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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,
