86 [Meeting of Directors held at Goodison Park 12th April 1910.] Present The full Board. Minutes The minutes of the last two meetings and of the Financial Meeting were read & confirmed. Notts County The Secretary reported his attendance before the League Management Committee in London yesterday and having fully explained the negotiations between himself & Notts County re our fixture of the 29th ulto. and produced the correspondence in connection therewith, that the Management Committee decided that a provisional arrangement had been entered into by ourselves with Notts County and that the fine of £50 be rescinded. That we were fined £5.5. for not having registered such provisional arrangement with the League. Weak teams The Secretary reported his attendance before the League Management Committee to explain the playing by us of weak teams in 5 matches and that having heard such explanation we were fined two sums of £25 each. Bainbridge The Secretary reported that Lofthouse went to Willington and saw this Centre Forward of South Shields Park Side, play and that he was hurt after the game had been in progress 20 minutes, but that he showed himself to be a promising player. The Secretary reported having seen Bainbridge and two of his Committee on Saturday evening