299 [Meeting held at Exchange Hotel Monday Oct. 19th 1953] present:- Mr. E. Green (Chair) and all other Directors. Manager & Secretary in attendance. Minutes of Meeting of Oct. 6th were read and confirmed. Finance Receipts reported were :- Gate v W. B. A. Res. 197. 7.9 Plymouth Arg. F. C. Share 333. 6.1 Brentford F. C. Share 207. 5.2 Exeter City F. C. Share 300. 0.0 Gate v Swansea Town 5057.12.3. Cheques were signed for:- Customs & Excise 1028. 0.2 Football League 4% 155.16.4 Swansea Town F. C. 20% 620.13.4 Police 61.18.0 Wages 650.18.7 Petty Cash 80. 0.0 Bank Balce. £14,838.19.1 Dr. Reports Reports were given of the 1st Team games v Plymouth, Exeter and Swansea, and of the 2nd Team games v W. B. A. Res. and Leeds Utd. Res. Eire F. A. It was agreed to release Eglington 291 and O'Neill to play for Eire on Oct. 28th. Floodlit Games Invitations to play Floodlit games 289 in Belfast were considered from Distillery F. C. and the F. A. the latter in aid of the National playing fields Assn., and it was agreed that neither of them be accepted. G. E. Rankin It was reported that Torquay Utd. 291 were interested in a left full back, and