Football "Pros" as Territorials
BRITISH ARMY IIUNTS FOR RECRUITS AttemptS to induce English professional footballers to join the Territorial Army were revealed recently. Strong opposition to the plan was said to have been expressed by the managers of the League clubs. Another conference of managers and Territorial authnrities is likely/ and an alternative plan wilL be suggested. An official of the Territorials said that the response to the seheme had not been diseouraging. It was not his impreision that the acheme had failed, as
it was suggested. Mr S. F. Rous, secretary of the Foot: ball Association, said: "We are waiting further particulars before placing the plan before the F. A. Council."' Consensns of opinion is that the seheme would be utterly impossible from the footballers' point of view. "Why do you think we pay £6,000 to Iteep a team together?" asked Mr Laurie Edwards, Leicester City trainer. Mr E. Grsgson, chairman of the club, said it could not be expected that a club would be too anxious to join the echeme. He believed it would do more harm than goocL ''They must be badly of£ for recruits to approach football" clubs," he added. "As a club wo are too heavy involved financially to fall in with the suggestion." if
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 65, 3 April 1937, Page 18
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210Football "Pros" as Territorials Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 65, 3 April 1937, Page 18
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