87 Minutes of a requisitioned Meeting of Directors of the Club, called by Mr. C. E. Balmforth, a Director, and held at 3 p.m. on Friday the 26th July 1957. Present:- Mr. T. C. Nuttall (Vice Chairman), Mr. J. C. Sharp, Mr. A. W. Coffey, Mr. C. E. Balmforth, Mr. F. Micklesfield, Mr. J. Taylor & the Secretary. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAIRMAN, MR. NUTTALL WAS ELECTED TO THE CHAIR. The Secretary read the notice requisitioning the Meeting and reported that he had been unable to contact the Chairman, Mr. R. E. Searle, and Mr. Askham had intimated that he would be unable to attend. Mr. Balmforth reported that he personally had spoken to the Chairman at 11 a.m. and informed him that he intended to send the notice of requisition to the Secretary. Hickson Mr. Balmforth stated fully his reasons for requisitioning the Meeting, (Copy attached), and conversation between the Manager of Huddersfield Town F. C. and Mr. Sharp, Mr. Buchan and the Secretary were reported. In reply to our offer it was intimated that the minimum they would accept was £6,500.0.0, and then on Thursday they intimated that as West Ham were interested they would require our reply by Friday at the latest. The Secretary phoned Mr. Shankly on Thursday at 4.45 p.m. to advice him that a Meeting could not be called before Saturday, and was informed that this would be too late, and that negotiations were finished immediately. Rescinding of Mr. Balmforth then proposed that Minute the letter portion of the minute of July 23rd,