it necessary to deal with a situation which will inevitably arise during your absence. The Board would, therefore, welcome from you any suggestion you would care to make so that it can be discussed at a Meeting of the Board convened for next Friday, when it is intended to consider further what temporary arrangements ought to be made in the best interests of the Club to deal with affairs during your absence in America. Yours faithfully, W. Dickinson Secretary" At a Board Meeting last Friday the 24th February the appointment of Acting Manager was rescinded by the Board in accordance with the terms of their letter to Mr. Britton. However, instead of Mr. Britton accepting the Board's invitation to make a suggestion as to temporary arrangements during his absence, he confronted the Board with his resignation unless the Board agreed within a time limit of half an hour to stipulated terms in order to retain his services, one of which was that he and his family should be secured in their present residence for a period of 40 years. Mr. Britton is under contract with the Everton Club for a period which has 2½ years unexpired and the Board are considering the position in relation thereto in the light of Mr. Britton's action and his subsequent statement to the press.