11 [Meeting of Directors held at Exchange Station Hotel on Tuesday 8th March 1927] Present Mr. W. C. Cuff & all other Directors except Dr. J. C. Baxter & Mr. A. Coffey. Minutes The Minutes of Finance Committee held on the 25th ult. were read & confirmed. Finance The following receipts were reported Gate v Sheffield Wednesday £1212.15.7 Tax £193.16.7 20% £144.9.9 1% £9.14.2 Gate v Preston N. E. Res. £93.1.9 Tax £1. 1.10 20% from Huddersfield Town F.C. £155.8.1. Bank Balance £12511.11.4 Dr. Cheques were signed for the following:- Collector of Customs & Excise Enterts. Tax £ 194.18.5 T. H. McIntosh Wages &c. £ 320. 0.0 Liverpool F.C. Transfer Fee £3750. 0.0 Blyth Spartans F.C. do £ 400. 0.0 L'pool City Police Police Services £ 16.19.0 Reports of Matches Reports were received of the matches v N'cle United 2-7, Preston Res. 5-1 & N. Brighton Res. 0-11. Trainer's & Drs. Report Dr. C. Baxter & Trainer Cooke reported Hardy & Brown unfit. Critchley was improving. Wilkinson & Easton The action of the Chairman in engaging these 2 players at £5 per week to 5/5/28 & £10 Signing on Bonus each with a Transfer Fee of £400 to be paid to the Blyth Spartans F.C. was confirmed. Weldon Letters read from the Airdrieonians F.C. A phone message was received stating that they were prepared to accept a transfer fee of £3750 for this player. Secy. was instructed to proceed to Airdrie to fix him up.