EVERTON F.C. and Bristol Rovers F.C. On the production of an Agreement dated the 28th May 1930 and signed by A. H. Boxall a Director of Bristol Rovers F.C. giving the Everton F.C. an option at a fee stated therein on the transfer of the registration of R. N. Dix and which option Bristol Rovers has not honoured the Management Committee had instructed the Secretary of the League not to accept any form transferring the registration of such player other than in accordance with such Agreement until the circumstances therewith had been fully investigated. The Bristol Rovers F.C. thereupon asked that such inquiry should take place and for the removal of the embargo on the transfer on the grounds that the Agreement contained no time limit during which it should be exercised and that the player refused to sign the form transferring his registration to the Everton F.C. A Sub Committee consisting of the President and Messrs. C. E. Sutcliffe, F. W. Rinder, and P. Bach, investigated the matter fully on Monday 23rd March 1931 and reported as follows:— The Agreement produced was admitted to be signed by Mr. A. H. Boxall a Director for and on beha1f of the Bristol Rovers Club and its accuracy and validity was unchallenged. The Agreement provided for the transfer of the registration of a player by the Everton F.C. to Bristol Rovers and in consideration of such transfer Bristol Rovers F.C. gave the Everton F.C. the option of receiving from them the transfer of the Professional and League Registrations of Ronald Dix and another player at fixed fee. We are satisfied the option was signed by Mr. Boxall in good faith and to the knowledge of his Club. There are two outstanding and important incidents connected with the Agreement upon which we feel it incumbent to make certain recommendations. First that Bristol Rovers did not take the precaution to fix a time limit during which the option was to be exercised and second that the players over whose registrations the option of transfer were given were never consulted before the option