete disrespect.
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