Maybe we were in for him, but made an assessment based on his fitness history and how much we valued his signature. Perhaps Hull were willing to take a bigger risk than us on this one - arguably their need to do so is greater than ours. Sometimes a smaller club beats a bigger club to a signature simply because they want him more or are willing to take a bigger risk, irrespective of pulling power. Of course, he might never have actually been a serious target at all; perhaps we just made an enquiry to see what they wanted for him.
We will have other targets.
We will have other targets.