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		[Meeting of Directors held at Goodison Park
		Monday, May 4th 1914.]

Present		All the Directors.

Minutes		The minutes of the meeting of April 21st, 26th & 30th
		were read and confirmed.

Fox		The Secretary reported that he had been in
		communication today with Bradford City F.C. and
		that the Secretary Mr. O'Rourke promised to lay our
		latest offer of £1500 before his Directors who were at
		present away on the Continent with the team.

Barnes		The Secretary reported the receipt of a letter from
		Derby County F.C. and then by direction of the Board
		communicated with them per telephone and offered
		them £1500 for his transfer - their reply that
		our offer would have to be well over £2000, as they
		had already received an offer of that figure, was
		reported to the Directors who resolved to take no further
		action.

Kirsopp		The engagement of Kirsopp at £3 per week for the
		remaining week of the season and for the ensuing
		season at £2 in the summer and £3 in the winter
		with a transfer fee to Wallasey Borough of £10 was
		confirmed.
		Wallasey Boroughs application that the transfer fee
		be increased to £20 was declined.

Smith		The Chairman, Mr. Coffey and the Secretary were
(Crystal Palace) instructed to negotiate with Crystal Palace for the
		transfer of their centre forward Smith, the Secretary