Bristol City manager has spoken out against critics who suggest the signing of former Crewe striker Nicky Maynard was made in desperation.Johnson Paul Konerko Jersey insists that the club had inquired about Maynard at the start of the Summer, making a 1.5 million pound offer, which was snubbed by Crewe.Aborted Transfer 1: Emad MetebSince then, the Robins have suffered some huge disappointments in their search for a new striker. Firstly, having seemingly agreed upon a 1.5 million pound switch to the Melky Cabrera Jersey 2008 Play-Off runner-ups, Egyptian stiker Emad Meteb broke the terms of agreement by going back to play one more match for his club Al-Ahly. Despite the pleas of Metebs agent that it was just a misunderstanding, Bristol City cancelled the transfer.& Leury Garcia Jersey #13; Aborted Transfer 2: MifsudThen came the Mifsud affair, with the Maltese hitmans transfer being cancelled after he apparently made over-arching demands. Gary Johnson felt that the striker had failed to show any loyalty to the club, and Johnson did not want to disrupt the positive team spirit at Ashton Gate.Maynard: Third time luckyBut eventually, Bristol City got their new striker, in the form of 21 year old Maynard. However, Yolmer Sanchez Jersey it took a club-record 2.25 million to prise him away from Crewe Alexandra.The deal apparently coming after City had renegotiated Crewes asking price of 3million. However Johnson has been quick to iterate that it was not a last-ditch move on his part.Nicky was the first one we made an offer for but Crewe Adam Engel Jersey quite rightly turned it down, saying they wanted double the 1.5m we had bid, he explained on bcfc.co.uk.Later on we managed to agree on 2m, with the extras on appearances. Were delighted to have him on board and hell be great addition to the squad, he added.