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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1960.
ON THE BALL
with Bill Slater
GIVE PLAYERS SHARE OF TRANSFER FEES
George Eastham Now
faces another struggle -to prove that he is
worth the £17,500 Arsenal paid which
for him.
He has the ability, of
course, But it must he given time to show itself. My view is that the Arsenal sup- porters should not ex-p
too pect too much
soon.
The big developments in foot- ball arts in recent years have early all been concerned with group skill. Football is now a team Rame l the full sense. More than ever before, there is nyed for understanding between players and This can be achieved only over a period of time.
Man for the job
It is true that was immediately
And let's have
contracts
by agreement
huprave enormously as spirit und understanding grow,
that All this is mut (o KAY clubs mustn't encourage new their play 10 players to natural sirengths. Clearly. they must do this if they are to make the most of the players.
Many clubs have basic tradi- tion. styles, but this does not mean that their way of playmg must not change in any detail.
The foundation uf Wolves play is still the long pass out of defence, but surely no one would dam that their game to-
As
day is exactly the same
it
was even a few whcons agu.
Denis Law There
has been a complete at home turnover of players in the team Manchester and this, inevitably, has shown
by nawa- | itselt...
have about his
when he joined City and, to judge paper reports there never been doubts being worth £53,000.
was not
కల
Albert Quixall fortunate when he joined Man- chester United for a fee not much tess. There were reports that he was not shining us th his Sheffield Wednesday days. Some soccer folk wondered, indeed. whether Malt Husby's normally shrewd judgement had let him? down.
He
But Busby was patient, believed Albert Quizxall would ultimately prove that he was the man for the job-and the has proved him right.
·Often, the very fael that players are stars, with mature and established playing habits, means that they need more acclimatisation. The perform-
ance of the England team this reason has demonstrated how a collection of star players can
i
Is it healthy?
what Bul
of the transfer generally? The recent business
has given spate of big deals football the look of the Stock Exchange rather than that of a sporting contest. Is this healthy?
Basically. I think it is — although some aspects leave much to be desired. These, we hope. will merit attention during the coming weeks when the players' requests for im proved, conditions of service will be considered by Foot- ball League officials,
Also, when many thousands of pounds charze hands on a dual. Is it unreasonable to ask that receive a the player should share?
Player helps, too
paves
The club,
It is tru for the way
a footballer's But it a player development.
category ranches the £50,000 he surely must have contributed Rite a bit himself.
n transfer
Why then have cystem at all?
In
incans to making a pro.
The tad festoall the game is ilself; proßts, in the form of dividends, are actually strict- ed by Llagur regulations,
The biggest asseta of A club, then, are not measured
од figures
an Ly black accounts sheet, but by the stil of the players on the books. Money, of course, is needed for administrallon and for providing better accom- modation for fans.
But how does. a chib make money? By attracting spectators, How to attract spectators? By sucessful football. playing Players are bought to schleve that very end.
Spending can pay
Totenham are the suprema example here. Playing 10 packed grounds every week, and with the cliance of a place in the European Cup, they are moking big-pending pay.
But it is not quite as simple as thai, Ji is not solely a ques-
Simply because we must, There is no other way. Even in Spain-and to a lesser degrection of raising epoch casi to
are to Italy where players
a great extent masters of their own destinies, they have not been able to dispense with the transfer rystem.
before that
I have agreed both the players and clubs nted fair protection in their dealings with each other. The players' protection could come via regotiated contract, and 1t sroma that
transfer system 12 necessary if the clubs are to have projection.
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The vital question
So we come 10 the vital question: can a player be worth so much money?
10-
Yes he can It must be menbered that value is a rula- Live thing. It depends entirely on how much a player is warth to a particular club.
A
one
It is iniquitous, for instance, that if a player is on offer at 20, 30 even 50 thousand pounds his
1103 Tootball club club need not offer him a wage of more
than £10 week-on-focxisting in provide a fuetball team. In most bust- 2 wuation
be con Such
in making nesso; the manufacture of goods powerful lever men accept an unwelcome move, is not an end in itself, but a
buy a good team. Many clubs have discovered this to their bitter and heavy cost.
There are hazards in the transfer market and many clubs regard the development of young players as the safest proposition in team building. Very often the right players are not available at any price.
This, and the fact that a cot- icction of highly-priced stars does not necessarlly make a good It pre- team, is a good thing. vents the transfer market getting completely out of hand. It also ensures that successful buying to a plan and must be done directed by men who know their football.
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An
Avert-the-football-strike meeting held -
London, Dec. 5. averi » the - football-strike ingeting was held at the
First innings lead for
S. Australia
Adelaide, Dec. 5. Opening batsman John Lili, who is making a strong bid for pluce in Australia's Tast team today completed his South Shefeld Western
*rixih cantury for
Australia when the Shield match against Australia was continued.
Lil carried his Saturday rcore of 04 not but to 128 and Helped South Australia t firri innings lead of $2 runs.
They sored 305 in reply tu Western Australia's 223. W. Australia raced to 143 for four in 130 minutes in their second innings and finished the day 61 rumahead. The match caule to- morrow.-China Mail Special.
CHESS
By LEONARD BARDEN
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inadon Banjara Beryion,
Ministry of Labour this after-
noon.
The followviour joint stalement was issued after a meeting Jaling nearly four hours. "Representatives of the Football Association, the Football In-
and ihe Profession: Footballers' Association had a till discussion of the considered by propozis
the Managing Commitee yes terday and the representatives of the Football League will report in the light of these discussions to the representa lives of the cubs at their. meeting on Friklay next."
Jimmy Hill, chairman
PFA, said that
of the further
Steps taken to form SE Asia
Hockey Federation
Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 6.
The Malayan Hockey Federa- tion is to take steps to form a Southeast Asia Höckgy Federa“ tion.
This was onnounced today by the Vice-president at the Feder- ation, Mr AE. Durafrstnamn.
Japan and South Korea were very keen on the formation of such a body, he said, '
series of players' meetings would be arranged as early as possible probably next week, in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
"We will report back to our inembers on the negotiations to date. They gave us a month to try to reach a settlement and it will be within that time limit that we shall tell then what has happened."
The players' chairreen permitted himselt one pointed Comment when he sold: "We have tossed the hall back into the clubs' court". He hinted that during the long meeting all points affecting the welfare of footballers had been discussed. -AFP.
Centuries by Ian Craig and Alan
..
Davidson
Melbourne, Dec. 5.
Centuries by former Test cap- fait lan Craig and Australian all-rounder Alan Davidson en- abled New South Wales; 'Shot- rld Shield holders for the past seven years, to' declare at 411 for seven against Victoria to day, Victoria replied with 90 for two, Colin McDonald scoring 37..
Davidson scored 122 not oyt, The idea wa Arst conceived with the help of 14 fourd,.ka during the Third Asian Games 282 minutes, and Craig carried at Tokyo in 1958, when preli- his Saturday score of '75 not out minary discursfon were held 1000 Craig's was a more among Tadla, Fakulam Japan, stolid effort which occupied 212 South Kerda, ont Malaya!“
fninutes and Included only three boundaries,
Mr Durniratnam såldi "Thare | Bigardab are plready controlling bodies Ion-Meckiff, the fast bowler for Aalen socost, badminton and with the controversial action basketball, and it in essential who is included in Australia's. that we should have and for Test team; was one of the Vip- hockey Ico."
lorla Bowlera' 'putilatied · today,
The matter would be brought He was Hammered for 43 run up for segkération of the next without taking "a" wicket," and feeling of the Beslagen Hockey- Andlied Withsəthupo?*för 140 ***
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FERDINAND
NANCY
AUNT FRITZ!
CAN'T HAVE A DOLLAR?
HOW ABOUT 754 ?
OR 50+?
BRICK BRADFORD
·BUPPYLIHE S HOT ALL RIGHT!
THINK HE
HAS BEEN
OR A QUARTER?
HOTNO!
WHATSAAT CANNOT
AM I GETTING THROUGH TO YOU?
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
MY "WAVE LENGTH"
IS A DIME
SECONDS PASS... ݄O, HE'S STILL ALIVE! BUT WE HAVE TO GET HU "OUT OF HORB )
By Paul Norris
MAYBE I CAN FIND THAT CARGO SPACE ON THE AUGERĮ "THEN YOU CAN GET. HAN OUT; ON HSESI
SWISSAIR
BUT I ALWAYS TRAVEL
SWISSAIR
The Airline at
Bitzerland
Now...
AERO
Delicious
PEPPERMINT
flavour
As always
ILFORD