He told the official site, "As the story goes it is really a non-event and I have not spoken to the boy and never offered him a contract."
Local Exeter website www.thisisexeter.com had quoted that the player was considering an offer from the club but Brown continued, "Stories get out sometimes and it is amazing when there is no truth in it. Martin Kuhl, Simon Pullen and I did attend the recent semi pro internationals in Sussex and watched a number of players including Chris who did indeed perform well. However I felt that he is too similar to our recent signing Mark Molesley".
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