Kenneth Hansen gives his side of the story

Sep 11 2008 By Nigel Pearson

KENNETH Hansen has broken his silence over the collapse of his move from Wolverhampton to Birmingham.

Hansen is back in Denmark after a clash of dates between his home club Slangerup and Birmingham, which prompted boss Graham Drury to pull the plug on the move.

Said Hansen: “Graham was aware from the start that there were potential problems with dates and he spoke to my brother in Denmark about this.

“All I needed to do was miss that one meeting and I would have been available for the rest of the season. I never signed the contract because when I got it I was being asked to sign something I couldn’t fulfil.

“We agreed financial terms and I was happy to join a club like Birmingham but Graham jumped the gun when he announced my signing for them.

“I told him I wouldn’t be able to sign a contract which required me to be at Birmingham last Wednesday. After I finished at Wolves I made plans to go back to Denmark.

“And the Slangerup meeting last Wednesday was always a meeting I had to ride in. This was indicated to Graham at our meeting but I thought it had all been sorted between him and my brother (who is also Hansen’s main sponsor).

“When I got back to Denmark it was obvious there was still a problem and it started getting a bit nasty and heated. I didn’t like that, and wasn’t pleasant.

“That meeting for Slangerup was of massive importance and it was always in my diary before I got sacked by Wolves and talked to Birmingham.

“If my brother told me I had to be in Denmark riding for them then that’s where I had to be. If I was told I wasn’t needed then I would have been riding for Birmingham.

“It’s a very unfortunate situation which I’m not too happy about.

“As I say, the clash of date was made clear to Graham but I was available for the rest of Birmingham’s meetings.

“It’s a shame the deal was called off because of that and I am now talking to another Premier League club.”