was given. The Everton F.C. were justified in assuming that they had a reasonable time in which to exercise such option and that the players had been made aware of the intention of Bristol Rovers to give such Option. Everton F.C. carried out their part of the Agreement and early in June decided to exercise their option, notified Bristol Rovers F.C. officially of such decision and asked that the two players should be brought for an interview with the intention of carrying through the transfers. It is a matter of importance and admitted on all hands that whilst one player was taken for the interview and the transfer completed Dix was not taken nor indeed asked to go and it was not until the 20th January 1931 when the Agreement giving the option was produced to Dix that he or his parent were aware of the existence of such Agreement and option. From the admissions of the representatives of Bristol Rovers F.C. the player and his father, we had no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the Club was remiss in not first of all obtaining Dix’s consent to the proposed arrangement. If that course were not possible then immediately the option had been given the player should have been told of the option given and if he declined to be a party to the transfer, the Everton F.C. should have been informed thereof immediately. Having regard to the evidence which revealed the fact that the Chairman of the Everton F.C. offered that if Bristol Rovers would instruct their secretary to sign the transfer form and the players refused to sign he would burn the option which offer was refused, and more particularly to the statements of the player and his father as to their ignorance of the option given we are satisfied that Bristol Rovers F.C. have been unwilling to carry out their obligation to the Everton Club under the Agreement and continually declined to do so and the plea of the players refusal was not the true reason for their refusal to sign the transfer form. 2.