Styles & our Captain went in the part exchange deal for the Latch to Birmingham - I have read on many occasions in the cash plus 2 players deal both players were over valued to make it to £350,000 -….i know one of his sons (and his daughter) big Liverpool fans. Thought he was quite classy but clearly was a bit ‘difficult’.
The was out cry when our captain HK was used in that deal - Evidently he & Billy Bingham it was rumoured they did not get on that well -
What an exchange though - Oh to have the Latch in our team today - I bet we could not afford him ....
He replaced my hero - but I soon warmed to him with his power & goals out of nowhere -
Yes Styles did score an OG v us - we had tried to sell him before & could not agree a price - it was nowhere near the price quoted in the exchange to Birmingham which was even higher -
HK going to the Midlands worked well for us in the end as Alan Durban of Stoke City begged him to train up for his coaching badges as he was training Stoke players anyway as he was a class player - HK came back to us as Manager two important players he had trained - Adrian Heath & Paul Bracewell - the rest is history !