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10 Shields Gazette , Monday , September 23 , 1974 Leaders Mariners make it £ 100 A MATCH AND £ 200 WIN BONUS FOR ENGLAND MEN DON REVIE wants players totally dedicated to England . At his get - together in Manchester yesterday , the new England team manager told 79 of the country's top footballers just what he expected from them , and also hinted that they will be paid considerably more up to £ 6,000 for success in the world's top competitions . six wins in a row SOUTH SHIELDS Mariners have now completed a quarter of this season's Northern Alliance programme - and they are emerging as genuine cham pionship favourites . They recorded their sixth successive win on Saturday in beating Bedlington 3-1 away , and maintained their four point lead at the top of the table . But they still have a long way to go , and second placed Morpeth Town do have a game in hand ... and Morpeth the only side to beat Shields this season . On Saturday Morpeth were 1-0 home win ners over champions Marine Park and Percy Main Amateurs were held 2-2 at home by Seaham RS . Alnwick , who are away to Shields in the Alliance Challenge Cup on October 19 , won 3-2 away over Workington Reserves on Satur day and now have eight points out of ten . If they won their games in hand they would be level on points with Shields , so Shields can expect tough rivalry for the championship . TOUGH RIVALRY On Saturday Shields were always the stronger side , their powerful running and smooth team play hardly giving the home side a chance to make a game of it . Jimmy Robson , playing against one of his former clubs , and Billy Graham gave Shields a 2-0 half - time lead and although Bedlington pulled a goal back , Billy Hair added a third for Shields who are away to Stockton this coming Saturday . South Shields Mariners are an enterprising club all - round , and tomorrow night they hold their third social evening at the Armstrong Hall . It is another sell - out , and the guests in clude Newcastle United director Stan Sey mour , the Northern Alliance president and his son Stan Jnr . , the Alliance Chairman , as well as guests from Alliance clubs and civic dignitaries . Current placings NORTHERN ALLIANCE S.S. Mariners 87 Morpeth 7 5 7 4 Percy Main A Marine 4 Park 7 Alnwick T .... 54 Alston ... PW D L F A Pts 1 29 10 14 2 17 12 10 1 2 17 9 9 3 9 48 1 14 8 8 1 22 13 8 2 16 14 8 1 2 14 7 7 2 11 97 3 16 12 5 4 8 14 4 7 30 2 2 2 1 7 23 1 4 4 17 Bede Coll . CW Throck Newcastle U Stockton ...... Wallsend Ath . 6 Seaham RS ... 6 Wallington 6 Belford Work'ton Res . 6 2 Bed'ton CW 6 2 Greenwells 7 1 1 60 1 С 40 4 3 3 54 COTTOOOTTTOOOOHOO * 1 1 62 4 13 18 4 1 6 5 1 4 32 Tudor in scoring charts NEWCASTLE United striker John Tudor ( above ) edged his way into the Football League's leading scorers ' list with that superb winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over Queen's Park Rangers at Loftus Road . Billy Hughes is Sunder land's only representative in the Division Two leading scorers ' chart and he has also scored five goals . DIVISION ONE Worthington ( Leic . ) Boersma ( Liverpool ) Kidd ( Arsenal ) Latchford ( Everton ) Bell ( Man . City ) ( Bonds ( W. Ham ) Clarke ( Leeds ) Gould ( W. Ham ) Francis ( QPR ) Francis ( Birmingham ) Macdonald ( Newcastle ) Marsh ( Man . City ) O'Neill ( Carlisle ) Tudor ( Newcastle ) DIVISION TWO Graydon ( A. Villa ) Busby ( Fulham ) Daly ( Man . United ) Hughes ( Sunderland ) Morgan ( A. Villa ) ( Osgood ( S'hampton ) Martin ( Not'ham Forest ) Bowyer ( Not'ham Forest ) ***** L LC Til 808 6 17 6 17 5 1 6 235 325 505 325 505 4 1 5 4 1-5 4 15 5 5 - Revie said after his 55 - minute pep - talk : " I made it clear that I don't mean to waste my time with anybody who is going to say that he doesn't want to go to South America for the World Cup , I want responsible players and totally dedicated players . " We want to be sure that they are playing for their country because they are proud to be Englishmen . " - NEW STRUCTURE REVIE On pay , he said : " I cannot be specific yet because the facts and figures have to be passed through committee , but there will be a new wage structure and a bonus scheme . Professional footballers have a short life and they should be well paid for it . " It is understood that there will be a bonus system with the usual £ 100 match fee plus £ 100 for a draw and £ 200 for a win . Players are likely to receive around £ 6,000 if they can win a major championship such as the European Nations Cup which starts on Oct : LLC Til tober 30 , with a game against Czechoslovakia at Wembley . 819 5 1 6 606 505 415 415 5 50 415 Revie also asked the players to give some thing back to the game by going to schools to talk about soccer and help with the coaching . He hopes to draw up plans to do this on an organised basis . S ! ses Shields Gazette and Shipping Telegraph No. 33933 ( Established 1849 ) Saturday , September 21 , 1974 COUN . HICKMAN Very surprised MR LEIGHTON No comment Surprise at idea of ' secret ' move HALL IN SHOCK COUNCIL DEAL THE shock disclosure that terms have been negotiated for South Tyne side Council to buy Simonside Hall from South Shields Association Foot ball Club Ltd , is made in a notice to members of the council's Housing Committee today . In the notice of a special meeting for Tuesday morning , Mr Leonard Rumney , solicitor to the council says that in consultation with the chair man of the Housing Committee Coun Don Dixon ) he has negotiated terms which , of course , are subject to the appro val of the committee and the council Some members of the council as well as the in terested public were still under the impression that negotiations for the sale of Simonside Hall to a private company were still going on or were near the stage of completion . SURPRISED There were " no com ment " reactions from some quarters when the Gazette made approaches on learn ing of the latest moves today . There was surprise and criticism from Progres sives on the Housing Com mittee . FINAL Coun . Ken Hickman said he was utterly surprised . " That's all I can say and a lot more people will be surprised , " he sai Surprised , too , was Coun . Stan Smith who asserted that there must have been some " secret backstage ne gotiations going on for some time . caucus " I make the strongest possible objection to of councillors making major decisions like this behind the backs of the councillors gener ally . A lot of questions must surely be answered on this one . " NO COMMENT When asked about the future of Simonside Hall , Mr Jack Leighton , former ly chairman of South Shields AFC , which played on the ground up to the - a end of last season , and now chairman of Gateshead United , said : " I am making no comment about any thing . Definitely no com ment . " ern There was a similar res ponse from Mr Derek Barnes , chairman of North Developments ( Hol dings ) Ltd. , of Blackburn , who were reported to have bought Simonside Hall in February , 1973 , for an un disclosed sum but which believed to be was £ 267,000 . When asked if the pur chase of Simonside Hall had fallen through , Mr Barnes replied : " I sorry , but I cannot com ment in any way . " am When pressed as to whe ther his company's buying of Simonside Hall had been completed , he said : " Again , no comment . " A CONTRACT In July of this year Mr Barnes and his board at Northern Development an nounced pre tax losses of £ 5.07m for the year up to March 31 last . This shock news followed the group's announcement a month earlier of pre tax profits up from £ 2.83m to £ 4.53m and it was reported that a spokesman was still able to speculate on the chance of a £ 10m pre- tax profit for the year . 4p Their position reflected the grim times experienced in house - building . The then South Shields AFC announced in the Gazette on February 14 , 1973 , that they had sold their ground to a property developer , and Mr Jack Leighton said : " We have instructed the club's solicitor to complete a contract with a property developer . The sale of the ground , which we the only way of saving the see as See Back Page Newsflash ! Fantastic Bargains will be available soon in our Grand Opening of our New Extensions . Holdens ᏚᎾᏓᎪᏗᏍᏚ ᎢᎡᏞ FURNISHING CENTRE FOWLER STREET Telephone 4758 TH w Simonside Hall 73747 |
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