Villa transfer still being paid in seats

[Getty Images] Thirty-five years after Neil Cox moved from Scunthorpe United to Aston Villa, the club is still honouring part of the deal – in seats. When Villa agreed a deal to sign defender Cox in 1991, they agreed a £400,000 fee and 2,000 seats for the Iron's ground at Glanford Park. This summer, when Scunthorpe Stadium Manager Julie Taylor saw Villa revamping their North Stand and lower seating of the Trinity Stand, she asked whether any of the seats could be used to replace those at Glanford Park. Villa, a fellow team that plays in Claret and Blue, said yes. "We weren't actually owed any, I was just a bit cheeky in asking if we could have some more!," Taylor told BBC West Midlands. "Ours are broken and brittle after all these years, we could do with some more, so there was no harm in asking and that's what I did. "I was a bit shocked when they said yes so I borrowed a van and drive over to pick them up. I literally crammed in as many as I could. "Neil Cox came down to the stadium last week to see the seats and he's just amazed this saga is continuing after all these years!" Listen to the full chat below or on BBC Sounds