 He is one of 30 players selected for Coventry City's Hall of Fame.During this period he was regularly considered for inclusion into the England international squad, though the call-up never came.After an £750,000 (£500,000 and Martin O'Neill) transfer to Nottingham Forest was cancelled in late 1979 Everton paid £280,000 for him in August 1981, but little more than a year later he moved to Birmingham City, initially on loan.