mˈɛlɚ hæd hˈoʊpt tʊ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪz ɐn ˈænjuːəl nˈæʃənəl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən hˈɛld ɪn hɪz hˈoʊm tˈaʊn ʌv bˈɑːɹnsli, ænd ˈɔfɚd ɐ pɹˈaɪz ʌv pˈaʊnd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tʊ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn hˌuː kʊd bˈiːt hˌɪm.
Mellor had hoped to organise an annual national competition held in his home town of Barnsley, and offered a prize of £100 to anyone who could beat him.