 The arrival of Alan Stevenson from Chesterfield in January 1971 saw him going in the opposite direction for a loan period at Saltergate.From there a month later he was sent to Fulham (the Cottagers, who play at Craven Cottage), which paid £25,000 to the Clarets.At Fulham, teammate Alan Mullery noted that he thought Mellor had literally broken every finger on both hands.