CITY ENGINEERS HAD GOAL-NETS BRAIN WAVE
Liverpool Echo-Thursday, February 1, 1962
By Leslie Edwards
An Italian—a professor, too—is writing the history of Association Football. He has been seeking confirmation of the date of introduction of goal nets in 1891. And whether it was true that the man who invented them the previous year was the then City Engineer of Liverpool, Mr. Brodie. He is right on both counts. It is news to me that Mr. Brodie also patented goal nets; it is also news to me that only in 1912 was the goalkeeper's use of hands restricted to the penalty area. John Alexander Brodie, who died in 1934, not only went into the history books as the inventor of goal nets (and what should we have done without 'em?) but as the designer and builder of Britain's first dual carriageway and as the man who played a major role in building the Mersey Tunnel. A patent expert (who pronounces the word patent and why there is such a wide divergence about the way the word is spoken remains a mystery) tells me that Mr. Brodie would be entitled, on taking out a patent, to draw royalties from Arms making goal-nets, but that the patent would almost certainly have lapsed after 14 years. I have a recollection of hearing that Mr. Brodie was himself a player—a keen amateur— and that he did not gain by the innovation which has proved so valuable. If any of his relatives remain in this area maybe they will supplement our information. Soccer yesterdays will get a further airing on Monday when a programme starting at 7 p.m. will cover the Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday fourth round Cup-tie of 1937. Viewers still see Cliff Britton scoring Everton's first goal from the penalty spot, Dixie Dean getting the second goal and Jacky Coulter making it three. Wednesday did not score.

TYRER ASKS FOR MOVE
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 01 February 1962
EVERTON INSIDE FORWARD
By Leslie Edwards Alan Tyrer, the 19-years-old Everton reserve forward, has requested a transfer and the club have said they are prepared to receive offers for him. Tyrer has not been a regular member of the Central League side this season. Last season he played in many reserve team matches and had several games in the first team, some of them on the wing. He is a local boy and formerly a member of the successful Youth eleven. He is on the small side and is rather light, but whenever he has played in the senior team he has shown good football ideas and much skill. Tyrer joined the Everton ground staff in 1958. He signed professional in December, 1959. His League debut was at Fulham (with Godfrey, now of Scunthorpe, also a debutant the same day) in 1960.

BE IT LEYTON OR BURNLEY –
Friday, February 2, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
AT THE WORST EVERTON CAN GAIN REPLAY
Says Roy Vernon
I was one of those who did not register a great deal of surprise when I learned that Burnley had been held to a draw on their own ground by Leyton Orient. Why? Because in my conversation with Liverpool players they told me they considered Leyton were outstandingly the best team they have met this season and that their splendid run in League matches was only in keeping with the high promise they had show at Anfield earlier in the season, when they proved to be the first team to take a point from Anfield. "Where are they strong?" I asked, and with hesitation came the reply. "Everywhere!" that is a bit sweeping, but subsequent results have helped to show that they meant what they said, and if any team is likely to take the Second Division title from Liverpool, it will be Orient without a doubt. If you were to ask me whether I hope Burnley or Leyton Orient win the replay, I would be on the spot, for there is apparently little to choose between them. Obviously the First Division leaders should be taken as the more dangerous foes, but it is wrong to gauge the strength or weakness of a side by their League status. Ipswich showed us that a team at the top of the Second Division can hold its own and more when elevated to the higher circle, and Liverpool threaten that they will only add emphasis to the next season. I am willing to admit that there may be one or two teams in the Second Division who would not be out of their depth in Division One. We at Everton are not the least bit dismayed about whether we have to go to Burnley or Leyton. We know Burnley to be a good team and I am willing to take the Liverpool opinion that Leyton are also a top-class side. The better the opposition the better we play so that the Cup's fifth round should see us in our element. I will not deny that I would have been happier still to have had our opponents coming to Everton, but ground advantage means probably less in Cup ties than in League games and this trip whoever it may be will cause no sleepless nights. If I had to say which performances this season I considered to be Everton's best it is a question which would not cause me a lot of trouble. Like a shot I would reply Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Now you can hardly have worthier foes than Hotspur and everybody knows the class of United, even though everything may not have gone their way this season. But you can forget Mr. Busby's club as candidates for relegation. A side of their strength and class must pull clear, with something to spare. I did not play in our League game at Burnley, but I saw the match and my impression was that although we lost 2-1, we could easily have turned it into a draw. This is a game I shall always remember for the fact that it gave George Thomson his first goals in League football. When we went down at Burnley Bobby Collins was on the injured list and we were only just getting a losing run out of our system. Since that game I believe ten of our opponents have failed to score against us.
DUNMORE THE STAR
Defensively, that is an excellent record, and although defences may not in themselves win games they can prevent you from losing them and at the worst I think we can bring either Burnley or Leyton Orient to Goodison Park to decide this tie. We shall have an opportunity of getting an up-to-the minute glance at Burnley at Goodison park tomorrow week and in any event it is as well to remember that Arsenal have shown Burnley vulnerability by winning at Turf Moor. Who s to say that anything Arsenal can do we cannot do better? One of the surprise packets of the Orient team is undoubtedly centre-forward Dunmor. When he was in Tottenham's second string I often heard it said he was the best centre-forward out of regular League football. Now he is proving himself one of the best in it! Second Division Liverpool supply Scotland's centre forward in Ian St. John. What I wonder, are the odds against Leyton Orient providing England with her centre forward in Dunmore? He is very much a player in form, and with England casting around for a man to wear their No. 9 jersey, how many warmer candidates and there than the Leyton Orient man. We shall be spending a few days at Brighton next week and will be there when the replay takes place at Orient's ground. Providing we are given permission I would not be at all surprised if several of the boys decided to take a peep at these two teams in action. It is always interesting to see teams against which you have to play, not that I think it is of paramount importance for every game is played differently according to how events unfold but at least strong points and possible weaknesses could be high-lighted.

TYRER ON OFFER
Friday, February 2, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates
Everton have acceded to a request from nineteen-years-old inside right Alan Tyrer to be made available for transfer. Tyrer, who has made nine League and one Cup appearances, two of them this season, was only seventeen when he made his debut at Fulham in January 1960, a few days after signing professional in the outside right position, the day on which Brian Godfrey now with Scunthorpe United also tasted senior football for the first time. In his opening season Tyrer scored one goal in four outings. Last season he scored one goal in three League and one Cup appearance with no goals so far from his two matches this season, but in his ten senor games he has figured at outside right, inside right and outside left. A former Liverpool school-boy player, Tyrer was a member of the Everton team which lost to Chelsea in the final of the Youth Cup competition.
BURNLEY TICKETS
Everton have arranged to put on sale at their Gwladys Street turnstile tomorrow between 1.30 and 3 p.m, paddock tickets for the League game with Burnley on February 10. Although the reserves will be playing against Preston North End in a Central League game tomorrow it will not be necessary for paddock ticket purchasers to attend the match unless they so desire. They can simply collect their tickets with no restriction on numbers and then carry on with their personal arrangements. The tickets are 4s 6d each.

ACTION SETTLED
Liverpool Echo - Friday 02 February 1962
Mr. John Carey states his action arising out of the termination of his services with Everton has been settled out of court. Terms not disclosed.

LILL AND GREENKEEP THEIR PLACES
Liverpool Echo - Friday 02 February 1962
Everton Unchanged
By Leslie Edwards
Everton make no change for their match to-morrow at Ipswich. This means that Mickey Llll, brought into the team for the first time after a long absence a week ago be celebrated with a Cup goal against Manchester Cityremains at outside left to the exclusion of Fell. Lill real position is on the right wing and there has been speculation whether he or Fell would get the position on the left. Colin Green, the young full back who has been deputising ably for George Thomson,at back, gets his chance again because Thomson's long standing injury persists. Despite the shock Cup defeat at the hands of Norwich City on Tuesday. Ipswich will field an unchanged side. They have won eight consecutive First Divisionmatches at Portman Road. Everton announce that all stand tickets for the League match against Burnley on February 10 have been sold. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Ipswich Town; Bailey; Carberry, Compton; Baxter, Nelson, Elsworthy; Stephenson, Moran, Crawford, Phillips, Leadbetter.
EVERTON AWAY
Through their chairman, Mr. Bob Lord, Burnley F.C., have effectively countered the statement by an alderman of the town that there are supporters who would rather the team lost the Cup-tie replay against Leyton orient than face the consequence of a visit from the hooligan element which follows Everton. The alderman was too sweeping by half in his condemnation. Nevertheless it is a pain fact that both Everton and Liverpool supporters are nowadays given a bad name, before they arrive, in several towns where first-class football is played. This is the result of the recklessness of a small band, mainly youths and in some cases schoolboys, who go to away matches intent not on watching football but on making mischief. They are very rarely in evidence at either Goodison or Anfield because the crowds and the police in those grounds deal effectively with them. It is a great pity that a bunch of young louts, who are far from being as tough as they make out, can besmirch the reputation of supporters of the two Liverpool clubs, the vast majority of whom are as well-behaved as those from any part of the country, including Burnley. It will help to remove the odium if the body of those who go to other grounds to cheer on the two clubs will show their detestation of these few rowdies by giving the police every assistance in dealing with them. It would help also if Liverpool was portrayed a little less often on the television screen as a city of violence…for it seems probable that this repeated false imagine has implanted a belief that wherever a few Merseysiders gather together there will be trouble.

HILDAY TRAVEL…
Liverpool Echo - Friday 02 February 1962
By Leslie Edwards
Everton players are to have a few days' with no training following the match, to-morrow at Ipswich. They will return to Liverpool next Tuesday after having a day or so at Brighton. They will not, I gather, take in the Leyton-Burnley replay on the way back, though their manager may be there. The rail trip to-day to Ipswich will take more than eight hours. Sunday will be spent in getting to Brighton and Tuesday in travelling back to Liverpool, so there will be all too many hours travelling in the few days' respite. Ipswich were beaten in a Cup replay in midweek by the good Norwich side we saw at Anfield a few weeks ago, but that is not to say they will not rebound to their top form against Everton. The side managed by the old Spurs and England back, Alf Ramsey, has done extraordinarily well in their first season in senior football and Everton will do well to get a draw. It is not expected that any change will he made in the side which beat Manchester City, in which case Lill would remain on the left wing. To the several people who continue (and I don't blame them) to bombard me of cases where cheap Cup tickets base been offered to them at three or four times their face value I say. "There is little, human nature being what it is, that can be done—except this: Never pay a penny more than the face value. If you do you encourage and sustain the black-market not whiten it. . . ."

EVERTON V. CAREY CAUSE IS SETTLED
Saturday, February 3, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
The action which the former Everton Football Club manager Mr. John Carey was bringing against the club has been settled out of court. The terms of the settlement are not disclosed. Mr. Carey now manager of Leyton orient said at his home last night; "I am quite satisfied with the settlement it was arranged between our solicitors this afternoon at Manchester. He said that he did not wish to disclose the amount. He was not present at the meeting. It is understood the case would have been heard at Liverpool Assizes a week preceding the cup-tie between Everton and either Burnley or Leyton orient. Last night Everton directors refused to comment on the settlement.
3,000 A YEAR CONTRACT
Mr. Carey's decision to take legal action against Everton was made three days after the club's announcement on April 14 last year that his contract –which still had two and a half years to run- had been terminated. After consulting his solicitors Mr. Carey said that he had made the decision "to enforce my rights under my contract with Everton, and to clear his name." He went to Everton in 1958 on a five-year contract at £3,000 a year. He joined them from Blackburn Rovers where he had been manager since 1952-the year he retired as a player with Manchester United. In June last year he was appointed manager of the London Second Division club, Leyton orient, who had finished fourth from bottom of the League the previous season. There are now challenging Liverpool for the championship of the Second Division and- if they beat Burnley in their re-played cup game next Tuesday-will entertained Everton in the Fifth Round on February 17.

DRAW FOR EVERTON?
Saturday, February 3, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates
It would be dangerous to interpret Ipswich' failure in the F.A Cup game with Norwich as an indication of lost form. More probably because of the unexpected home reserve they will be doubly keen to avoid their colours being towered a second time in successive home games, not that I think Everton's journey will be fruitless. There is a greater scoring potential in the Everton forward line with opportunist Mickey Lill there than with Fell, and this could well be the day on which Ipswich will have to concede their first home draw. It is a curiosity here that neither Ipswich nor Everton have drawn before their own supporters. When Ipswich came to Goodison Park in September and were beaten 5-2, they gave what must surely have been one of their least convincing performances of the season. Everton made them appear almost third raters, but subsequent results have shown them to be anything but that and for Everton to chalk up their first away victory since winning at Wolverhampton on October 14 will require a tip-top show. Ipswich have not lost League points at Portman Road since Fulham beat them 4-2 on September 23, and they remain the tallest home scorers in the First Division. Alex Young, still vainly chasing goals, has had several stormy passages recently, and if Nelson plays to form the Scot's passage today is likely to be as tough as any of them. In the continued absence of George Thomson, Collin Green remains at left back. Ipswich Town; Bailey; Carberry, Compton; Baxter, Nelson, Elsworthy; Stephenson, Moran, Crawford, Phillips, Leadbetter. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill.

CAREY SETTLES HIS ACTION AGAINST EVERTON OUT OF COURT
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 03 February 1962
WILL NOT REVEAL AMOUNT OF MONEY HE RECEIVES
'I AM QUITE SATISFIED'
By Leslie Edwards
The sum of £5,000 mentioned In connection with the settlement of Mr. John Carey's legal action against his former club, Everton F.C., is almost certainly wide of the mark. My estimation of the figure would be nearer three times that amount. A proviso of the settlement is that neither side should disclose the figure. When I spoke to Mr. Carey to-day he told me his quarrel with the club had been settled amicably and fairly, and that on no account would be discuss what he had been paid or comment on any report of what he had received.
12 MONTHS' WAIT
It was clear to me that he was happy and relieved to be finished with an action which must have been uppermost inhis mind from the day shortly after his contract with Everton was terminated at 24 hours' notice—almost 12 months ago. News of the settlement was disclosed late yesterday. The former Everton manager told me: "My case has been settled out of court. The terms of settlement will not be disclosed. I am quite satisfied." News that his contract was to be terminated was given to him during a taxi journey in London following a meeting of League clubs at the Cafe Royal. The ending so abruptly of his reign at Goodison Park came as a surprise to followers of the club. Shortly afterwards, Everton appointed as successor, Mr. Harry Catterick, a former Everton player, who was at that time manager of Sheffield Wednesday.
SUCCESS AT LEYTON
Mr. Carey was out of football for a few months; then he linked with Leyton Orient, a club which had a few months before fought off the threat of relegation to the Third Division. At the start of the season Mr. Carey told me that most ofhis players at Leyton had been with several other League clubs and that his prospects did look good. He said: "There is one thing in my favour; they are a grand lot of men to work with." Leyton Orient have scarcely put at a foot wrong from that time. They lie second to Liverpool, are almost certain of promotion to the First Division, and if they beat Burnley next Tuesday, will have the opportunity to meet Everton at Leyton in a Fifth Round cup-tie on February 17. The action Mr. Carey was due to bring would probably have been heard at Liverpool Assizes, before Judge and jury, the week after next. A remarkable point about Mr. Carey's success at Leyton, which is almost a fairy tale come true, is that his centre forward, the one-time Tottenham player, Dave Dunmore, is now playing so well he has a very good chance of leading the England attack In this country, and perhaps in the World Cup also. The F.A. manager and coach, Mr. Walter Winterbottom, has already shown special interest In Dunmore, whose two goals at Anfield earlier in the season marked him as one of the biggest and finest centre forwards in their game contemporarily.

EVERTON SOON CONCERNED BY WINGER STEPHENSON
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 03 February 1962
IPSWICH TOWN 4, EVERTON 2
By Michael Charters
Ipswich Town; Bailey; Carberry, Compton; Baxter, Nelson, Elsworthy; Stephenson, Moran, Crawford, Phillips, Leadbetter. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Referee; Mr. R. Horner (Coventry).
There was a marked physical difference between the sides— Ipswich appeared to tower over the small Everton team-but it was Everton who made the first dangerous attack of the match when Nelson mistimed a clearance out to Collins on the right wing and Everton's captain returned it, smartly into the middle, where Lill's attempted volley went high over the bar. A good move by Ipswich, starting at Leadbetter and working across field to Stephenson brought Ipswich their first corner as Labone headed clear and this was the direct prelude to Ipswich taking an opening goal after six minutes. From Stephenson's corner kick Leadbetter, who had moved over to the Inside-right position, flicked the ball on with his head and Phillips, standing in the centre of the goalmouth, turned the ball into the net.
MORE POLISH
Everton were showing a little more polish than Ipswich and a first class move almost brought an equaliser. Parker put the ball into the middle for Young to turn it inside perfectly to Collins, whose quick shot was beautifully saved by Bailey for a corner. Stephenson's speed and control was proving a little too much at this stage for Green and a great centre from the Ipswich winger saw Dunlop forced to make an excellent interception to prevent the dangerous Phillips from making contact. Collins was unlucky not to score when he intelligently lobbed the ball back towards an empty goal after Bailey and Carberry had come out to the edge of the area to make a clearance. The ball went just over the bar.
BINGHAM EQUALISES
After 24 minutes Everton scored an equalising goal through BINGHAM, which they deserved on the run of the play. The move was made initially by Lill with a good interception and he took the ball to the edge of the penalty area before putting it across toBingham. The winger's hesitation cost him an immediate shot at goal and he returned the ball into the middle to Vernon, who gave it him back. The Ipswich defence hesitated, expecting offside decision, but Bingham was clear and he shot under Bailey's body as the goalkeeper came out. It always seemed to be Stephenson who led Ipswich as they fought to take the lead again and from another run and centre by him. Crawford had a fine chance but put the ball wide from close range. This was a line match with each side matching skill for skill and attack for attack. Vernon was playing brilliantly in mid-field. Moran, former team mate of Alex Parker's at Falkirk put Ipswich back into the lead again after 37 minutely with a goal similar to the first. Once again a Stephenson corner kick was so well flighted that it beat the heads of Everton's defenders and Moran went up to head the ball peat Dunlop. It is becoming monotonous to say that Ipswich's third goal, after 42 minutes, stemmed from Stevenson's brilliant work. Green stopped him outside the penalty area with a clear foul and from the free kick, taken by Stephenson, Elsworthy came storming up into the attack to make a perfect header which Dunlop got a hand to could not prevent hitting the inside of the upright and going into the net. Stephenson was winning this match for Ipswich almost, on his own, and I fear, was exposing the inexperience of young Green. Half-time.—Ipswich Town 3, Everton 1. Ipswich, full of confidence after what their supporters described as their best display for weeks, started the second half in brisk fashion with Dunlop having to make a diving save from Leadbetter's shot after Crawford had paved the way. Everton retaliated with a good run down the left wing by Green, but Lill's fast centre was well intercepted by Bailey.
BAD FINISHING
Everton were finishing badly and Ipswich seemed to have the game well in hand. Their defence was playing with composure, but Vernon kept probing away trying to make an opening. A fine through pass by Collins found Lill racing through the middle to the surprise of the Ipswich defence and as Bailey came out he lobbed the ball over the keeper's head but it dropped onto the top netting. Ipswich went further ahead with a fine goal from Crawford after 58 minutes. The whole forward line moved up in menacing fashions with Leadbetter putting the ball across goal for Phillips to head it or to the unmarked Crawford standing near to the right, of the far upright. The Ipswich centre forward put a great shot past Dunlop from a narrow angle. Vernon and Young were both spoken to by the referee for disagreeing with decisions. Everton were striving to put a better complexion on the score but the Ipswich defence was too good for them. The tall Nelson and Elsworthy stood out and cleared many Everton attacks with ease, especially when the ball was put in the air.
GREAT EFFORT
Young made a great effort when he flung himself full length at a Vernon shot which was going well wide, and directed the ball to the opposite side of the goal, but just wide. After some five minutes of Everton pressure Ipswich moved down field and Leadbetter got a corner. Off his kick Elsworthy made a fine header which Dunlop saved near the angle. Everton's forwards, eager or a goal, were spoiling many efforts by running into offside, positions, but Ipswich were, coasting along very happy with their three-goal lead. Elsworthy invariably moved to join his forwards when' Ipswich attacked, and he might well have got his side's fifth goal as Leadbetter put the ball across to him from, the wing but the half back put his shot high over the bar. Ipswich had certainly taken full revenge for their 5-2 beating at Goodison earlier in the season and today they looked 500 per cent better than on that occasion. A minute from time Harris went through as the Ipswich defence held back and hit a superb shot from just outside the penalty area to make the score 4-2. There was only just time for play to restart before the end. Final; Ipswich Town 4, Everton 2. Official attendance: 22,573.

BOLTON W B V EVERTON B
Liverpool Echo- Saturday, February 3, 1962
Everton took full advantage of an early goal by Preston after a Bolton defensive slip, further goals by Harvey and Moran giving them a well-earned interval lead. Half-time; Bolton Wand B nil, Everton B 3.
Final; Bolton B 1, Everton B 5.
BOLTON A V EVERTON A
Play was very even throughout, with both sides coming near on several occasions. Left winger McKenzie netted for Everton, but Bolton were soon level with a goal by Phythean. Half-time; Bolton Wanderers A 1, Everton A 1. Final Bolton wanderers A 2, Everton A 2

EVERTON'S 18 MONTHS WITHOUT A BREAK
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 03 February 1962
By Alex Parker
Just before the start of the 1960-61 seasons, Everton went on a tour of Holland. As we had been training for about a month before, it means that we have now gone 18 months without a break from either training or playing! At the end of last season, we carried on training for we were due for a tough tour of Canada and America. When we returned, having won our section we had to keep in training for our return to America to play in the final. And when we got back to Liverpool again, it was time to start getting ready for this season. There is no denying that we all like playing football but, like everybody else,it is also good to have a break occasionally. Obviously we cannot have a complete break at this time of the year when we are in the middle of a battle for Cup and League honours, but with a stiff home match against Burnley coming up, followed by a tough away Cup-tie the following week, the club have decided to take us to Brighton for a few days for a complete change of atmosphere.
GOOD THING
There are arguments for and against these trips, but I believe they are a good thing. That is providing they are not too long or too frequent, which completely kills the whole object. The majority of clubs seem to do it these days. For instance, Liverpool spent a few days in Blackpool recently. We were due to leave for Brighton by train immediately after to-day's game at Ipswich, arriving at about 9.45 p.m. To-morrow, as usual, will be a free day, and we will train on Monday,leaving for home on Tuesday morning. Naturally the players are all looking forward to it, particularly as the trip has fallen at a most fortunate time for us. Next Wednesday we have a "Derby" match against Liverpool —at ten - pin bowling. As this sport is new to Merseyside, neither side has ever played. But we have heard they have a big bowling alley in Brighton-and you can take it from me that we fully intend to get in some practice.
EVERTON "SPY
The other week I wrote that while we fear nobody in the Cup, we could obviously get easier draws than Burnley or Spurs away. So last Monday I heard "Burnley or Leyton Orient v. Everton." The Liverpool players told us the Orient side is a good one, which was proved by their getting a draw at Turf Moor on Tuesday. So no matter who we meet, it is obvious we are going to have to be at our best to get a place in the sixth round. Les Shannon was at Burnley on Tuesday to see the game and returned from his old stamping ground with some useful information about both teams. As you know,Bobby Collins is reputed to be one of the most fearless inside forwardsin the game, but last Thursday morning he excelled himself. One of the most popular features of our training schedule is heading tennis. We usually play in pairs and ever since I arrived at Goodison three and a half years ago, my partner has been Albert Dunlop. I must confess that we are not exceptionally good, although we have been known to win the odd game. Last Thursday we were challenged by Jimmy Gabriel, Roy Vernon and Alex Young. Albert and needed one more and, to his credit althoughundoubtedly against his better judgement, Bobby offered his services. For sheer bravery, I think that takes some beating.
SAD THING
The sad thing is that he wasn't even rewarded with a win, for we lost 21-18, although we had been leading 18-13. Albert and I must have inspired Bobby for he played brilliantly-which was just as well in the circumstances—but he has said nothing about teaming up with us again. Another popular game at Goodison is volley ball, which is played by two teams of four pushing a ball over a high bar with their hands without letting the ball touch the ground. In addition to being very enjoyable, both games are ideal for speeding up reflexes and, as there is so much jumping, running and keeping fit.

EVERTON RES V PRESTON RES
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 03 February 1962
Everton Res; Rankin; Gannon, Parnell; Rees, Pendleton, Sharples; Humphreys, Shaw, Wignall, Temple, Fell. Preston N.E Res; Barton; Wilson, O'Neill; Barber, Gornall, Hart; Battersby, Hannell, Davenport, Jacques, Humes. Referee; Mr. K.G. Hampson. After Rees had headed clear from a North end right wing attack Everton made progress on the right and Shaw tested Barton with a volley which the goalkeeper saved near the foot of the post. Everton continued to press and from Humphrey's corner kick Wignall headed just over. After six minutes' play Everton went ahead when two North End defenders went together for Rankin's clearance and Wignall nipped in before smartly switching the ball to Shaw who left Barton helpless. In the 24th minute Everton increased their lead when Temple netted with a fierce rising shot after Shaw's drive had been charged down. In the next minute North End reduced the arrears when barber converted a penalty awarded against Pendleton and Parnell who sandwiched Jacques when he was going through. Although Everton were not quite so dominating as earlier on, they continued to hold the balance of play and their forwards were shooting a=on sight, particularly Temple and Shaw. Almost on the interval North End almost equalised, but Davenport missed a simple chance following Battersby's corner kick. Half-time; Everton res 2, Preston N.E Res 1.

EVERTON WERE HELPLESS WITH STEPHENSON
February 5, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
IPSWICH TOWN 4, EVERTON 2
By Michael Charters
Everton, on their first visit to Ipswich foundered on the skill of one player-Roy Stephenson- who must have had one of his greatest games. He reached Ipswich via a lengthy trail from Burnley, Blackburn, Rotherham and Leicester, before reaching Ipswich. In the first half. He won the match for Ipswich playing a vital part in all three goals which gave his side a 3-1 interval lead. He exposed the inexperience of Everton's Colin Green and gave him such a roasting I fear it may affect this young player for some time. When Green held off the tackle Stephenson raced past at will. If Green moved in quickly Stephenson held the ball and took it past at the instant the tackle was made. Rarely have I seen one player dominate a game to such an extent.
PAINFULLY EXPOSED
The result was that Everton's defence, painfully exposed on the left was always in danger whenever the Ipswich line spear-headed by Stephenson, and backed by Phillips and Crawford, moved down on Dunlop. Everton probably had more of the play in midfield but never showed the same danger in attack. Every time Stephenson had the ball –which was often- the Everton defence was turned and hurried. Had it not been for great displays by Labone and Parker Ipswich might have won more easily. They gained ample revenge for the 5-2 beating at Goodison Park and looked 500 per cent better. Everton's forward's flattered to deceive. The Ipswich defence found it easy to break up any Everton attack which put the ball in the air. Only Vernon; with several probing dashes, threatened to test Bailey, but the rest of the line looked innocuous. Young and Collins were tackled out of the game by Nelson and Elsworthy and although Bingham and Lill tried hard, nothing came of their work because the ball was inevitable in the air.
BUSY HARRIS
Gabriel and Harris got through of good deal of work with credit particularly Harris, who had extra to do because of the unhappy experience of Green. For half an hour Everton looked the classier side but they lacked finish and accurate shooting power. The first goal came after six minutes after Stephenson had beaten Green , for Labone to put the centre away for a corner. From Stephenson's cross, Phillips cracked the ball home. A full-blooded Collins volley was saved one-hand by Bailey and then Collins lobbed just over the bar from 35 yards. Bingham equalised after 24 minutes when he shot under Bailey's body as Ipswich expected an offside decision. Crawford missed two easy chances before Moran beat Dunlop with a fine header from Stephenson's corner kick. After 42 minutes Green stopped Stephenson for the first time but it was a clear foul and from the free kick Elsworthy made a strong header which Dunlop touched but could not hold.
COMPOSED IPSWICH
Ipswich, with the game well in hand, played with composure and confidence and Crawford put them further ahead after 58 minutes. The best Everton efforts were will Lill lobbed the ball narrowly over the bar and when Young made a brave effort to beat Bailey with a header. Dunlop had to make saves from Leadbetter and Elsworthy and it was something of an anti-climax when Harris scored a consolation goal with only seconds left for play.
He collected a pass from Vernon and hit a beautiful left foot shot from twenty yards. What a pity the Everton forwards had not shown similar shooting ability. Ipswich Town- Bailey; Carberry, Compton; Baxter, Nelson (captain), Elsworthy; Stephenson, Moran, Crawford, Phillips, Leadbetter. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Bingham, Collins (Captain), Young, Vernon, Lill. Referee; Mr. H. Horner (Coventry). Attendance 22,573.

FIRST HOME WIN FOR 3 MONTHS
Monday, February 5, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
EVERTON RES 3, PRESTON N.E. RES 1
The visit of Preston to Goodison Park provided Everton with their first home victory for nearly three months. Only desperate defensive work, plus several fine saves by Barton, prevented Everton from winning more handsomely. With Everton forcing the pace and shooting readily, it was not surprising that Shaw and Temple, Everton's best forwards, netted after six and 24 minutes, respectively Barber immediately reduced the deficit from a penalty and Temple scored again with six minutes left.

EVERTON WASTED THEIR SUPERIORITY IN MIDFIELD
Liverpool Echo - Monday 05 February 1962
By Michael Charters
Everton manager Harry Catterick summed up his team's game against Ipswich Town on Saturday thus: "If matches were won on possession of the ball, we'd have won easily." As it was, Everton lost 4-2 deservedly, because they wasted their superiority in midfield with aimless play when they neared the Ipswich penalty area the forwards poor finishing was deplorable—and because they were sunk almost without trace in the first half by the dominance of one man, Ipswich outside right. Roy Stephenson. Rarely have I seen an individual play such a vital part as Stephenson did in this match; or rather half the match, because he didn't need to trouble overmuch is the second bait having done all the damage earlier. Ipswich were obviously working to the pre-match plan of giving Stephenson plenty of the ball and usinghim as the spearhead. Facing Everton's young Colin Green, he exposed the inexperience of this promising lad quite mercilessly. My major concern was not that Everton lost rather heavily on the first-ever visit to Ipswich, but rather that the roasting Green took from Stephenson could have far-reaching effects on the boy's confidence. It was disquieting to say the least, late the game, to hear the crowd's laughter when Green tumbled over backwards in attempting to tackle Stephenson. Green must have felt then like wishing the ground would open and swallow him to get away from this cruel gesture. MUCH TRAVELLED
Stephenson, a much-travelled player who has been the rounds of Burnley, Blackburn, Rotherham and Leicester before Joining Ipswich, is not, and never has been, a Finney, or a Matthews. But he played the type of dominating role in this game which that great man used to do frequent. He beat Green as and when he liked and how he liked. Throughout the first half with a non-stop service of the ball whenever Ipswich had it, Stephenson threatened Everton's left flank. From this emerged three clear - cut chances and Ipswich scored three times. For the first two, Stephenson won corners as Labone was forced to kick clear from the winger's centres after Green had been left beaten. Eachtime, Stephenson sent over such accurate corner kicks that Everton's defence could not clear them and Phillips, with a low shot, and Moran, with a header, beat Dunlop. The third goal came when Green stopped Stephenson for the first time, by a foul tackle just outside the penalty area. Stephenson took the kick himself and curled it across for wing half Elsworth to make a great header which Dunlop just reached with his finger-tips but could not prevent the ball slipping into the net.
CLEVER FOOTBALL
All this time, Everton played neat, clever football in midfield with one goal to show for it. Bingham equalised the first goal after 24 minutes when he inter-passed with Vernon before shooting under Bailey's body as thegoalkeeper came out, Ipswich stood as though they thought Bingham offside when he took Vernon's final pass. But, in effect, Everton played powder-puff football all through. The forwards moved well until they tried to work the ball into a shooting position, then the tall, powerful Ipswich defence took possession. Vernon made a few of his darting runs without producing anything really effective. Young and Collins were blotted out and this lack of thrust in the middle meant that some useful work by Bingham and Lill on the wings was wasted because every ball they sent over in the air was made to measure for defenders like Nelson and Elsworthy, who towered over the small Everton forwards. The Ipswich defence all through was composed and confident. They had a comparatively easy day because Everton could not find the sort of form they display in homematches, with plenty of shooting and accurate finish.
REST SHOT
The best shot from Everton came seconds from the end when Ipswich were leading 4-I. Crawford having scored the fourth goal after 58 minutes with a fine angled shot after he had been played on, in an offsideposition, by a deflection from an Everton defender. This exemplary Everton shot and goal came from Harris, who took a pass from Vernon, moved up to 20 yards from goal and hit such a great effort with his left foot that that fine goalkeeper Bailey was beaten from the moment boot met the ball. Harris bad shown his forwards the way it should be done, but it was all too late, as there was barely time to restart play before the final whistle went. Harris had been one of the few Everton successes. He had had much work to do because of the uncertainty of Green behind him, but both he and Gabriel did well. The outstanding Everton player was Labone and many times he, and he alone, stood between the powerful thrusting play of big men like Phillips and Crawford when they got on the move. He had one of his best games and Everton had cause to be very grateful to him. Although I thought Parker also played soundly, there were times in the second half when outside left Leadbetter came more into the game that Parker was not the usual dominating back he can be.

EVERTON AT BRIGHTON
Liverpool Echo - Monday 05 February 1962
By Michael Charters
None of the Everton party, now having a few days' break at Brighton, will see the replay. Mr. Catterick told me he had seen the first game between Burnley and Orient last Tuesday and he felt no useful purpose would be served by staying over for the replay. The party leaves Brighton to-morrow and reaches Liverpool in the evening. Mr. Catterick is flying to Belfast early on Wednesday morning to watch the under-U23 international between Ireland and Wales, in which the Everton left back, Colin, Green, is having his second' game for Wales.

EVERTON'S TIE AT BURNLEY IS ALL-TICKET
Wednesday, February 7, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates
Everton's fifth round F.A., Cup game with Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday week, will be an all-ticket tie. This was confirmed last night immediately it became known that Leyton orient had been beaten in the fourth round replay. I understand the crowd will be limited to 54,000, of which Everton will be entitled to about 13,500 tickets. Everton will announce their ticket distribution arrangements today, and last night the club secretary, Mr. Bill Dickinson, asked me to state that no applications, by personal call, telephone or letter, should be made to Goodison Park until the official details have been announced. Burnley have revealed that tickets for the stands will be priced s and 7s enclosure 4s 6d, ground 3s and juveniles 1s 6d. The Turf Moor club have arranged for their share of the ground and enclosure tickets to be sold at the ground on Sunday from 11 a.m to 1.30 p.m., and add that thereafter the tickets will be on sale at the ground daily so long as supplies last. Burnley's record gate of 54,775 was set up in the F.A. Cup fifth round against Huddersfield in February, 1924, and the biggest League attendance was 53,133 against Blackpool in October, 1957.
RECORD RECEIPTS
Although safely considerations may prevent the setting up of attendance figures to beat those at the Huddersfield tie, it is certain that record receipts will be taken. At present the figure stands at £10,348 from a crowd of 51,501 at a Burnley v. Blackburn Rovers tie in March 1960. The biggest crowd of the present season was 37,933 for the fourth round tie at Turf Moor with Leyton Orient last week, but there were 35,971 present when Everton last travelled to Turf Moor for their League meeting on September 23. Last season Everton and Burnley opposed each other on successive days-December 26 and 27 –and those two matches were watched by an aggregate of more than 100,000, 75,667 being present at Goodsion Park for the second game of the two, a figure within three thousand of the ground record. Burnley, who believe they can repeat the feat of Tottenham Hotspur last season by doing the League and Cup double, appreciate that hard though the Leyton tie proved for them, the Everton match can be tougher still. It is sixty-four years since Everton last visited Burnley in the F.A Cup- 1898-and they won 3-1 in a third round game. Their last Cup clash was in 1925 when Everton finished up 2-1 up Goodison Park. Burnley will take comfort from the fact that they have won their last two League meetings with Everton -2-1 at Burnley this season and 3-0 at Goodison Park last season. Burnley's victory last night intensifies interest in the League clash on Saturday and this Cup rehearsal, with venues reversed, could crowd the biggest attendance of the season into Goodison Park, a figure which at present stands at 57,762 for the fourth round tie with Manchester City on January 27. Neither side can afford to put anything less than their best into this titanic struggle, for while Burnley may have a lead which will be difficult for any team to overhaul, the psychological impact of mastery on Saturday could count heavily in deciding next week's Cup-tie. Everton's big hope is that left back George Thomson, whose leg injury has kept him out of action since the third round Cup clash with King's Lynn, will be fit enough to resume, for the most watertight defence in the game hardly lives up to that reputation in the absence of the Scot who has proved to be one of Everton's biggest bargains for years. What a tremendous advance this player has made since he first donned an Everton jersey at Highbury on November 26 last season. Then it looked almost as though he might be overwhelmed by the extra speed of English football, but he had measured up to the challenge in most impressive fashion. Thomson, of course, will always have a soft spot for Burnley, no matter how tough they may be as a team, for it was at turf Moor this season that the Scot helped himself to his first English League goal. To give their a genuine chance of success, Everton must have their best defence in action, particularly at full-back. The danger of Burnley's raiding wingers is well-known and Everton supporters will be very much happier if Thomson is there to join Parker in helping to keep them at Bay.

FROM THE MANAGERIAL CHAIR
Wednesday, February 7, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
LEAGUE TITLE IS GREATEST HONOUR IN THE GAME
By Harry Catterick
Finance! That is the all-embracing topic for more than two-thirds of the League clubs at present, for this is the stage of the season when success tells its tale. For those clubs interested in honours or still engaged in the F.A. Cup, life proceeds smoothly enough to a tuneful background of merrily clicking turnstiles. But for the rest things are mighty different. And this season the situation is intensified. Many clubs entered into the spirit of the new no-maximum wage rules enthusiastically and generously. But as happens every year, some of the clubs have not been as successful as they anticipated. Right here and now let me state quite emphatically that I believe the players themselves were greatly surprised, though agreeably so, when the ceiling was completely lifted. Most, I feel, expected an offer of another fiver a week or the more optimistic considered a thirty-pound pay packet would be in existence this season. But instead wages went sky-high and, naturally so did the hopes of the clubs. It is considered to be a cliché to refer to football as a "funny game." True, but any ball game is subject to a certain influence from luck. To a great extent one makes one's own luck....but mot completely.
FACTOR DOES EXIST
For luck is the unknown quantity. Naturally one doesn't dwell too much upon it and I am too much of a realist to use it as an excuse for steer bad play or faulty tactics. But it is a factor that does exist. You cannot win any ball game without a little extra push. The greatest of sides have their off day. When that happens it can often be luck that sees them through. That is why any football manager at the start of the season would wish for League honours against Cup success at Wembley. For luck events itself out over forty-two League matches; therefore to win the League a side must be good and, on the whole, consistent. That means fewer managerial worries. But that is a slight digression from the main topic although the two things are linked together. With mounting overheads a club these days needs to keep above its average gates to maintain progress. In most First Division clubs I suppose the wage bill is almost double what it was a year ago. Several clubs are below the figure needed to break even. Left to exactly balance incoming and out-going expenditure on everyday working. That makes no provision for money put aside to buy players for team improvement. This, of course, was an occupational hazard that was foreseen, but naturally, everybody thinks it's going to happen to the other chap, not to themselves. With this situation in some clubs liable to worsen during the remaining months of the year one wonders what the retained lists will look like in early May. It could herald a move for still decreasing staffs with clubs to this position, relying on say, around fifteen experienced players and making up the rest with raw youngsters. As a further extension of this thought one wonders if it could mean, in a few years time, the disappearance of reserve teams as we have known them. While it may be forced on football economically no football manager would welcome this change. A second team has an important function to play in the build-up of a top-class football club. We have all seen the growth of youth schemes within clubs particularly since the war. To step from a youth side straight into a League team without some grooming in the conventional second team is too big a stride for the great majority. I suppose looking back a few years only one player had the physique allied to ability to do that sort of thing. That was the late Duncan Edwards of Manchester United who reached maturity ahead of his actual year. So many managers tell me "I'm all right unless I run into injury. After that I've only got a bunch of kids who aren't ready yet! To some extent that situation exists at Goodison Park. Another snag is that players are not keen to join a club unless they are guaranteed a first-team place to quality for the extra money that goes with it. Yet the gate returns for the F.A Cup-ties show that if football is dying the patient is staging a remarkable fight. Fog and torrential rain failed to beat off the enthusiasts. But we can't play Cup-ties all through the season. And I stick to what I said earlier that the League championship is the greatest honour the game has to offer.

MAKE HIM LOOK EVEN MORE FOOLISH…
Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, February 7, 1962
By Leslie Edwards
Everton fans can make Alderman Cassidy, of Burnley; look even more foolish by their behaviour at the Burnley-Everton game, at Goodison Park, on Saturday. Remember, it was not Burnley F.C. or any of their supporters who cracked the whip about the hooligan minority of Evertonians—perhaps fewer than one in a thousand. Thus, there is no quarrel with Burnley as a team or a town. If Everton spectators behave as well as they have all season on their own ground Alderman Cassidy's criticisms will be proved what they are—highly exaggerated. Even followers of Burnley appreciate that. Bob Lord's exoneration of followers of football here—one of the few constructive things he has ever done—proves that and so does this letter from Mr. G. Hunter, of Sycamore Avenue, Burnley: " Will you kindly print this on behalf of myself and thousands of Burnley supports who were disgusted by the stupid statement about Everton supporters made by a leading member of Burnley Council. He was so very wrong to brand thousands of decent Evertonians because of the actions of an irresponsible minority. So remember you noisy, jovial Liverpool folk you are always welcome in Burnley."
Why both changed
Mr. D. L. Evans (8 Heswall Avenue, Higher Bebington) is puzzled that Everton and Manchester City both had to change colours for their Cup-tie. The paleness of Manchester's blue, he feels, left no danger of a colour clash. He recalls that both sides played in their usual colours in pre-war meetings. It is only since the war the F.A. have introduced the rule which insists on both teams changing when colours clash. In League matches, of course, only the visiting team changes. Perhaps necessity for flood-lighting Saturday games led the F.A. to take the double precaution of changing both strips. Mr. Evans continues: "I am very pleased Mickey Lill has decided to stay on. I always thought him a grand player and I hope, given an extended trial, he will solve the outside-left position which has not been adequately filled since the loss of the unfortunate Tom Ring. Lill is already quite a handy goal-scorer. Everton need somebody to give Vernon a hand in this direction. "Despite the fact that he doesn't score many goals regard Young as one of the finest footballers we have ever had at Goodison Park. It is worth the money just to see him play. I notice you have been carrying some Everton players for their tactics this season. Personally I consider Young is subjected to very rough treatment by many opponents. Have you noticed the number of times he is floored from behind after he has gone clean through the defence? I would be more optimistic about Everton's Cup hopes if they had a better away record. It is strange that a team with eight full and under-23 internationals seems to suffer from an inferiority complex when away from home. They have certainly got a tough job in the next round which-to ever team they have to play."

SEASIDE TRIP WAS A TONIC
Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, February 7, 1962
Says Everton's Alex Young
We are back from our short rest at Hove and everyone is feeling in tip-top condition, so much so that if we can reproduce in our play on Saturday the confidence of our mood at the moment, then Burnley could be in for an unpleasant surprise. I think every professional footballer - and top-class amateurs for that matter-needs some form of break during the eight month season to prevent staleness, and with tension in the League championship and F.A. Cup mounting rapidly, our vacation was well timed. All the players thoroughly enjoyed the trip to "Sussex by the Sea," and we were able to take our minds off football for a time and concentrate on golf, table tennis and a little swimming. We left for Hove immediately after the Ipswich match on Saturday, travelling vial London and arriving at the resort at about 10 o'clock. We took things easily on Sunday, wanderingin one direction and then another to get our bearings, but on Monday things warmed up."
THREE-MILE WALK
It was decided that we should spend the morning at a pitch and putt course in Brighton, about three miles from our hotel, and immediately after breakfast we started to walk there. About this time it became apparent just how much the Everton players needed a rest, for as soon as we left the hotel; our"boss " Mr. Catterick and trainer, Tom Egglestone, strode out ahead at a lively pace with the rest of us straggling behind. We carried on in this fashion for a mile or so,with the gap between the front and rear of our ranksgradually widening. Then, one member of the playing staff (he shall remain nameless), suggested that not only did they run buses in Liverpool, Scotland and Wales, but also on the South Coast. The whole party thanked him and then made a bee-line for the nearest bus stop! When we eventually arrived at the pitch and putt course- Roy Vernon and I paired off and challenged Alex Parker and Albert Dunlop. The result was a win for Roy and I,but out of kindness I'll not disclose the margin. Let's say it was convincing. Convincing, however,was not the word for one of Albert's drives during the round. At one tee, Roy played first and landed his ball right on the green, Alex Parker followed and also found the green, then, surprisingly, my ball landed there also. This was too good to be true, and there was an air of expectancy as Albert prepared to play his shot. Could he also pitch on to the green? Well, he didn't. He pulled his drive atrociously and it finished in the middle of a nearby road. Never one to give in easily. Albert decided to play his ball from where it lay —close to the white line.
TABLE TENNIS
Albert did get the ball on to the green eventually —I didn't count the strokes—but the sight of him waiting to play his shot from the middle of the road with traffic passing on either side, is something I am not likely to forget. After lunch we spent the afternoon swimming and enjoying (If that is the tight word) a Turkish bath. In the evening I took on Roy Vernonat table tennis. Luckily, Roy does not anticipate a bouncing table tennis ball as well as he does a bouncing football, so I won. Now a bit about the match at Ipswich. With a little luck in front of goal, I think we would have won, or least drawn. We held the advantage in midfield and in my view were the better team. Twice in the first half Bobby Collins lobbed the ball over the advancing! Ipswich goalkeeper, only to see it drop on to the top setting instead of into the goal. A wee bit of luck with these shots and they might have turned the tide in our favour. We have been looking forward to Saturday's visit by League leaders, Burnley, for some time. In fact, we considered ourselves somewhat unlucky to lose at Turf Moor in September and have been itching for a chance to put matters right. I know one or two people who think I put my size 6 ½ football boots right in it last Wednesday by writing that our defence was equal to any in the country and capable of holding the Burnley attack. When we conceded four goals on Saturday and Burnley scored seven, they thought I would have to admit they were right. I'm sticking to my statement, however, until 5 o'clock on Saturday week, at least.

EVERTON CUPTICKET ARRANGEMENTS
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 07 February 1962
Sunday Sale to Public
LIMITED
The fifth round Cup tie between Everton and Burnley at Burnley on February 17 will be an all-ticket match. Arrangements for distribution are as follows: Shareholders: Allocation of stand tickets is so limited it will be quite impossible to satisfy the demands for them, but preference will be given to shareholders holding season tickets, one ticket each at 9s or 7s. Stand season ticket holders: If the serial number on the Cup tie voucher ends with 4 or 7 application may be made for an enclosure ticket at 4s 6d and all other stand season ticket holders may apply for a ground ticket at 3s. Ground and paddock season ticket holders: May apply for a ground ticket at 3s. All the above must apply by post enclosing the fifth round voucher from the season ticket, which will be returned for use in the event of a replay, correct remittance and a stamped addressed envelope, and the envelope should be marked "Shareholder" or "Season ticket" in the top left-hand corner. General public: The balance of ground tickets at 3s each will be sold at the ground only on Sunday, February 11, from the turnstiles in Bullen's Road, starting at 10 a.m., one ticket each. Boy's tickets: Tickets at 1s 6d each for boys will be on sale only on Sunday at 10 a.m., from the boys' pen turnstiles. No postal application from the general public will be entertained.

LEAVE IT ALL TO BRODIE
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 08 February 1962
Leslie Edwards notes
Mr. G.J. Brodie, of Roby, writes; "My father, W. J. Brodie, was a nephew of John A. Brodie and told me the City Engineer presented the invention and proceeds from the patent, if any, to Everton F.C., of which he was a staunch supporter. "As this area seems devoid of any other relatives, I thought it incumbent upon myself to clarify the situation as far as was in my power. It was rumoured at one time that J.A. Brodie declined a knighthood, as he thought the social side of things might take up too much of his time. His motto was, 'Hitch your wagon to a star.' From what my father told me of him, determination was his outstanding quality." My correspondent encloses a cutting which reads;- "The two brothers revolutionised football by inventing goal nets at a time when it was often difficult for a referee to decide from a distance whether the ball actually passed between the posts. Goal nets were first used in a match between Nottingham Forest and Bolton Wanderers and very soon the Football Association made their use compulsory in all-cup-ties. At the time of his retirement as City Engineer, verses were compassedby Mr. J. W. Keates and read at the gathering at which Mr. Brodie was present with a grandfather clock to mark retirement. One of the verses read;-
If they wanted rails along the stands or wires overhead.
Or to build a new destructor or erect a tramway shed,
They left it all to Brodie, and before the day was done,
His staff were turning somersaults to get to work begun
Their title of the verses was, aptly, "Leave it all to Brodie."
"GIVE PENALTIES GALORE…"
Everton shareholder (Carey Avenue, Higher Bebington) says; "I agree that tough tactics are no good, but I never see referees stamping it out. No one will ever convince me that Alex Young was not fouled twice in the penalty area during Everton's cup-tie against Manchester City. "I am pleased to see you giving Lill a good show. He certainly made a difference to the attack with his direct methods and enthusiasm. "I am pleased to see you giving Mickey Lill a good show. He certainly made a difference to the attack with his direct methods and enthusiasm. "I am afraid I lost favour with Mr. Carey when he let Jimmy Harris go and preferred Meagan to Brian Harris, to say nothing of playing Derek Temple out of position on the left wing. Temple is a good inside-man and I prefer to see him given a run in preference to Wignall, should one of the present first team men be ill or injured. "Lill's presence could mean the difference between winning and losing the Cup, always providing that Thomson is fit soon. Colin Green does not seem to get to grips with his man. Brian Harris is doing time-and-a-half at present. "I think the answer to foul play is for a referees to give penalties on the slightest pretext. Even if six of these were awarded in a game, they should be given. Players would soon learn not to foul and obstruct an opponent in the penalty area."

DROP THIS ROW, PLEA
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 08 February 1962
SOCCER HOOLIGAN CONTROVERSY
Councillor Edward Sandy, Mayor of Burnley, advised to drop the controversy which has raged over remarks by Alderman John Cassidy (Labour), about fear in the town of a visit from the so-called hooligan element among Everton supporters. Despite objections by Councillor Dick Newlove, leader or the Conservative group, that a minute calling on the chief constable of Burnley to take precautions of the day of the match should be expunged from the record, the Mayor closed the discussion on the question. He said that he had received a letter from the Lord Mayor of Liverpool and from Mr. John Moores, chairman of Everton F.C.
NO GOOD PURPOSE
"They have appealed to me to let the matter drop. They feel no good purpose is going to be done by defending or proving things," he said. The Mayor added that he was aware that some members of the council had prepared statements, and that some were prepared to do battle, but added; "I appeal to you as sportsmen to drop it. We could last for years, and would never die down."

ROY VERNON SAYS...
Friday, February 9, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
BURNLEY TIE KEY TO FINAL OF F.A. CUP
So Everton have to go to Burnley tomorrow week in the fifth round of the F.A Cup! Disappointed? Not on your life! We Everton are delighted. It suits us far better to have to go to Turf Moor than if we had been called on to travel to Leyton orient, not that we are afraid of the mystical Orient, but, because we are more familiar with Burnley. We have played them in the League competition and tomorrow we oppose than again. We know the sort of thing to expect. This could be the battle of our lifetime but, quite honestly I am quietly confident we can pull it off, and I will go further by sticking out my neck and predicting that if Everton come back from Burnley triumphant they will bring back the Cup from Wembley. Obviously there could not be a tougher task than an away drew at Burnley. Not even Tottenham away would be more difficult, so that I think I can claim that this match is the key to the competition. If Burnley feel they can win the Cup if they beat us, I would not argue with them. The lads look on this as a challenge. Had we gone to Leyton everybody would have said we should win being a First Division club opposed to a Second Division team, so that from the start we would have been on a hiding to nothing.
NOT SUPERMAN
No, if anything we are the under-dogs. If we win it will be hailed as a triumph and that is how we like it. If you think I am in any way belittling our task I cannot over emphasise the fact that we could not be more conscious of the struggle ahead, but those Burnley boys are not supermen. They may be four points ahead in the championship race with two games in hand, but that does not fill us with dismay. I am not one of those who believe them to be without a weak link. It is the team which can exploit such weakness which will trouble Burnley most, and I think we can do it. Our League game at Burnley was very good to watch I know because I sat in the stand. There was plenty of good football by both sides and our next two clashes could easily be games that will live in the memory. I recall that Ray Pointer, a centre forward for whom I have any amount of praise, really only had two kicks at the ball but scored twice. That is one of the big dangers we have to watch. Curiously enough, Brian Labone played a wonderfully effective game against him that day, and yet two stray balls came Pointer's way and that was that. The inside forwards may not worry us as much as their wings, match-winners; both but we hope to have two of the best backs in the League –Parker and Thomson- to cope with them. If you ask me which clubs I considered to have the best wings in the game I would say unhesitatingly- Burnley! That's how highly I rate Harris and Connelly, Connelly is a jack-in-the-box of most dangerous proportions. You never know where he is likely to pop up next, and he is likely to score a goal at any time. Call me conceited if you like, but it is my belief we have the forwards to upset Burnley. Burnley have a reputation for passing their games to suit themselves. Some of them are now as fast as others and so they play the game to suit their slowest units. Everton can hit them with a speed which could be shattering, if only we remember to take our shooting boots with us! What a gem of a goalkeeper Blacklaw has turned out to be! I have heard some of the players refer to him as a second Bert Trauntmann. It is difficult to imagine any higher praise than that, but it is perfectly true that he is one of the most difficult goalkeepers to beat in the whole of the League. Come to think of it was put two goals past Trauntmann, so why should we worry overmuch about Blacklaw! Only one quarter of the support will be ours at Burnley but, as I have said before once a battle is on you simply get on with the game. Without a doubt we all feel better for our few days' relaxation at Brighton. We did not training as such, but trainer Tom Eggleston took us for several long walks and we were out in the bracing air as long as possible. We played golf, but despite the promise of one or two of us in that direction, by and large I think we can safely claim to be better footballers than golfers! We seem to have been playing football for a long time, starting with those trips to America so that this break was ideally timed to freshen us up.

THOMSON DOUBTFUL
Friday, February 9, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates
I had hoped to be able to announce today, tat Everton's George Thomson would be fit to resume in tomorrow's League game and F.A Cup rehearsal with their Burnley opponents, but manager Harry Catterick last night could only tell me that Thomson is still very doubtful. The tendon strain behind the knee, received in the King's Lynn Cup match is proving very troublesome and even with the best possible attention the improvement made had not been spectacular. These injuries take their course and nature simply refuses to be hurried. When I asked Mr. Catterick if he thought there was any genuine prospect of his being able to field Thomson tomorrow, he replied, "I cannot say I hold out much hope, but it is better to wait and see. You never know." Mr. Catterick was at least glad of one thing-that his telephone did not ring yesterday with Colin Green at the other end of the line. The arrangement was that if all went well in the Ireland –Wales Under-23 game on Wednesday night, Green should not report until this morning.

BURNLEY'S WEAKNESS IS IN DEFENCE
Liverpool Echo- Friday, February 9, 1962
By Leslie Edwards
The rehearsal, a week in advance, of any Cup tie is compelling, but when the opposition is Burnley it has double appeal. That is why; all going well, the Everton ground to-morrow is likely to have its greatest attendance this season. Burnley have hopes of League championship and Cup, but they won't miss the substance of the one for the shadow of the other. They will be all out to win here and thus make their Cup task a week later the simpler—if only psychologically. A lot of nonsense has been talked in prospect of next week's match. A lot of sense has been talked by Civic leaders who seek (and how necessarily!) to get matters on an even level keel again. I hope no crack-pot will sully or spoil to-morrow as an important occasion by misbehaving merely because someone in Burnley, who should know better, spoke out of turn. Behaviour of crowds at Anfield and Goodison Park this season has been exemplary. Let us show Burnley followers (if any!) that we know good football in this city and that we know how to ignore taunts like Alderman Cassidy's. Everton will start fresh. Burnley will start somewhat tired from their labours at Leyton, on Tuesday, in a never-to-be-forgotten Cup replay. What Leyton did to Burnley that night Everton should be able to do, also, I know one expert manager who senses Burnley's Achilles heel. It is rather aged, slow defence which Leyton pierced often, even if they did not have a goal to prove it. Harry Potts' team is still a great one, however, and their vast experience on the Continent, plus their ability to match power by power, makes the possibility of Everton defeat at home for the first time for months a valid one. Everton will be banking on a display such as they put up against Tottenham. On their day, on their own ground, they are almost unbeatable. This makes their mediocrity in away matches the more surprising.

THOMSON TO MISS CUP REHEARSAL
Liverpool Echo - Friday 09 February 1962
Everton Are Unchanged
By Leslie Edwards
George Thomson, the Everton back who has missed some half-dozen game through injury, and who was thought to have a chance of playing in the Cup rehearsal against Burnley to-morrow at Goodison Park, has had a set-back and is a nonstarter. Colin Green continues to deputise. There had been rumours that Everton might have changes,but the team announced to-day is that which lost to Ipswich. Everton. Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Burnley are unchanged Burnley. -- Blacklaw; Angus, Elder: Adamson, Cummings, Miller; Connelly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris. Everton announce that there are some thousands of paddocks' tickets left for to-morrow's match. These can be obtained by paying at the turnstiles.

TIME TO HALT GOODISON GENEROSITY TO BURNLEY VISITORS
Saturday, February 10, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates

If Everton are to have any real chance of gaining honours in this season of mixed fortunes, most people would agree that despite the obstacle of a visit to Burnley next week, the F.A Cup represents the greater opportunity. Not that today's League meeting at Goodison Park is unimportant. On the contrary. Because successes away from home have been few and far between for quite a time, the fillip of a win over Burnley could revitalise the Everton approach to their Cup task. It goes without saying that Evertonians would view the prospects more optimistically if George Thomson could be at left back to stabilise a defence, which has been the soundest department in the side throughout the season. But that cannot be, and all we can hope now, having missed four games already, is that today will mark the end of his absence. Out and out leading scorers, both home and away, Burnley have the sort of attack that provides hope in any situation, and have registered only one goal fewer away from home than Everton have claimed at Goodison.
FIRE POWER
It is on fire power of that order that championship are won and lost, although defensively Burnley have not always shown themselves watertight. Everton have the glittering example of Leyton Orient to give them courage to face up to the trails that lie ahead, for if Leyton could approach victory so closely, is it beyond the ability of Everton to fare just that bit better? The time is overdue for the attack to run riot as they did so excitingly against Manchester United, but if they merely went their appetite for the performance of performances next week, there will be no complaints on Merseyside at least. There can be few grounds in the First Division which offer a more hospitable welcome to Burnley than Goodison Park, for records show that since Everton climbed back into Division One they have beaten Burnley only once before their own following in seven League outings. That was in 1956-57. Of the other clashes three have been drawn and Burnley have won the last three in succession. Everton, in fact, have enjoyed much more success at Turf Moor, where they have won four times in the comparable period. I should not be surprised if Evertonians today cast envious glances in the direction of the Burnley wingers Connelly and Harris, who together have contributed twenty-six League goals this season, and in my reckoning represent the best pair of club wingers in the game.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
It is obviously much easier to-obtained tickets to-day than it will be next week, for in spite of the fact that more than 60,000 will probably see the clash, there are still paddock tickets unsold and available at the turnstiles. Everton's big chance of success is in dictating the pace at which the game shall be played, for unless I misread the situation Burnley are more likely to welcome a slowing down than Everton. Vernon's speed, dash and shooting ability must be kept in full employment, with Young taking over here and there to render the Welshman a less obvious target. Draw would probably suit both teams admirably to leave next week as the great decider. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris B; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Burnley; Blacklaw; Angus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Miller; Connelly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris G.

A BIG TASK, BUT EVERTON CAN DO IT
Liverpool Echo-Saturday, February 10, 1962
"Rehearsal" should be great battle
By Leslie Edwards
A great battle in prospect to-day at Goodison Park and the result may well have vital bearing on the meeting of Everton and Burnley in the F.A. Cup a week later. There is no valid reason for thinking that either will attempt to mask their real strength to-day. Burnley, top of the table, cannot afford the points and neither can their opponents who must go to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in successive matches following their trip on February 17 to Turf Moor. There had been stories in Liverpool that Burnley might have several changes to-day -something those who had already bought tickets would have disliked very much—but the team is unaltered from the side which won 1-0 at Leyton on Tuesday. This Cup replay, which Orient so nearly won, showed that Burnley are far from infallible. But their attack is a great scoring line—all members of it have their double figures in goals and the backs, at least are calm in the most desperate situations. There is an ageing look about the wing half-backs, but they lack nothing in experience.
CRUCIAL QUESTION
Everton, too, were said to be likely to change their side, whose late goal at Ipswich made defeat appear less damaging, but Lill remains on the left. Thomson, who was on the way to full fitness, has apparently had a slight setback and Green continues in his place. Whether he will be able to keep Connelly quiet is a crucial question. If he does so, all should be well; if he fails to do so, then Burnley are likely to win. Everton's home record is so good and they set about Tottenham so effectively,one wonders whether a similar performance would do the trick this afternoon. A big crowd and the gala nature of the match should make the atmosphere almost electric. For Everton winning would have double virtue. They could go to their opponents' ground next Saturday confident that they could win again. I don't think Everton have any illusions about the enormity of their task, but they are a great side on their day, and especially when It is one of their Goodison Park days, and for this reason I can't see them being beaten. The crux of the thing. I fancy, is what luck Green has against Connelly. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Burnley; Blacklaw; Angus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Miller; Connelly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris (G.).

GOODISON CUP REHEARSAL PROVIDES MANY THRILLS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 10 February 1962
DOUBLE BY VERNON SETS GAME ALIGHT
EVERTON 2 BURNLEY 2
By Michael Charters
Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B.); Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill.
Burnley;- Blacklaw; Angus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Joyce; Connolly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris (G.). Referee; Mr. J.S. Pickles (Stockport).
Burnley made a late change with Joyce coming in at left half for Miller who has an ankle injury. This is the first game Miller has missed this season. Everton moved quickly into the attack with Young and Vernon making progress down the middle but Vernon's final to Young was intercepted by Cummings. Burnley won a free kick for a foul by Collins on Joyce and McIIroy back-headed Cummings kick but Dunlop was quick to come out and clear comfortably. A fine pass by Young almost reached Collins but again Cummings was there to push the ball away to safety. Some delightful work by Young set up a chance for. Everton, the ball eventually going from Bingham to Vernon whose 20 yard shot flew wide.
MOVING WELL
Everton were moving well, just as though they appreciated playing on home ground again, although Burnley's defence was very cool under pressure and several times relieved the situation by pushing the ball back to Blacklaw. Young made a magnificent header from a long pass by Green and Blacklaw failed to hold the ball which ran across the face of goal as Vernon and Joyce ran in. It was Joyce who got to it first and put it behind for a corner.
VERNON "SPECIAL"
A lovely intricate move by the Everton forwards brought a goal to Vernon after 15 minutes. He collected the ball way after a corner, flicked it to Young, who put it on to Collins, and the final pass found Vernon clear 12 yards out and he beat Blacklaw with a low shot. Two timely tackles by Labone following a free-kick, forBurnley stopped Robson and McIIroy from shooting. Lill made a good attempt to collect a long pass from Vernon and had he succeeded a goal was definitely on, but the ball ran away from him and Cummings saved. This was a great match, with non-stop incident, and next we saw Young hitting a good shot just wide from 20 yards. Already, with only twenty minutes gone, Everton had made more shots and direct attacks on the Burnley goal than they had in the whole of the 90 minutes last week against Ipswich.
THIS DID NOT COUNT
When Young was brought down by Adamson a couple of yards outside the penalty box and while the referee was still talking to Adamson, Vernon hammered a terrific shot into the net, but the referee brought back the ball for the kick to be taken again. This time Vernon's shot rebounded from a Burnley defender and ran out to Harris whose quickly taken shot was only inches over the top. Young was denied the goal he has waited so long for, by a wonderful piece of retrieving by Elder. A great pass from Vernon put Young clear and Blacklaw only partially saved his shot and the ball was running towards the empty goal when Elder came across from nowhere and saved right on the line.
MAGNIFICENT SAVE
Everton were beating the League leaders at every stage —the whole side playing in their brightest form. Labone, Young and Vernon were outstanding, but the others were pulling everything out and keeping right on top of Burnley, who stayed very calm defensively against considerable pressure. Just to show what they could do in attack themselves Burnley almost snatched a goal, from Robson and it took one - of Dunlop's best-ever efforts, to prevent it. When Robson shot, Dunlop moved to his left and then found the ball coming the other way off a deflection from Harris, and he turned in mid-air and clutched it magnificently. Half-time. Everton 1, Burnley nil.
Within a minute of the restart Burnley was level with a goal from McIIroy. Everton had attacked and with their forwards all up-field Burnley made a quick counter stroke. The ball came from Angus to the unmarked McIIroy; he raced forward, put the ball across to Pointer, and took the return pass after splitting open Everton's defence to beat Dunlop comfortably from yards. This was a beautifully executed move, but it seemed the surprise element which beat Everton. The ball moved like lightning from deep in defence to the back of the Everton net. Burnley were very calm and methodical and Harris stopped Adamson from breaking through into the penalty area by pulling him back by the arm. Burnley gained nothing from the free kick, but after 53 minutes went into the lead with another first class goal, this time from Pointer. A quick thrust down the centre with Robson putting the ball semi smoothly to Pointer and the centre forward had it past Dunlop in a twinkling. Vernon beat Cummings to the ball in a close tackle, the ball rebounding into the penalty area as Vernon chased it but Blacklaw rushed out from goal and cleared with a flying kick. Burnley were now moving with great precision and had taken over control as Everton had done in the first half. McIIroy sent Harris away with a lovely pass and took the return to hit a shot way over the top. Harris cut off Connelly's pass right from the feet of Robson and now Burnley, having paced the game so well, seemed to have matters well in control.
RAGGED DEFENCE
Burnley were moving delightfully now, with the wing halves coming up into the attack and creating open spaces in an Everton defence which had looked so tight in the first half. Labone was playing very well, however, and he took the full force of Pointer's shot at close range, fortunately for his side. Lill and Bingham changed wings for a spell but Everton, no doubt disturbed by the ease with which Burnley had taken the lead, were now looking quite ragged. Their first decisive attack for minutes came whenVernon centred for Young to head the ball straight at Blacklaw, then Collins moved up mis-hit his shot very wide.
THE EQUALISER
It was Vernon who brought Everton right back into the game with a goal after 69 minutes and referee Pickles played his part by using the advantage rule wisely. Lill was dearly fouled be Elder, but when the ball ran through to Young the referee waved played on, and Young got the ball across to Vernon who withstood a tackle by Adamson and hit a lovely shot high into the net. This goal had the effect of livening up the crowd who had become perturbed at the way the game was going and Everton seemed to get their second wind after it. Harris, with a lovely pass, sent Young away and when the put the ball over to Lill the winger's' flying centre was beautifully cut off by Blacklaw. This was high-powered football of real quality. Young had a wonderful chance to put Everton ahead again after Vernon and Bingham had moved the ball: through to him unmarked only ten yards from goal, but his shot, without much power, went straight to Blacklaw.
SHOT DEFLECTED
The referee spoke to Connelly after a foul on Vernon, but Everton made little of the free kick, although they were now trying hard for a leading goal. Lill almost got one, in fact, with a good shot which was deflected off Cummings only inches wide of the post. From the corner Burnley, never cleared properly and the ball came out to Parker, whose volleyed shot swung a yard over the bar. Blacklaw, in the dying minutesof the game saved at the foot of the post from Bingham, and Everton were piling it on trying for that elusive goal. In the last seconds Blacklaw made a fine save from Bingham's header. Final; Everton 2, Burnley 2.

ALEX PARKER GIVES A WORD OF ADVICE
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 10 February 1962
FORGET TO-DAY'S RESULT!
LEAGUE GAME NO POINTER TO SATURDAY'S CUP TIE
By winning at Leyton Orient last Tuesday night, Burnley qualified to meet us at home next Saturday in the fifth round of the Cup yet we Everton players must have been among the lost people really interested in the tie to know our opponents. While the match was being played, we were on the train travelling back from Brighton. We did not arrive at Lime Street until about 10.20 p.m. and I did not find out the result of the replay until about 11 p.m. One of the most intriguing things about the tie is that we played Burnley today. From what I have heard,it is obvious many people were looking at to-day's result for a guide as to what might happen at Turf Moor next week somebodysaid to me that to-day's game should be a big help to us in finding things out about the League leaders. The same person seemed to overlook the fact that Burnley also had the chance to take a good look at us. As regards it giving a clue to next week's score, I say FORGET IT. No matter what has happened today,next week's game could go completely the other way. Take last season for instance Over Christmas we went to Turf Moor and won 3-1 yet only the next day they beat us 3-0 at Goodison. Last Saturday, Sunderland beat Norwich2-0 at Roker Park, but on Wednesday, at the same ground, Norwich won 4-1. Such is football. What makes things even more difficult in our clash with Burnley is that one match is a League game, and the other a Cup-tie. So be warned. It you are looking for next week's winners forget to-day's result
TEN PIN DELAY
Last week I told you that we were going to play Liverpool at ten-pin bowling and that we intended getting some practice in at Brighton. Well, the "Derby" match has been held over, but we didn't miss the chance of preparing for it. Albert Dunlop, Jimmy Gabriel and I went along to the bowling alley in Brighton, with Jimmy the only one who had played before. He had done so while on tour with Dundee in Vancouver two years ago. Albert and I left it to Jimmy to, how us what to do, and he duly obliged. In fact, he made a good bowling coach, as Albert won two games, and I won one. Jimmy the expert? Oh, he didn't win any.
COOKE SHOW
I bumped into George Bailey, of the Everton Supporters' Federation, the other day and we talked about the forthcoming show they are putting on for Harry Cooke. He said the response from peoplewanting to be there has been terrific. In fact, to use his own words: In order to get in all those who want to come we will have to fit the club with elastic walls." And all the applications have not been from ex-players. For instance, George said that he has had a letter from the man who drove the Everton team through the street, with the Cup in 1906 and 1933. Between you and me, I'm hoping we will have to call on him again soon, Only last week l had a letter from Mr. William Robinson, of Prince Edward Street, Birkenhead, who tells me he was a left back with Everton from 1916- 1922 and was treated many times by Harry. They haven't met since 1937-38 season, but Mr. Robinson still remembers. Apparently he is not the only one. I've had an interesting question from Messrs Chilvers and Duncalf, of 87 Thornton Road, Liverpool 18, who want to know the most memorable match have ever played in. Well, with all due respect to Everton. I must confess that it was in 1957 when I was in the Falkirk team that beat Kilmarnock 2-1 in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.
A FINAL
It wasn't a great game and there were few incidents worth recalling but it was the Cup Final, and that's a big thing in any footballer's life. One thing shall always remember is the effect it had on our trainer, Ernie Godfrey. He had been with the club 25 years, during which they had never won any major tournament. In fact, we were struggling against relegation at the time of our Cup triumph, I shall always remember looking past all the excited players getting changed and seeing Ernie with tears in his eyes, and yet looking the happiest man in the world. Yes, that's the most memorable match for me.

EVERTON RESERVES IN LIVELY GAME
Liverpool Echo-Saturday, February 10, 1962
Chesterfield Reserves;- Osborne; Holmes, Iggo; Smith, Fowler, Pybus; Duncan, Broadhurst, Poole, Payne, Briggs. Everton Reserves; Rankin; Gannon, Parnell; Sharples, Pendleton, Meagan; Humphreys, Russell, Wignall, Temple, Fell. Referee; Mr. E. Eastwood (Elsecar). Everton struck top gear almost immediately and gave Chesterfield an early shock with a goal after two minutes; Centre forward Wignall flicked home a cross from his right winger Humphreys. Ten minutes later Everton got a second goal. Chesterfield keeper Osborne rushed out to kick clear but missed the ball and Wignall tapped home. Everton's centre-forward Wignall was taken off on a stretcher with an injured thigh midway through the half after he had fallen over the ground's surrounding wall. Taking advantage of his injury Chesterfield went straight into the attack and Chesterfield's centre-forward Poole charged Everton's goalkeeper Rankin and the ball into the net to reduce the arrears. Two minutes later Poole headed Chesterfield's second goal and put them on level terms. Just before the interval inside right Russell regained the lead for Everton when he smashed the ball home after side-stepping 'keeper Osborne. Right winger Duncan equalised for Chesterfield on half-time, but collided with keeper Rankin in doing so. A fight broke out between the two players in the goalmouth which took more than a dozen players three minutes to break up. The referee took both Rankin and Duncan's names. Half-time; Chesterfield Res 3, Everton 3.
EVERTON A V. BURY A
After 20 minutes McKenzie took the ball down the left wing and Wright crashed in a centre for Everton. Everton kept play in the Bury half and Wright added a second. Half-time; Everton A 2, Bury a nil.

VERNON DESERVES VICTORY
Monday, February 12, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
EVERTON GATHER COURAGE FOR THE CUP-TIE CLASH
EVERTON 2, BURNLEY 2
By Horace Yates
Disappointing reward though this first home draw of the season was for a more worthy Everton, it can have done nothing but increase Everton's confidence in their ability to fare at least equally well in next Saturday's fifth round F.A Cup tie, even with the venue reversed. Only the Burnley spirit, not their play, was unconquerable, and the fact that Everton did not have the game won by half time was because they had only one Vernon. On form such as this, there is not a better inside forward in football. Devastating is not strong an appreciation of Vernon's play, for not only must he have covered more ground than any player in the match, but it was no meaningless wandering. Every time he touched the ball, the game and Everton sprang into life. Whether it was Burnley's complete failure to appreciate the problem he posed or whether it was the genius of the player I cannot say, but the Welshman almost always contrived to be the man in the open space and if every raid did not produce a goal, at least it provided progress, power and precision movement, which compelled admiration as it rocked Burnley on their heels. That Everton scored only two goals, both by Vernon, was no reflection on this wrath-like attacker, but a startling condemnation of the lack of support available to him. Passes which sped to their target with the unerring certainly of well-aimed bullets, or lobs that could not have been more accurately conceived and executed, exposed both the limitations of a not over-speedy Burnley defence and the disappointingly; unbusiness-like Everton reaction. For some of the time Vernon's compelling example wring from Young much of that skilful tantalisingly brilliant reaction which is such a delight to watch and such a terror to combat, but if ever there was a match in which the Scot should have ended his frustrating sequence of games without a goal, this was it. Young's shooting did not match his approach and did less than justice to a prompter extraordinary. For all his might effort, and he spared himself nothing. Collins continues to be Collins in name only. He has still not recaptured that pre-injury sparkle which made him the standard which others sought to emulate and in the interim Vernon is shouldering a mighty burden.
UNAPPY WINGS
Bingham was better, far better than Lill, without ever scaling the heights and even if they can defend their own lack of achievement by pointing to the equal failure of the Burnley wing wizards, Connelly and Harris, it is hardly cheering to Everton at a time when forward fire is the great deficiency which is preventing this Merseyside team from becoming truly great. By contrast we saw Pointer striving with all he knew to shake off a leech-like Labone, with such lack of encouragement that he almost lost place in our calculations as a menace and yet, when the two occasions presented themselves for him to play his part, he snapped them up with an ability and readiness that stamped him as the priceless asset he is to this Burnley side. First he joined with a generally subdued McIIroy to enable the Irish international to score the Burnley equaliser (46 minutes) to Vernon's goal (15 minutes) on an occasion, when the Everton defence was caught completely as sea by a long through ball from Joyce and then ran on to Robson's pass to score the second (53 minutes). Labone, was left in an impossible situation, for through lack of support, McIIroy's goal and the second goal was probably the only occasion Everton's talented centre half allowed Pointer an unrestricted kick at the ball. If the referee had needed the crowd's howl's for a free kick when Young was so blatantly fouled, Everton would have lost this game, but the referee applied the advantage rule and over went the ball to Vernon who collected a rebound to hammer a shot past Blacklaw (69 minutes), which at least salvaged something from the threatened wreckage.
NO DOUBLE?
Everton, I think, proved to themselves that they can out-pace and dictate play even to League leaders, but now the question remains can they repeat such high promise, with better finishing away from home? If they can there will be no trouble for Burnley this year, almost as much as any player, the youthful Green, against whom one of the most accusing queries figured before the match began, must have emerged more confident and happier from his clashes with Connelly for rarely have I seen the St. Helens' lad who wandered to Burnley for his opportunity, so completely innocuous. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Burnley; Blacklaw; Angus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Joyce, Connelly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, G. Harris. Referee; Mr. J.S Pickles (Stockport). Attendance 53,206.

EVERTON RES. TEN MEN ARE JUST BEATEN
Monday, February 12, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
CHESTERFIELD RES 4, EVERTON RES 3
Chesterfield Reserves just about deserved to win this Central League match but if Everton Reserves had not had to suffer the handicap of being a man short for three-quarters of the games things might have been different. As it was they were the faster, slicker side, and speedy left winger Fell was a constant menace to the Chesterfield defence. The Everton forwards opened in top-gear centre forward Wignall notched two quick goals. But after the attack leader had to taken off with an injured thigh after falling over the surrounding wall. Poole got two goals to equalise for Chesterfield, Russell regain Everton's lead, but right winger Duncan levelled the scores for Chesterfield near the interval. In scoring his goal Duncan collided with goalkeeper Rankin and an incident between the two players resulted in their names being taken by the referee. Inside right Broadhurst got Chesterfield's winner midway through the second half.

THE JIMMY WILDE OF SOCCER-VERNON
Liverpool Echo - Monday 12 February 1962
By Leslie Edwards
Having seen most of the great inside-forwards of the past forty years—James, Mannion, Revie, Haynes, Greaves, Chambers among them—l have come to the conclusion that we have, at Everton, one to beat the lot. He's only starting his career, weighs little more than ten stones, has a rather knock-kneed stance which makes him look anything but a player and has a characteristically Celtic temper and temperament. Name? Roy Vernon. Position? Anywhere and everywhere (at lightning speed) he can do his side a bit of good. And what a lot of good he did them in this rumbustious, hard, clean, entertaining Cup rehearsal against Burnley which ended fittingly at 2-2. Vernon is a natural. You couldn't coach or counsel him in any way unless it were to hold his tongue and temper. And yet if you succeeded in doing that you might denude him of so much of his sting he would cease to be what he is now, the anchor man of an attack which would surely drift hard on to the rocks if things were otherwise. Anyone seeing the match on Saturday at Goodison Park and not knowing the players would surely seize on Vernon as the outstanding figure. His extraordinary control of the ball, whether gathering it and moving off all in the same movement, or carrying it with him: his well-developed sense of locality (whether it be of a team-mate or the goalframe) his sense of anticipation and the speed of his awareness of a situation, these make him a player in a hundred thousand.
Does not end there
Vernon's virtuosity does not end there. He has drive, guts, and a shot so unexpectedly fierce he rates with his old compatriot, Jimmy Wilde, the boxer, who was known as the ghost with a hammer in his hand. Like Wilde, Vernon puts 'em to sleep before they know what has hit them. He did it twice against Burnley whose defence is knit so close any forward line is apt to lose itself among the threads. The first time Vernon fizzed through with a flick from Young and Collins and one initially by himself to help him carve a way through: the second chance, after Parker had refused to be beaten and Lill had been brought down. Vernon took through the eye-of-a-needle opening. He was probably helped a little here by the slight hiatus caused by his own side's appeal for a foul against Lill. Referee Pickles, not for the first time, played the advantage rule and for one advantage meant advantage. This was Vernon's greatest game. He never plays nearly as well for Wales because there he will not expected to give his individuality full rein. The greatest threat to Burnley in the tie next Saturday is Vernon. His spark of genius could swing the match Everton's way, but it would be a bold (and foolish) man who would plump for either side. This first meeting—a cu tie a week in advance--had a long and fluctuating story it was a memorable match for us changes of pace: chances in fortune and fur its magnificent goalkeeping and shooting.
Great stuff!
A goal up after sixteen minutes Everton hammered Burnley for nearly all the first half. The near-missed with big shots: they were on target with others and found the chunky Blacklaw in superb form. There was an occasion when Elder standing on the line stopped a deflected shot by Bingham and fumble footed his way to a clearance as though desperately anxious (who wouldn't be) that he would turn the ball over the line. The Everton salvo had started with a shot from Vernon which beat Blacklaw (and an upright) by inches. Young's header from a pass by Gabriel continued the pressure and again Burnley saved with a kick from the goal-line Dunlop, with a magnificent one-handed dive from Connelly, made talk of a goalkeeper signing at Goodison seem even hotter hot air and Green, holding Robson off from Joyce's great through pass, earned the bonus in one, as they say. Then came Vernon's goal and the 53,000 spectators almost leaped out of their rain-soaked clothing Vernon, taking a free-kick prematurely rocketed the ball into the net for a goal which could not count: Bingham off the most lovely move—a round of passing in which Young finally teed up the shooting chance —hit a true shot which the goalkeeper's hands took overhead. Elder then did the goal-line good deed and Dunlop, moving to the line of flight of a shot from Robson, changed direction in mid-air and safely collected a ball which had been deflected 15 degrees. Great stuff!
So sharp, penetrating
Two minutes after the interval it was 1-1. The duet between scorer McIIroy and aide, Pointer, was so sharp an penetrating one wondered why Everton had not bridged that gap. A few minutes later it happened again—this time between Pointer, the scorer, and Robson. Two such goals, and so quickly, took all the starch out of Everton and left them, and us, limp and languid. Burnley, from being hard pressed, were right on top and cheekily so. They moved the ball between themselves as though content to while away the remaining minutes. After a great replay tussle with Leyton thus clearly thought they had done enough. And they had until Parker resolutely refused to lose the ball and the referee resolutely refused to penalise the innocent by giving a free-kick for a foul against all. How Vernon contrived a shot, at the second attempt, against a defence stacked thick against him he knows. Burnley will probably be as mystified as us that he was able to find the chink through which to drive the ball. And that was the beginning of the end, with Bingham and Adamson happily recovering from what looked like serious collision a few minutes from the end. If Alderman Cassidy did his best to bedevil relations between the clubs before a ball had been kicked the teams and spectators certainly did all in their power to put matters right. The players deserved their applause, I doubt whether the second game will produce the satisfaction this one gave, but if it is anything like is entertaining it will still be a great match of the sort which could best put football back into public favour.

QUEUED ALL NIGHT-BUT WITHOUT NEED
Liverpool Echo-Monday, February 12, 1962
10 A.M EVERTON FANS ALSO GOT TICKETS
The hundreds of people who spent Saturday night queueing outside Everton football ground to buy tickets for next Saturday's cup-tie at Burnley found yesterday that their vigil was not necessary. Fans arriving at 10 a.m., were all able to get tickets and some even re-joined the queue to get second tickets. A club spokesman said all the tickets available to the public were sold by 11.30 a.m. He reckoned the number in excess of 5,000.
COMFORTABLY
"Every time that people have queued all night for tickets it has been our experience that there has not been the slightest necessity for it," he declared. "People who arrived at the ground at 10 a.m. got tickets comfortably. And I am informed that some even went round a second time."

52,000 LIMIT AT BURNLEY
Liverpool Echo - Monday 12 February 1962
MILLER LIKELY TO PLAY
By Leslie Edwards
Burnley are likely to make one change for the Cup-tie against Everton next Saturday. Joyce, the reserve who played in the match at Goodison Park on Saturday at left half, will give way to the regular in that position, Miller, who is now fit after receiving an ankle injury in the replay at Leyton. The Turf Moor pitch, after hours of rain, was scarcely fit for play this morning. Tickets were still being sold for the Cup-tie. The limit attendance has been fixed at 52,000. Record attendance is 54,000. Mr. Bob Lord, the Burnley chairman received a telegram prior to Saturday's game. It read; "Best of luck from six genuine Everton supporters" and was sent from Huyton. The Burnley team were delighted when it was read to them. It looks as though the first meeting of the teams, a great match, and comment by Civic heads, has done much to clear the "atmosphere" which might have attended the Cup game.

BURNLEY CUP PROBLEM IS-CAN JOYCE BE LEFT OUT?
Wednesday, February 14 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates
It was the announcement from Burnley last night that almost all the tickets for the fifth round F.A Cup-tie with Everton at Turf Moor on Saturday had gone, that was surprising but that the sell out was not already complete. Actually only a handful of the tickets remain and these are those which have been provisionally reserved for members. They have to be claimed by today, otherwise they will be put on offer to the general public, in which case they will disappear like snow under a noon-day sun. Certainly, there will be 52,000spectators the official limit to see the game. It is not tickets or the question of why some members have been so dilatory in claiming them that is the topic of the day in Burnley. There, the big question is if Brian Miller is fit to return, can Walter Joyce be left out? Whether manager Harry Potts has any doubts about his intentions, no one knows, for he is keeping quiet, but the man in the street, who saw Burnley's game at Goodison Park last Saturday, cannot see the justice of crowding out one of their outstanding performers against their Cup opponents. It came as a surprise to the Burnley following when it was announced that Miller was standing down at Goodison and was being replaced by Joyce, for it had not then been revealed that Miller was nursing an ankle injury received in the closing stages of the Leyton Orient replay. Last night the report was that the ankle was responding to treatment, and it was almost certain that Miller would be fit.
No place for Joyce?
If Miller is back, can any place be found for Joyce? The answer appears to be-NO. Despite his fine showing, and everybody admits that Joyce played splendidly against Everton, it seems he must revert to his all too familiar role of odd man out. This season he has had only eight League outings, but his versatility can be gauged by the fact that he has played at left back, right back, left half and right half. What a sensational it would be if the skipper of the side Jimmy Adamson were to be asked to stand aside for the younger and more mobile player, but those who know Mr. Potts best say this would be absolutely contrary to the conservative line he usually follows. That appears to be that the side that has taken Burnley so far, so well, will be the side to receive Everton. Certainly Mr. Potts has not made a voluntary change all the season. Any alterations have been dictated by considerations of fitness. There is still no official indication as to whether or not Everton will be able to include George Thomson at left back, but I understand that nothing that has happened in the last day or two has done anything to increase his chances of playing. My view is that even if Thomson were to be pronounced fit today, manager Harry Catterick would hesitate to bring back a player so lacking match practice. It may be only a bunch but I believe Thomson will be no more than a spectator at this game.

FROM THE MANAGERIAL CHAIR
Wednesday, February 14, 1962 The Liverpool Daily Post
FOOTBALL CAN OFFER FIRST CLASS CAREER
By Harry Catterick
What is wrong with professional football? I am not referring to the age-old controversy of whether today's players are better than yesterday's or vice-versa. That is something that will never be resolved. There is a move through the Football Association, to make it still more difficult for a professional football club to offer a career to boys leaving school. I understand that certain people want the F.A to legislate that no professional club will be allowed to play or sign any boy who is still at school. Why should football be singled out in this way? It is obvious that to some minds there is still something of a stigma attached to professionalism. But only when it is applied to soccer. This old-school tie attitude of the modern Colonel Blimps is not reflected in cricket, tennis or any other sport. Only football raises certain hands in horror. Naturally I and my managerial colleagues resent this implied slight on football for I maintain that football opens fields, of opportunity as vast as any other career in these days. Moreover football more than any other career, affords opportunities for advanced study. In the majority of other professions a youngster has to attend evening classes at the end of a hard day's work. Football can and does, make allowance for those in search of knowledge to attend in the afternoons while the mind is fresh after an exhilarating morning training exercise. In addition football affords opportunities for world travel and the consequent mind-broadening beyond what the average industrial concern can present. In my own case, I have travelled throughout the world from America in the West to Russia in the East. Additionally football has accorded me the pleasure of making friends in many walks of life, people I could never have dreamed of meeting in any other sphere. Far from making it more difficult for clubs to attract young players one would have though the powers-that he would have tried to make thing easier. Some of our players today are earning salaries in the Cabinet Minister bracket which will enable them to maintain a high standard of living after they have grown too old to kick a ball about as their main means of livelihood. The Continental countries are way ahead of us in this respect. They appreciate that the sooner that experienced coaches, impart their wisdom the more easily will faults be eradicated with a consequent rising in the standard of play. Even the Iron Curtain countries who afford less opportunity in the way of wages have youth schemes the success of which is clearly revealed in the broader outline of world soccer today. Those countries have made tremendous strides in the last twenty-five years whilst we, more or less are still marking time on the same old spot.
At least today we have qualified F.A coaches assigned to schools throughout the country giving coaching instruction. But I insist that this is not sufficient. The coach has to deal with a class of boys without singing out the handful who would benefit from more advanced and concentrated coaching. Big football left the cloth-cap mentality behind many, many years ago. There are some highly intelligent men playing as professionals today. Bill Slater, of Wolves comes readily to mind. He has M.A. after his name, is an enlightened speaker and a lecturer at Birmingham University. Tom Finney built up a flourishing plumbing business through his knowledge and training as a plumbing engineer. Stan Mortensen of Blackpool, is a councillor in the town where he made his football name. There are many more like them and I state emphatically that with the increased incentives and opportunities there will be still more in the future. But, please don't tie our hands any more. Professional football is as honourable and rewarding a profession as there is today and I am proud to be associated with it.

TURF MOOR CLASH CAUSES DISAGREEMENT IN EDINBURGH
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 14 February 1962
Says Everton's Alex Young
After Saturday's thrilling League match at Goodison Park, it looks as though our Cup clash with Burnley at Turf Moor is going to be the pick of the eight fifth round ties, although I can also foresee the West Bromwich v. Tottenham and Manchester United v. Sheffield Wednesday matches producing their fair share of excitement. If there were any psychological advantage gained from last week-end's League game, then it was Everton, I think, who gained it. To my mind we held the advantage for two-thirds of the match and, given a little more luck with our shooting, would have won. I have mentioned this point about our shooting quite frequently of late, but the more I reflect on our last half a dozen fixtures, the more convinced I am that it has been mainly bad luck which has prevented us scoring more goals.
After our match at Burnley last September, I wrote that Connelly and Harris were the best pair of club wingers in the country. This, I feel, is still true, but the way Alex Parker and Colin Green played them last Saturday augurs well for our Cup chances. Our half back line, too, thought better than Burnley's so, given a little more luck in front of goal, I think it will be Everton who take their place in the quarter-finals. I'm not pretending the result, won't be close, though.
WISHFUL THINKING?
It would be foolish to deny that Burnley are a great side, but from what I have heard and read, the ball has been running kindly for them at times. On top of this, they have had no serious injury worries. Maybe it is wishful thinking on my part, but there does seem to be a grain of encouragement in the fact that little ever a fortnight ago, Leyton Orient were in a position very similar to Burnley's. Incidentally, I hear from back home in Edinburgh that there is some difference of opinion among the Young family and their near relatives over the likely outcome of next Saturday's match. No, they haven't suddenly lost confidence in yours truly, but with Harry Thomson—at the moment Adam Blackshaw's understudy for the Burnley goalkeeping position—a cousin of mine, it does complicate, matters. I also hear that another of my cousins, 16-years-old Jimmy Gilpin, who is on Hearts' books, has been attracting the attention of a number of English League scouts. Jimmy has, in fact, been for a trial with a London First Division club. But I don't want to leave the subject of Cup ties without wishing my pals at Anfleld the best of luck in their battle with Preston.
INJURY BOGEY
You will remember how, at the start of the season, the Everton first team forward line was below strength for some time due to various injuries, well now it seems to be the Reserve team's turn. Away from home they have been particularly unlucky and it is some time since they have finished a match with all 11 players fit. Keith Webber and Ray Veall have both been out of action for several weeks, and ten days ago Stuart Shaw was injured. Then last Saturday at Chesterfield, Frank Wignall had the misfortune to go sprawling over the wall surrounding the pitch. Frank was taken to hospital, but luckily it was found that he had no broken bones. He has, however, a bruised leg and shoulder, but they should not keep him out of action for too long. The name Stuart Shaw may be new to some of you, but I think you will see a lot more of it. Stuart is a young inside forward and a very clever ball player. Just before his injury he partnered another youngster. Gerald Humphreys, in the reserve side for a number of matches. From what I have seen of the in practice, both have an extremely bright chance of becoming first team regulars one day. Meanwhile, George Thomson is still receiving treatment for an annoying tendon Injury. I think annoying is the right word, for it is an injury of a minor nature which seems to be downright obstinate over getting better.
TEAM COMES FIRST
A schoolgirl from the Edge Lane district finds that her school netball team clashes with her loyalty to Everton and writes asking my advice on the matter. Next Saturday, she says, I have been told that I must play for the school netball team, although I would prefer to watch the Cup-tie at Turf Moor. My advice to this young lady, and also to any footballer with a similar problem, is to put your own team first. It may not seem the most enjoyable thing to do, but I am sure it is the right one. This reminds me of an occasion when I was chosen to play for the Scottish under U23 team against Belgium in Brussels. Naturally, I was overjoyed, but at the time I was in the Army and they insisted I played in a unit match instead. The unit match was of no importance as the league championship had already been decided, and I felt a bit upset about the matter. Looking back now, however, I realise that my duty lay towards my Army colleagues and I have no regrets about missing the Brussels match.
FAVOURITE END
Also in the postbag this week is a letter from Colin Derbyshire, of Gateacre, Liverpool, who wishes to know why we don't score as many goals at the Gwladys Street end as we do at the Walton Lane end. "Is there any secret about this?" asks Colin. Well, Colin is onto something, but I am as mystified about what stops the ball going into the Gwladys Street goal as he is. However, it is a fact that Walton Lane is regarded by most of the layers as Everton's favourite end and whenever Bobby Collin wins the toss, he elects to kick in that direction. '

FOLLOW THE SIGNS IF YOU ARE GOING BY ROAD TO THE BURNLEY CUP-TIE
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 14 February 1962
PARKING PLANS FOR CARS AND COACHES
PATROLS ON DUTY
Burnley police announced to-day their arrangements for the parking of the hundreds of cars and coaches which will carry Everton supporters to the town for the fifth-round F.A. Cup match with the League champions on Saturday. All vehicles approaching Burnley from the Preston, direction on the A. 679 through Accrington, or the A. 671 through Padiham, are asked to turn right soon after entering the town on the A. 646 towards Todmorden.They should then turn left towards Burnley on reaching the A. 671 and right at Lyndhurst Road to the car and coach park which is only 200 yards from the football ground. This route also applies if approaching from the Bolton direction on the A. 56. The route will be clearly marked by blue and white signs.
NO STREET PARKING
Coaches will not be allowed to park in the streets but the police will have extra men on duty at the coach park to help the drivers get away after the match.

JIMMY FELL'S TRANSFER REQUEST-TYRER MAY JOIN WREXHAM
Liverpool Daily Post-Thursday 15 February 1962
By Horace Yates
Everton came into the transfer news with a vengeance yesterday, first by agreeing terms with Fourth Division club, Wrexham, for the transfer of nineteen-year-old inside right Alan Tyrer, and then revealing that they had received a written request for a move from outside left, Jimmy Fell. Tyrer will announce his decision today, after consulting his parents, but it may be much longer before Fell gets his way. Last night manager Harry Catterick told me; "I have told Fell that no action can be taken on his application for the time being, but that should the position change it will be given further consideration." I don't think Fell can complain at that attitude, for this could hardly be considered the most favourable moment to ask for release, in view of the fact that outside left has been one of the club's trouble spots for a long time.
REGULAR PLACE
Fell feels that he would like a regular place in a League side and is confident that given the opportunity he might be able to command it elsewhere. Understandably, players who have had a run in a League team often take unkindly to relegation. There was the example earlier in the season of Mickey Lill also believing he might do better with some often club, and being given the opportunity to try his luck. In the absence of enquires his name was removed from the list and he is now back in the team. Because Fell has been left out of four of the last five games, this should not be taken that Everton have no further use for his services. I should imagine it is because Everton realise that they may still wish to call on him that his request has been pigeon-holed. It is nearly twelve months since Fell was signed from Grimsby Town for £18,000 and he made his debut in a home game against Aston Villa on March 22. Some of you will remember that his games at the tail end of the season had to be handpicked, for special permission was necessary in view of his having been signed after the dead-line. Despite that he had six appearances to his name by the close of the season. This season he played in 21 of the first 25 games. He was left out when Bobby Collins was tried at outside left at Sheffield Wednesday, and earlier in the season Mickey Lill took over for the four games Fell missed. Hehas scored five's goals, his last being against King's Lynn in the third round of the F.A Cup.
TYRER AT WREXHAM
Tyrer visited Wrexham yesterday after the North Wales club had agreed terms with Everton, and had a long interview with Ken Barnes, Wrexham's player-manager. "We have agreed to this move more to help the player and Wrexham than because it is Everton's wish, said manager Harry Catterick. "The player wanted to go and we are not standing in his way. I gather he has promised Mr. Barnes that he will let him know one way or the other sometime tomorrow. "If Tyrer's answer is "Yes," he will be included in Wrexham's team to visit Chester on Saturday. I estimate that the fee agreed is in the region of £4,000. Tyrer' signed professional forms for Everton on January 1, 1960, after very promising displays with Liverpool school boys had attracted attention to him. He graduated through the junior teams and made his League debut at outside-left against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Tyrer played in two first teams games this season and in all has made nine senior appearances, scoring two goals. He has also scored three goals in fourteen Central League matches. A member of the Everton side which last season reached the final of the F.A Youth Cup and was beaten by Chelsea in the final, Tyrer is a natural footballer. Both Everton and Burnley will again change colours for Saturday's Cup match. Burnley supporters will find a strange looking side representing them, for it will be the first time they will have worn an all-white strip in a game at Turf Moor. Everton will wear the old gold shirts with black shorts. It is a curiosity that Everton will have played in their change outfit in every round of the Cup so far. Latest opinion on the possibility of Thomson being fit for Everton comes from Mr. Catterick. He says; "I would say his chances are rather remote." Both Everton and Burnley expect to name their sides tomorrow.
TICKETS FOR SALE
A surprise development yesterday was an announcement by Everton club secretary, Mr. Bill Dickinson, that a few hundred ground tickets for the Burnley tie still remain unsold. There are tickets which had been provisionally earmarked for season ticket holders and have not been claimed. They will be placed on sale from the Bullens Road turnstiles from 6 p.m. tonight. I understand there will be a limit of one ticket per person.

TYRER SAYS "NO" TO MOVE TO WREXHAM
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 15 February 1962
He Prefers A Senior Club
By Michael Charters
Alan Tyrer, the 19-years-old Everton inside forward, has decided not to join Wrexham. The clubs agreed terms yesterday. Tyrer asked for time to think over the move and, after talking to his father, said to-day that he preferred to join a First or Second Division club. Wrexham player -manager Ken Barnes, told me that naturally, he was disappointed at Tyrer's decision for he felt he would have done well at Wrexham. He will continue his search for an inside forward elsewhere, although nothing can be done this week.

THOMSON WILL NOT PLAY IN CUP-TIE
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 15 February 1962
Everton Team To-morrow
FELL'S REQUEST
By Leslie Edwards
George Thomson, the Everton left back, who has been out of the game for some weeks through thigh muscle trouble will not be in the Everton Cup side at Burnley. Everton Manager, Harry Catterick, announced this to-day. He will select his team to-morrow. Jimmy Fell, the club's outside left, who lost his place in the team recently, has asked for a move because his earnings, as a reserve team player, are so much less. The club have told him that they cannot grant his request at the moment, but that if circumstances change the matter will be reconsidered.

ROY VERNON SAYS...
Liverpool Daily Post, Friday, February 16, 1962
THIS DYNAMIC POINTER MUST BE SUBDUED
Nothing that happened on Saturday at Goodison Park has altered my view that the winners of the return meeting in tomorrow's F.A Cup game will see the task through to Wembley. I would like to stick my neck out and say it will be Everton at Wembley, but prudence dictates caution! We proved to ourselves that we have the beating of the Burnley side if only we can scrap an ounce of superfluous polish of vitally-necessary punch. There were times when I thought we had Burnley reeling drunkenly and had we been able to deliver the knock-out punch they might not have risen gain in time, to be effective. No doubt both teams are convinced they learned enough from this meeting at close quarters to adopt tactics that will be more effective tomorrow, but I wonder if either learned enough to cancel out what the other chaps discovered. If Burnley ran away with the idea that because they were able to hammer two goals into our net in a matter of minutes, they have exposed the Achilles heel which can lead to our undoing, they could be barking up the wrong tree.
POINTER DANGEROUS
They will not fine goals coming so easily as they did last week. If our defence learned one thing it was that they cannot afford to give these Burnley sharpshooters an inch, particularly Pointer. The more he appears to be held firmly in a clamp the more dangerous he becomes. Such is his spirit that he never gives up and we all know to our cost-he does not waste an opportunity. Perhaps the mere fact that he has scored three goals in our two meetings this season, and made the other, is proof positive that our way to survival lies in the manner in which we can combat this dynamic centre forward. We have been accused so often of being a poor away side that I am afraid some of that criticism is bound to stick, but I can tell you this- the team do not believe it. Even though we have to meet the League leaders in their own den we are unafraid. I said last week I thought we could out-speed and out-think this formidable team, and I don't think the facts revealed on Saturday proved me wrong.
Our followers would like to see us scoring more goals, but their anxiety is no more deep-seated than it is with the players. If we did not have the ability there would be precious little ground for hope, but we know we have the ability in profusion. Tomorrow could be the day on which we will all click together.
GREEN EXCELLED
I realise it is probably asking too much to find those restless wingers, Harris and Connelly in such a subdued mood again, but I have no lack of faith in our defence. I was delighted to see the way in which young Colin Green coped with the Connelly threat. He played magnificently and I think such outstanding success against as tough an opponent as he is likely to encounter in a season's experience will be just the tonic he needs to make him realise that though he may be only regarded officially at the moment as George Thomson's deputy, he can, still hold his own in the cut and thrust of First Division football. One good game does not necessarily make a player, but I appreciate from my own experience what a boost a youngsters can get from a job well done. If it is any consolation and encouragement to Colin I can tell him his colleagues have the utmost faith in his ability to stand firm, if he has to deputise again for Thomson, I remember in my younger days, when I was striving for recognition being told. "Go out and win, lad. You can do it." The fact that others had such faith in me worked wonders. Whether if we meant or not I believed it, and that was half the battle. One of the things that pleased me most about Saturday's clash was that once having lost the lead, we were able to fight back and get on terms. That proves we have the spirit. My idea is that tomorrow goals could be scarce, for there is bound to be a stiffening of resistance on both sides. If that is true, the first goal could easily be the only goal, or at least it could exercise a vital infinence on subsequent events. I hope we get it! Just one other little matter, I would like to wish Liverpool the best of luck in their match with Preston North End. We should have the thought of beating Burnley and having no Liverpool to look forward to smashing later on!

TYERE STAYS
Liverpool Daily Post-Friday, February 16 1962
By Horace Yates
Everton's reserve forward Alan Tyrer, yesterday informed Wrexham that he would not be joining them. Although the terms offered were attractive, Tyrer would prefer to go to a more senior club. I understand that Wrexham's has been the only inquiry for his services to Everton since he was placed on offer. S I indicated yesterday George Thomson cannot be considered for Everton's Cup game at Burnley. Frank Wignall, injured in the Central League game on Saturday when he fell over the boundary wall and damaged his thigh, is in light training, but yesterday's report was that he was still unable to run freely.
JIMMY HARRIS SUSPENDED
The F.A Disciplinary Committee announced yesterday that Jimmy Harris the Birmingham and former Everton forward, had been suspended for two weeks from Monday, February 19 and Bertie Auld, Birmingham's outside left, for a week from the same date. Harris and Auld were sent off during the second leg of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup against Espanol at St. Andrews.

COULD BE DECISIVE
Liverpool Echo - Friday 16 February 1962
By Leslie Edwards
Everton's lack of thrust, on occasion, worries T.A.W. (102 Huyton Lane). Unless Young goes inside-forward or on the wing and a six-footer Tom Lawton type of centre forward is obtained he says we shall never gain the prize we all want. Much hinges on the availability to-morrow of Frank Wignall, damaged when he went "over the wall" in the Central League match at Chesterfield last Saturday. He and Derek Temple are forwards Everton could use if they aim at redeployment of the front line. Burnley, from being almost a beaten side, at Goodison Park a week ago, came luck so quickly with two fine goals that the match swung completely in their favour. If they had not played with the air of a side content to sit on their lead I think they would have won. I doubt if they will make the same mistake again. On their own ground they are bound to be more formidable. Vernon in super form could be the decisive factor.

EVERTON UNCHANGEDFOR CUP-TIE
Liverpool Echo - Friday 16 February 1962
Burnley Bring Back Miller
By Leslie Edwards
Everton announce an unchanged team for their Cup tie at Burnley tomorrow. There had been expectations of some forward reshuffle, but none has materialised. Wignall, one of the club's reserve forwards who might have been included was injured at Chesterfield last Saturday. Thus, except for Miller in place of Joyce at left half in the Burnley side, the teams are as they were a week ago in the rehearsal of the tie at Goodison Park. Everton; Dunlop: Parker, Green: Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Burnley; Blacklaw; Angus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Miller; Connelly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris.

THE SIXTH ROUND BECKONS-BUT EVERTON HARDLY INSPIRE
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, February 17, 1962
By Horace Yates
Not because Everton are not clever enough do I fear they may be unable to force a draw, much less a victory, at Turf Moor, for they proved conclusively at Goodison Park last week that in the art of ball juggling they have no reason to fear comparison with the League leaders. Plainly however, they do not possess the ability to strike on sight as do the Burnley line. If Everton were able to announce Pointer at centre forward for them instead of in opposition, that would make all the difference, but Pointers are few and far between and the man who has already proved to Everton twice this season that to give him the slightest opportunity is fatal, is a threat which no amount of appreciation in advance will remove. Burnley have a scorer in every forward position. If only we could claim that for Everton! Let us take the last seven games Everton have played away from home and list the scorers. We find that Bingham and Vernon registered at Ipswich, Collins scored at Aston Villa, there was a goalless draw at Cardiff, and against Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham, Blackpool and Chelsea only one name appears-Vernon. Surely that tells a convincing story, or rather an unconvincing attacking story. Without Vernon's striking qualities, imagine what a sorry picture would be resented!
YOUNG'S CHALLENGE
Now Vernon was brilliant against Burnley last week. He advertised to them as plainly as anyone could that he is the player to subdue. He wandered at will and it was almost as though Burnley stood back to admire his skills, but can we count on either admiration or standing back today? I sympathise with Alex Young. Brilliant to marked degree, but his warmest admirer must shrink from a glance at his scoring contributions. One goal in seventeen outings is a pathetic sort of return for so much skill and artistry. Only Young can out this right, and maybe a lack of confidence more than a lack of ability is responsible for what must be a growing embarrassment, in today's clash. Young has yards to spare in speed over centre-half Cummings. That is his great chance to show that not only does the scoring power still remains, but that he can demonstrate it in the most testing of all situations. Fans are only too willing to lionise this likeable Scot. Can he prove himself worthy of such an opportunity? The ending of his goal drought could make this a memorable match, not only for Everton, but for Young. Good luck, Alex! Green may be twice the man today after the encouragement he earned last week, and I cannot see Everton repeating the mistake of allowing defenders to be so obsessed with the idea of attack that they realise all too late their primary function. Burnley; Blacklaw; Augus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Miller; Connelly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris G. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris B; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill.

THE GAME OF THE DAY-HOW WILL IT GO?
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 17 February 1962
By Michael Charters
Everton's Cup - tie at Burnley this afternoon rates as the match of the day, and the build-up to it could not have been more intense or exciting. The Burnley alderman who hit the headlines with his comments on Everton supporters, the outspoken reply by Burnley chairman Bob Lord, the fact that Burnley needed to beat John Corey's team to reach this stage, the rehearsal of that great League game at Goodison last Saturday . . . all have produced an atmosphere of tension normally reserved for the Final. It is little wonder that Burnley officials say the demand for tickets in their town has outstripped the furore caused by their semi-final appearance last season. The gate has been limited to 52,000 -double the average for Burnley's League games this season despite their position at the head of the table. Every one of the 52,000 has been as eagerly sought as a Wembley ticket for this should be, on paper, a game to remember. No forecasts from me on this one. Alex Parker, in his Football Echo article last week, said:"Forget the result of the League game when considering the Cup-tie." We'll accept this sage advice and advance a few comments on possibilities. Everton will be unchanged. There are many who thought there would be a forward change of somewhat startling proportions but manager Harry Catterick must have decided that this was not the right time to swop experience for youth. Only the vents on the pitch this afternoon can prove the wisdom of that. But I believe him right in his decision although everyone appreciates that the most famous member of the forward line is having an unhappy spell so unlike his form of other seasons. George Thomson is still unfit and his troublesome pulled muscle injury could not have come at a worse time for the club when they are fighting for Cup glory and to retain their high place in the table. On the evidence of his display against England winger John Connelly last week, however, Colin Green has quickly forgotten his Ipswich nightmare and did extremely well to keep Connelly so quiet.
MILLER PLAYS
Burnley bring back Brian Miller at left half…the tall, burly Miller who headed the goal which put Leyton Orient out of this dream tie. Miller, an ever-present until last Saturday, is one of the finest wing halves in the game, but lucky Burnley to have a reserve of the quality of Walter Joyce, one of the outstanding players last Saturday. I would say that Burnley's attack is superior to Everton's their defence not so good. Burnley's forwards have all scored double figures this season (only Vernon in the Everton line has done so); on form, their wingers carry much more thrust than the Everton pair: their inside trio more punch if not more basic skill. Of course,Everton have Vernon as a match-winner par excellence but he and only he, is getting goals regularly in the line. Vernon is now producing the sort of form which John Carey always said he could show, but one man alone can't compensate for scoring weakness in other departments when their opponents can hit goals from any position. This difference could decide who moves into the sixth round. Everton's forwards, too, suffer from a strange malaise away from home. No one can put a finger on the reason for their poor form away. I have seen them several times this season play with a lack of drive and confidence which is alarming in comparison with the excellent displays at Goodison Park. At times, you would think you were watching a different forward line -the criticism does not apply to the defence. For this reason, Burnley mustfancy their chances because they are at home. Everton's away record this season is mediocre for a side with such a high League place and such limitless ambition.
PACE A GAME
This will be the third time ten days I have seen Burnley. I admired their calm, methodical style when they were outplayed for spells by Leyton Orient in the replay. I admired the rapid, professional precision with which they scored twice against Everton last Saturday, I admired the way they pace a game with complete confidence in their ability to raise or lower the tempo at their own dictate They are a great side, with several players of real class. On their day, I should rate them the best side in England, almost impossible to hold when their goal-hungry forwards find the ball running for them. But they have their weak points, too. Adamson, McIlroy and Cummings are not young men in the football sense,and the defence can be turned by forwards of the pace and of Vernon. Unfortunately, there is only one Vernon in the Everton side and he may not be sufficient to turn the game Everton's way. Defensively, Everton are well equipped, Labone has reached, at 21, a maturity and high standard which might have taken others a couple more years to attain. Gabriel and Harris make up as good a half-back line as there is in contemporary football.
ON TRIAL
Dunlop is playing better than at any time in his fine career, and we won't see two better goalkeepers in action together than he and Blacklaw this afternoon. Parker and Green may not sound as good as Parker and Thomson, but young Green did not let anyone down last Saturday and the confidence from that performance should make him produce a similar display to-day. Finally, Everton's rabid supporters will be on trial before the football world to-day. The incident in the League match at Burnley in September when some half a dozen youngsters were pulled from the terraces by police and taken out of the ground, has been magnified out of all proportion to the facts of the case. To-day, every Everton fan must ensure by his own behaviour land controlling anyone else getting too excited that the stigma placed on him and with him his city is uncalled for unwanted and unnecessary.

BURNLEY HIT BACK HARD AFTER EARLY SHOCK
Liverpool Echo-Saturday, February 17, 1962
BLUES HAD NO ANSWER TO INCISIVE ATTACK
BURNLEY 3, EVERTON 1
By Michael Charters
Burnley; Blacklaw; Angus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Miller; Connolly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris (G.). Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B.); Bingham, Collins (captain), Young, Vernon, Lill. Referee; Mr. G. McCabe (Sheffield).
Immediate surprise of the game was that Vernon, although wearing the No. 10 shirt, kicked off for Everton at centre forward with Young at inside left. But the game had only been in progress a couple of minutes before Young was back in the middle. Everton opened strongly, keeping persistent pressure down the right, although Cummings twice cut off centres from Bingham and Collins.
DUNLOP IN ACTION
In Burnley's first attack Pointer moved out to the right wing to take a pass from McIIroy, but his centre was beautifully intercepted by Dunlop at full stretch. Both teams were tackling like demons but once, when Young looked as though he had slipped past Cummings, Adamson moved in with a tackle from behind which brought the first free kick of the match. Both sides were moving the ball quickly and first time, with not much pretention to the classics, build-up, and the Burnley winger were moving inside a good deal, with Pointer mainly operating on the right wing.
GOOD RUN BY LILL
Lill came back to break up a Burnley short corner gambit and made a fine run from his own penalty area, but, spoiled it with a poor pass straight to Angus. After 10 minutes Everton produced a lovely move which nearly brought a goal. The ball moved smartly from Brian Harris to Vernon to Bingham and onto Young to baffle the Burnley defence. Young finally dragged the ball back to Vernon whose quick shot from 20 yards was well saved by Blacklaw.
McILROY LIMPING
McIlroy, who seemed to have been injured in a tackle by Vernon some five minutes previously, now came to a full stop in midfield and had to have attention from the trainer. He was limping and seemed to be favouring his left leg. Everton were chasing everything, with their forwards, even Young, coming back to help the defence as Burnley pressed. A good move involving Vernon, Young and Bingham, saw the ball swinging across goal to Lill, but Angus was they to save the day for Burnley.
LABONE IN FORM
Labone had to be in his best form to contain Pointer who was moving about freely on both wings and looking agreat centre forward as he did so. There was one incredible moment when Gabriel calmly flicked the ball into his own net, but he knew what he was doing for Pointer had been flagged offside in the move down the left wing which preceded it. With the noise of the crowd being so great it was impossible to hear the refs whistle, but Gabriel had.
FORWARDS SWITCH
Burnley were mainly on the attack, but Labone and company stayed calm and decisive, despite the constant switching of the Burnley forwards, and the impression Burnley gave of holding the upper hand in mid-field soon disappeared near Everton's penalty area.
SURPRISE SHOT
It was something a surprise when Everton took the lead after 35 minutes, but what a fine goal it was. Collins moved the ball out to Young on the left wing, and the centre forward put the ball back to Collins standing five yards outside the penalty area and Everton's skipper hit the ball instantly. The shot was so well struck and sighted that it beat Blacklaw all the way and flew into the top netting. The Everton contingent in the crowd went mad with the unexpected of this shot, and goal. Everton attacked again, and with Bingham and Collins putting the ball high in quick succession into the Burnley goalmouth the ball eventually ran out to Vernon, whose shot rebounded off Adamson's legs for a corner. This goal had a wonderful effect on Everton who had been under constant, if not severe pressure, for some time and now it was Everton who were doing the pressing themselves. Half-time, Burnley nil, Everton 1
Less than ten seconds after the restart, Burnley were level with a cracking goal from Miller. Adamson pushed the ball down the right wing. McIIroy flicked it inside to Miller just outside the penalty area and the left halfhit such a powerful, shot that the ball was in the back of the net while Dunlop was still airborne.
LAST WEEK'S PATTERN
Thus the game had followed the pattern of last week's League match at Goodison with Burnley then equalising quickly after half-time. Young left Elder and Cummings stranded down the right wing with a lovely bit of footwork but his centre was easily picked up by Blacklaw. Miller was moving up into the attack a good deal now, and he almost moved on to another fine opening but Collins had dropped back and cleared the danger. It was Burnley now doing most of the pressing, revitalised by the magic and speed of that equalising goal. Everton's defence with all the forwards except Young back to assist, was hard pressed but managed to keep the Burnley forwards away from shooting distance. There were free kicks galore for both sides and the tackling increased in tempo. Vernon was fouled by Elder as he was threading his way through, but Bingham crashed the free kick wide. Cummings and Angus between them tackled Vernon as he was about to go through with one of those characteristic dashes of last week, and I have rarely seen a match where the tackling was so razor sharp as this.one. Vernon chasing a long pass by Parker retrieved it right on the line and edged it inside perfectly to Young who was a little slow to make his shot and Burnley were able to save the day.
AMAZING GOAL
Burnley took the lead after 59minutes with an goal from Connelly. Much of the credit goes to Pointer, who picked up the ball down the right and spilt Everton's defence with an accurate pass to Connelly, who was badly angled near the right - hand upright, but still slid the ball cleverly through the gap to beat Dunlop: This was a bitter shock indeed for Everton after they had taken the lead in the first half, but it was only fair to say that Burnley had looked slightly the more incisive in their attacks than Everton for whom major credit went to the defence, particularly Labone. Connelly, first from the right wing and then from the left, twice floated the ball across the Everton goal, but missed all his team mates with the final pass. Then Young, collecting a rebound off Elder, mis-hit his left foot shot yards wide.
THEN IT WAS THREE
Robson,after 67 minutes, seemed to have settled it in Burnley's favour with a really soft goal. Mcllroy down by the right hand corner flag got the ball across but Parker saved well to clear the ball only for Elder to move up field and return it to Mcllroy. The inside right again crossed the ball close to goal and Robson, who seemed to mis-hit his shot, still got enough power and placing on the ball to beat Dunlop from close range. Burnley had thus shown their power of recovery in a remarkable way, similar to the fashion in which they had scored against Everton last week. Everton's forwards were now disappointing with Vernon under the control of Adamson and no thrust in the middle. But the defence was still playing as well as ever and never conceded Burnley an inch without a struggle.
INTENSETACILLING
The intensity of the tackling was still alarming and there was a good deal of swinging feet so it was remarkable that no one had been seriously hurt. Everton's first shot for some time was a good one by Brian Harris who got the ball from Vernon and made Blacklawshows his paces with a fine onehanded tip of the ball over the bar. Burnley confidently, cleared the corner kick. Burnley were well on top in the closing stages of a hard, exciting game a typical cup-tie—which the home side deserved to win because of their superiority in attack. Final: Burnley 3, Everton 1. Official attendance, 52,000.

PRE-MATCH PLANNING PAID OFF FOR SPURS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 17 February 1962
Says Alex Parker
One of the many arguments prompted by soccer concerns pre-match planning. This is particularly true of people directly connected with the game, such as players, managers and coaches. As in most things there are 1,001 theories, ranging from those who like to plan the game kick by kick straight from the start to those who believe that good players will win a match by doing what comes naturally to them. To prove what I mean, there is a football story told about two famous characters—one a manager, the other a player—whose names are very well-known. The manager gathered his team together, put a blackboard in front of them and proceeded to show them how to score a goal. His demonstration was something on the lines of…" The centre forward will pass to the inside right, who puts it back to the right half, who slips it through to the inside left, who slings it across to the outside right, who beats two men before pulling it back to the centre forward and bingo, it's a goal." After running through this plan he asked if there were any questions. After a few seconds silence while everybody thought about the plan, the player said. "Yes, just one, boss. What the devil are the other team doing all this time?" While I do not believe you can plan football as deliberately as that, I do believe there are certain tactics that can be adopted. Last Wednesday afternoon, I saw Spur's prove my point in the televised second half of their European Cup match with Dukla.
HIS PLANS
Now the Czechs are a good team. So good, in fact, that Spurs manager Billy Nicholson has said he would have been quite satisfied if his team had got a draw. That 1-0 defeat was the next best thing, but I don't think they would have had that if Mr. Nicholson had not had a look at Dukla beforehand and made some plans. What they amounted to was that Spurs should play an extra half back to keep the Czechs running up too big a score, and then being in a position to go on the defensive themselves in the replay. With the score as it is Dukla will have to go all out for goals as much as Spurs will. I thought the Spurs' plan a shrewd one and that the players, considering they had not had time to practise it, carried it out very well. We played Dukla twice in the final of the New York tournament last summer. They were a completely unknown quantity to us. As far as I was concerned Dukla was just a name and nothing more. They beat us 7-2. But for the second game we knew their strengths and weaknesses, and although reduced to 10 men for 85 minutes, held them to2-0. I'm convinced that if I or our manager had been able to see them before we met, we would have come out of the final with a much better record. AUTOMATICALLY
We Everton players practise moves during our training at Bellefield and it is amazing how, after working at them for a few days, you suddenly find yourself doing them automatically during Saturday's match. Going back to last Saturday's clash with Burnley, everybody I have spoken to has said how much they enjoyed it. It was certainly a very good game and I'm only sorry we did not win, as I think we deserved to. I wrote last week that both teams would undoubtedly learn something about each other's play. What Burnley learned about us I do not know, but I do know that we learned about them. It was that no matter how hard-pressed they may be, you cannot afford to give their forwards half a chance. The way they took their two goals after being on the defensive for so long explains to me why they have scored so many this season. I only hope we have been able to put our lesson to use this afternoon. One of the best-known characters round Goodison Park is somebody who has nothing to do with the club. He is a tall chap who always seems to be around the ground and is known to all the players and staff and some of the directors, too. I know all the people who live nearby seen to know him and he is known to everybody as Big Ben. He is as keen an Evertonian as I have ever met. This week we heard he was in hospital having an operation, so all the Everton players signed a "get well" card and sent it to him. We will all be glad when he is back. Goodison does not seem the same without him.

EVERTON RES V BOLTON RES
Liverpool Echo-Saturday, February 17, 1962
Everton Res; Rankin; Parnell, Atherton; Sharples, Gorrie, Meagan; Shaw, Russell, Webber, Temple, Fell. Bolton Res; D Hogg; Stanley, Cooper; Hatton, Oxtoby, Cunliffe; Sleight, W. Redrobe, Phythian, Deakin, Butler. Referee; Mr. G. Ollerton (Preston). The game got off to a simmons 2 proof to WH- scrambling start with either a free kick or a throw in every few seconds during the opening ten minutes. The first concerted move came from Bolton, but Sharples intervened smartly to prevent Phythian from converting to a right wing cross. When Shaw forced a corner for Everton, Temple met Fell's out swinging flag kick on the volley but put a the ball a foot or over the bar. Shaw, Everton's liveliest forward, missed an easy chance in failing to collect a pass from Sharples in front of the Bolton goal. Everton were now on top and in the next minute almost went ahead when Hogg could only turn Webber's header towards his own goal, but Stanley cleared off the line. After temple (twice), Parnell and Shaw had come within an ace of scoring, Everton lost their grip on the game, and Bolton attacked strongly towards the interval. Both Deakin and Phythian went near for the Wanderers, while Rankin did well to hang on to a fierce rising drive from Hatton. Half-time; Everton Reserves nil, Bolton Wanderers Reserves nil.

SHOOT-ON-SIGHT POLICY FIRES BURNLEY ONE STEP NEARER WEMBLEY
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, February 19, 1962
BURNLEY 3, EVERTON 1
By Horace Yates
Round five of the F.A Cup at Burnley was the end of the road for Everton, and it has to be admitted at the outset that they lost their way through all too familiar wandering and lack of a goal-homing instinct. To compare the forward line with that of Burnley was like pretending that gilt was gold. It was a failing that so many of us feared would prove mortal and left no possible consolation when it did. If this was a temporary fall from grace by the attack it might be dismissed as one of those disappointments coming under the heading of the vagaries of football form, but it was not. Rather was it a true to type reflection of a lack of hostility and goal worthiness by men who have played together long enough to be capable of something better. This forward line is branded as a failure and until we can expect a drive and finish comparable with that of Burnley or Tottenham these spectacular let-downs will recur. I admit that at half-time when Everton retired one goal up, worthily ahead and seemingly capable of putting Burnley firmly into their place, a miracle result appeared to be more than a fanciful possibility.
CLASH IN RUINS
This promising structure crashed in ruins because Burnley stayed on, not only to make opportunities, but more important still take them. Everton's failure stemmed not from an inability to make chances comparable with those of Burnley, but rather from a lack of scoring finish, not exactly of recent origin. Collins gave the spectacular inspiration with a magnificent leading goal in thirty-six minutes with the sort of scoring drive that would have been devastating of only it could have been repeated elsewhere, but while Collins made the most of his great chance it was an almost isolated example of match-winning awareness. True, Vernon hit another terrific shot, which only the brilliance of Blacklaw kept out of goal, but if we except this and a smash-hit from Harris, what else was there to advertise the aggressive intent of the side? We saw Young three times fail completely to provide a finish worthy of the approach that had created the chances, Vernon the man with restless dynamite in his boots, made a total hash of his one pressing invitation to burst the back of the net and from the wingers there was nothing. The man is not yet born who can guarantee to convert every shooting chance into a goal but it is because attackers of the Burnley calibre fail less frequently than others that nothing will now convince them that what Tottenham achieved last year in the shape of Cup and League double, they cannot do this time. Whether they will remains to be seen, for I fear they will not find all their Cup opponents so accommodatingly shot-shy and erratic in sight of goal as were Everton.
OPEN SPACES
There is not sufficient difference in the size of the Goodison and Turf Moor pitches to account for the contrast we saw in Vernon's inability to find the open spaces compared with the way he did last week. Maybe he did not wander and cover so much ground on Saturday, and possibly Burnley had learned the necessity to clamp down on him, but this Vernon was unrecognisable as the terror of the League meeting. One day Young may re-discover his shooting boots and thereby put all criticises to shame but the fact remains that cleverness in a line, constituted as is Everton's, is no adequate substitute for the striking power in the middle so transparently necessary if Everton are to proper and dominate. If constructive suggestion were as easy as destructive appreciation of the situation, I fancy experiments would not be slow in forthcoming, but Everton are in the grip of a chilling dearth of alternatives. Their half back line of Gabriel, Labone and Harris is the sort of sheet anchor that has untold possibilities of both power and progress. They did their job manfully in containing for so much of the time the fiery efficiency of the Burnley forwards and had they been confronted with a lesser array of marksmen in every position, they might still have seen Everton through but with Burnley boasting a shot in every forward locker with the occasional contribution from behind, a few stout hearts were not enough.
LESSON FOR GREEN
Green knows now that the Connelly he opposed at Goodison is not always such a tranquil make-weight and Parker often had his problems with Harris. It was in no sense reassuring to see the contemptuous regard held by Burnley's wing halves for Everton's attacking potentialities, so that time after time we saw not one, but both halves turning themselves into forward auxiliaries. Indeed it was the upstanding Miller who swept into the attack to collect a cross from McIIroy and put the teams on terms with a great shot within seconds of the re-start, when Everton were caught completely unawares. This was the worst possible thing that could have happened from an Everton point of view. Had there been no wide open route to goal then, Burnley would probably have found the breaching of the defence a far more difficult problem. As it was along came a leading goal from Connelly, provided by Pointer's skill and persistence and pushed past Dunlop from the narrowest of angles in fifty-nine minutes. Then a half-hit shot by Robson again from McIIroy, in sixty-seven minutes, brought down the margin on yet another Everton season of short-circuited Cup ambitions. One big strong forward of the shoot-at-sight variety would not solve all the forward fallings, but he would make a worthy contribution. Problem-find such a forward who is currently available –at any price! It was no lack of local support that led to Everton's realisation they were away from Goodison Park, for the encouragement they received was terrific until it died of malnutrition. Burnley; Blacklaw; Angus, Elder; Adamson, Cummings, Miller; Connelly, McIIroy, Pointer, Robson, Harris. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Bingham, Collins, Young, Vernon, Lill. Referee; Mr. G. McCabe (Sheffield). Attendance 52,000.

EVERTON RES 1, BOLTON W RES 1
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 19, 1962
After many stoppages for petty infringements in the opening minutes, this game at Goodison Park developed into a dull defensive battle, and a draw was a fair result. Shot's on the target were infrequent and neither goalkeeper was extended although in the first half, Webber had a header cleared off the goal-line by Bolton full back Stanley. Everton looked like paying the penalty for some wild finishing when Redrobe put Bolton ahead in the fifty-sixth minute. Eight minutes later, however, Webber, who was the most effective of a moderate home attack, equalised with a powerful header. Parnell and Sharples took the honours in a competent home defence.

BURNLEY KEPT VERNON SO QUEIT- THE END FOR EVERTON
Liverpool Echo - Monday 19 February 1962
By Michael Charters
Even the Invaluable and roaring support of 15,000 fans could not help Everton to snap out of their poor away form in the Cup tie at Burnley on Saturday. They were welcomed by a more than miniature Goodison roar when they came out in their old gold and black strip, cheered rapturously when they took a first half lead, but even these devoted supporters were silenced when Burnley struck three times after the interval in quick succession to move into the sixth round of the Cup as worthy and comfortable winners. There was a hope that support in such volume would help the team to recapture the attacking snap of their home displays. There were moments in the first half, particularly in the ten minutes up to the interval after they had scored, when it seemed as though the tonic of great vocal encouragement had had its effect. But then the routine away slump followed as Burnley moved like the great team they are. It takes more than just crowd support—it needs some strength in the forward line which Everton don't possess in away games this season. Rarely have I seen a game conform to pre-match predictions so accurately. The game hinged on the comparative values of the attacks, and Burnley, with wingers Connelly and Gordon Harris lifting their form so much higher than in the League match a week earlier, won hands down by the end. Everton produced three shots of quality. The first, by Vernon, early on, was beautifully saved by Blacklaw; the second, by Collins, earned a great goal: the third, ten minutes from time by Brian Harris, was also well saved.
DISAPPOINTING
For the rest, the Everton forwards were disappointing Young had a couple of chances in the second half to bring Everton back into the game after Burnley had gone ahead, but he seems to leave his shooting confidence on the 'training ground. Bingham and Lill, despite switching wings, could make little penetrative headway against Elder and Angus. Collins was unable to fill the role the great McIlroy did so well for Burnley—the probing, chance-making job of the master inside forward. Vernon was shadowed and tackled out of the game by Adamson and Miller and these duels set the pattern of a match full of razor-sharp tackling, which produced a multitude of free kicks as neither side gave an inch in trying to gain or retain possession. There were glimpses of clever ball play from Vernon and Young but the power where it is most wanted—in shooting range- was non-existent. Herein lies Everton's major need now: to find a powerful inside forward of scoring drive to blend with the craft of others in the line. Vernon' cannot do It all by himself and when Burnley coped so competently with his menace on Saturday. Everton never had a chance of winning. Everton's defence, however came out of the game with much credit. Labone was magnificent against a top-form Pointer, who moved fluently around the field, making fast, accurate runs, and distributing ball neatly and effectively.
LABONE THE BEST
And yet Labone was still Everton s best player and had he not played so well, Pointer might have run riot. Labone, backed up nobly by Gabriel and Brian Harris, who played themselves right out in chasing harrying, tackling and defending. Behind them Parker and Green were often hard pressed particularly Green. The dangerous Connelly, with his roving commission, was rarely on the right wing, and, Green was often faced by either Pointer or McIIroy, who spent most of the second half there.
Both Everton backs played well against much second half pressure, Parker particularly, while Dunlop had no chance with the three shots which beat him. The whole defence, in fact, did enough to ensure at least a share of the honours: it was up front where the creaking at the seams began to show. McIIroy, although limping slightly following a tackle by Collins early in the game, was the master mind o0f Burnley's triumph. He made the other forwards tick and the smooth way in which they inter-chance and slip into shooting position is their greatest asset. Wing halves, Adamson and Miller, were always moving up to help their forwards- something Gabriel and Harris could not do because they were so hard pressed in defence. The whole team, however, played with an ability to pull out that something extra to win this battling, top-pace Cup-tie. Everton's goal, after 35 minutes was a surprise because Burnley had been doing most of the attacking. Collins collected the ball out of defence, slipped it out to Young on the left wing and the opening was made. Young pushed the ball back to Collins and, instead of trying that Everton's failing of extra pass, the Everton captain hit a wonderful shot from 20 yards which gave Blacklaw no chance. Oh' if only all the Everton forwards could have learned the lesson of the value of this surprise shot. Burnley struck at the start of the second half with a simple, yet elegantly conceived goal, which marked the end of Everton. From the kick-off, the ball went from Pointer to McIIroy, to Adamson, to Mcllroy deep on the right wing. An adroit pass infield for the incoming Miller to hit in his stride and Dunlop was beaten all the way by the power and accuracy of the shot.
Time eight seconds from the restart. Not an Everton player had touched the ball.
SOFT TOUCH
After 59 minutes, Burnley went ahead; inevitably it seemed, with another fine goal. Pointer made this one, darting through on the right before slipping the ball inside to Connelly, who wheeled round and slipped it past Dunlop when finely angled. The final goal (67 minutes) was something of a soft touch. McIIroy crossed the ball from near the right corner flag. Parker cleared upfield to Elder, who hit a great cross-field pass back to Mcllroy. Over it came again, low this time, and Robson, despite half-hitting his shot, still contrived to beat Dunlop because the ball was placed well away from the goalkeeper. This was Robson's only effective contribution; he was Burnley's poorest player.

FROM THE MANAGERIAL CHAIR
Liverpool Daily Post-Wednesday February 21, 1962
OUR REFEREEING STANDARDS ARE STILL THE BEST
By Harry Catterick
Referees have been in the limelight recently. We have read about disputed goals, disputed penalties, doubtful offsides and you may have noticed that in all this considerable, controversy I have kept my counsel and refused to comment on such matters. I have never believed in referee-baiting on or off the field and my players have always had the strictest instructions to approach the man in charge whenever necessary, with as little heat as possible. I feel that a reasoned approach is often justified. But loath to see something resembling a rugby scrum around a referee. There are quite a few points that I am sure the average spectator does not consider with regard to these officials. Sure, it causes a laugh from those around if you rattle off a really comic remark about the referee, but there is not much else you can do about it anyway. As one who has travelled the world with football teams in one capacity or another I state quite emphatically that our refereeing standards are the best in the world. If you had seen some of the contortions by foreign referees bending over backwards in support of their own team I am sure you would agree with me.
RESULT STANDS
Sour grapes are useless after the match has been completed in any case. No matter what happens unless an unregistered player has been allowed to turn out-the result stands! Certainly some odd decisions are allowed to get by occasionally. The referee is human, and what human has not erred at some time or other? The referee also, through no fault of his own, can have a bad game, just as a player can. There is no explanation for it except, I feel the one that should be known to all of us. One of those days when, from the moment you throw the sheets back and look a large challenging world in the face everything goes wrong. You have experienced it, so have I, so has everybody else. I had my bad days as a player, I probably felt top of the world when I ran out with my colleagues, but from the moment my foot first touched the ball, I knew I was in for a poor day. Strange thing about those occasions is that the harder you try, the worse you get.
SOCCER GUILE
Always remember too when you groan at a referee blowing for a foul and not giving the offended player the advantage, that the referee has to make almost a split second decision. If he sees the player stumble he automatically blows his whistle, but if the players recover his balance then he is ridiculed for giving a foul in the first place. Those of us who have played the game at the top level are aware of the difficulties. Why, even my trainers are not always popular when they referee our Tuesday morning practice games and they have been steeped in soccer guile for many years. Over a long period of years there have been suggestions that ex-professional footballers should join the ranks of referees and, indeed, I believe that Ray Swinborne, the young Wolves centre-forward who had to quit the game through injury, has already passed examinations with flying colours. But this move has been talked down by many prominent people who ask how ex-professional footballers could go right through the refereeing school from junior matches through to the big time? In addition they add that it would be unfair for these ex-players to come in at the top without going through the mill. Not only would it give them preferential treatment over men who have given up their time over a number of years, but high officials feel it would stifle the ambition on the lower-most rung. That would mean an inevitable drying-up of supply in a short space of time to the detriment of the younger generation. Still others proclaim that if players can earn £100 a week then it is time that referees who are in charge of the game, should also be given a handsome wages and placed on a full-time basis. But at least the men with the whistle realise that while they are the subject of such discussion, there is no danger of them being forgotten. Our top whistlers is worth more –of course they are. Moreover, I feel that more use should be made of men like Arthur Ellis. The ever smiling Halifax referee had to retire because he reached the age limit. That limit was and is 47, but a certain gentleman is still playing professional football at that age for Stoke City!

LABONE OUT OF UNDER 23 TEAM
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 21 February 1962
Everton Ask For Release
NIGHBURY GAME
By Michael Charters
Brian Labone, Everton centre half, will miss his England Under-23 appearance against Scotland Under-23 next Wednesday because his club asked for his release in order to play in a League game the previous night. The F.A. have gives permission for him to withdraw. Everton play Arsenal at Highbury the day before the international at Aberdeen. Labone's place will be taken by Marvin Hinton, of Charlton, for his first cap. Preston's left winger, Peter Thompson, also selected for the England side, will be another absentee as his club require him for the second Cup replay against Liverpool at Old Trafford next Monday. His deputy is Burnley
SOUTHPORT SIGNING
Former Everton amateur Barry Edmondson has been signed by Southport as a professional for the remainder of the season, after completing a two months' trial period. Edmondson, 19 - years - old left half, is a product of Southport schoolboy football, but joined his home town club for the first time just before Christmas after playing with Blackpool and Bolton as an amateur, as well as Everton.

BURNLEY BOUNCED BACK OFF THE CANVAS
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 21 February 1962
Says Everton's Alex Young
How does a boxer feel when he sees his opponent get up off the canvas and fight back to gain the decision? After Saturday's Cup-tie, I think I know. As the whistle sounded for half-time at Turf Moor. I thought we had Burnley reeling. Then, like a boxer sensing his opponent was groggy we came out for the second half ready to go in and apply the finishing touches. However, as so often happens in sport, things didn't work out as expected. Within 10 seconds or so, Burnley had equalised, and then, sensing our surprise, threw everything they had at us gradually got on top. In the end they thoroughly deserved their victory.
SPURS MY CHOICE
Without doubt, Burnley are a fine side, and I wish them well, but I don't see them as 1962 Cup winners. That distinction, as I forecast towards the end of last year, will, I think, go to the present holders Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs have shown their greatness lately by the way in which they have been able to change their tactics to suit different situations. In my view they have a half back line which is more skilful than Burnley's, and fine though the Turf Moor team's attack is, it doesn't possess a Jimmy Greaves or a Cliff Jones. Despite my high regard for Spurs, however, I was a little surprised why they held Dukla to a single goal In Prague last Wednesday. Dukla as we found out to our cost in New York last summer, are a really great side, so I think Spurs deserve a vote of thanks from English football fans for an extremely fine performance. However I don't want to get away from last Saturday's match without a word of thanks to those thousands of fans who gave us their support.
LOYAL FANS
One thing which has made a deep impression on me since I came here from Scotland, is the tremendous enthusiasm and loyalty of the Everton fans. The lucky horse-shoe, tartan garters and various other good-luck token and messages which we received before the game, did not do the trick on Saturday, but I know none of the Everton players will be satisfied until these charms have reaped some reward. So thank you again supporters. One of my greatest regrets about Saturday's defeat is that even if the end we players perhaps deserved to be on the losing side—you certainly did not. Now, I am sorry, I have to disillusion the people who saw Roy Vernon's switch to the centre forward position at the start of Saturday's match as an intricate piece of pre- match planning. It wasn't for Roy and I thought it up on the spur of the moment.
INVITING GAP
As the Burnley defenders took their positions Roy noticed that there was a big space between centre half Tommy Cummings and left back Alex Elder. Roy decided he would kick the ball off to me, then race for the gap, hoping to fasten on to the return pass and notch a quick goal. But the move failed almost as we started it, for as Roy and I waited for the referee to signal the commencement of the game, Alex cleverly "read" our intentions and moved over to close the inviting path to goal. A Birkenhead youngster has written to me explaining that he had been dropped from his school team, along with three of his pals, because the sports master says they are not strong enough and do not carry a strong enough shot. He asks how to build up his strength. Strange thing is that I was once dropped from my school, team to Edinburgh for almost identical reasons. My advice to this youngster is to practise shooting frequently and he will find the increased strength coming almost automatically. Exercises are the only thing which will improve his body strength, although when he is a little older weight training may come in useful.

LABONE PUTS CLUB BEFORE CAP
Liverpool Daily Post-Thursday, February 22, 1962
By Horace Yates
Behind the announcement of Brian Labone's with-drawal from the England under-23 team to oppose Scotland next Wednesday, lies a story of tremendous club loyalty. Labone yesterday went to see Mr. Harry Catterick, the Everton manager, and said, "I understand I have been picked for the under-23 international. "In view of our injury position and as we play Arsenal the previous night, if you wish to apply for my release from the England team I quite understand and am perfectly willing." Said Mr. Catterick last night. "This is a wonderful example of a player's loyalty to his club. It is one of the greatest sporting gestures I have known and it was purely voluntary." Labone's place is taken by Hinton of Charlton, and Gordon Harris replaces the Preston winger Thompson who plays against Liverpool on Monday night.

TAKE A BOW, YOU TRAVELLING EVERTONIANS
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 22 February 1962
By Leslie Edwards
Some hard-hitting readers' letters to-day, with the nicest contribution from three followers of Burnley. Writing from 96 Lyndhurst Rood, on behalf of himself and two others Mr. W. Haley says: " In view of the recent remarks of a few ill-disposed citizens of this town, which unfortunately found their way into your paper, may we, as responsible supporters of Burnley, express our satisfaction and appreciation (if any were needed) of the way those 14,000 Liverpool people conducted themselves on Saturday at the Cup-tie here. Having enjoyed their company before, during and after the match we say they were good sporting losers and a credit to their team and city. We wish them and their club good luck in the future." Take a bow, much-malinged (sometimes unfairly) followers of Everton. This should indicate further to the few who are liable to misbehave how important it is that they should continue to get top marks wherever their away matches take them. At least one man in Liverpool, J. G. White, of Huyton, thinks Alderman Cassidy, of Burnley, should make a public apology. Perhaps he will. Personally I think it best to forgive —and forget—the matter. There are other more urgent things in connection with Everton and people who "know the answer" must first hear Manager Catterick's view: "We want only players better than we have and there are not many of those around. Most of them unfortunately are with clubs determined not to let them go and quite rightly if they have hopes of Cup and or League." The name Joe Baker has been whispered to me more than once: so has that of Blackburn's Bryan Douglas. Neither have said they want to move and their clubs seem quite content to have them. So where do we go from there? Everton's consistent home success measured against their almost complete failure away from home is extra- ordinary. Surely it cannot be that the crowd's support at Goodison Park is worth so much to them? All Too Severe reader Joe Brown, of Roby, asks "Why not try Alex Young on the wing? I think we have another Alex Jackson in this player. He would play havoc with any full-back." Still on the same topic Anthony Walsh (15 Hatherley Avenue, Great Crosby) is all too severe, I think, on a beaten Everton: "I was not disappointed when I came out of the match at Burnley on Saturday, I was disgusted. This was one of the most gutless Everton performances it has been my misfortune to attend. The towel was thrown in as soon as Miller scored and the next two goals were almost formalities. I hope you don t think l am blaming the defence, I am not. They performed creditably but, they cannot support for ever an attack which is firing on only two cylinders. We deserve better than this. We haven't won anything since the war, except the minor position in promotion, and I think a team which has the most consistent supporters in the country home and away should be ashamed for serving up this inept performance." Another follower of the club, A. Gabler, 16 Masten Road, Fairfield, starts his letter under the heading "Same Old Story." He goes on; "Just how long is it going to take Everton to realise that their forward line is still not good enough to compete with teams like Spurs and Burnley? On Saturday's performance only Vernon and Young came up to expectations. Great players like these have poor support from their wingers. What a difference there would have been if Everton had had the Burnley wing menaces Harris and Connelly. The score, I feel sure, would have been reversed. What the club need now is a forward line that plays well together. Some forwards in the side are past their best. Mr.. Catterick must face the fact that it is the attack and not the defence that has been failing throughout the season in away matches." J. K. Elliott (25 Beechfield Road, Liverpool) was amazed at Everton's inability to realise their assets in the first game with Burnley. " Against a surprisingly clumsy Burnley defence the quick pass and change of direction of the first half produced one goal and deserved several others; yet' after the interval with the exception of Roy Vernon, Everton's only attacking gambit seemed to be the long, high ball down the middle or the centre from the wing. "Burnley's defence towering inches above the Everton forwards, the chances of such tactics succeeding were, to say the least, remote. If Everton eradicate this weakness, keep the ball on the turf, they will do better."

THE SEARCH FOR GOALS
Liverpool Daily Post-Friday, February 23, 1962
WIGNALL LEADS EVERTON FORWARDS; YOUNG AT OUTSIDE LEFT
By Horace Yates
It was inevitable that Everton should make forward changes, for their visit to Nottingham Forest tomorrow, following attacking failures not only at Burnley, but the intermittent exceptions over a period of many weeks, and most people will be prepared for the announcement made by manager Harry Catterick yesterday that Alex Young Scottish international centre-forward gives way to Frank Wignall. Young moves out to the left wing in place of Mickey Lill, who crosses to the right, to take up his favourite position. Billy Bingham stands down and on this occasion the explanation that he is rested really means what it says, instead of as so often happens, merely being a sidestepping of the word- dropped. Bingham has earned a rest and will be no worse for it. With George Thomson still unfit, and not yet in training, the defence remains undisturbed. That there have been so few voluntary changes in Everton's attack I regard as an admission that reinforcements from the reserves have not been of sufficient quality to justify a chance being taken, rather than any inspired satisfaction with the way things have been going. Alex Young can have no complaints at being asked to move over. His scoring record weights heavily against him. Nobody doubts his artistry, polish and ball-playing excellence and if others around him had been supplying the scoring touch which has so steadily evaded him, one might have justified his retention but when neither Young nor his colleagues have been scoring regularly, plainly something had to be done.
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
No one, will attempt to compare Wignall with Young as a craftsman, but if the driving enthusiasm of the one man available who can lend much needed heights and weight to the front line, can infuse point producing punch, it will be easy to overlook the loss of polish. Everton have waited long enough and some may think too long, waiting for the scoring blight which has smitten the Scots this season, before taking action and it could well be that a change of position, where he will be less fiercely marked, could be the ideal way of restoring Young's belief in himself. Undoubtedly Everton's goal crop from centre forward this season must be among the leanest harvests f any club in the country. Young has led the attack 21 times and has produced only four goals, while in eight games at inside right he has netted twice. Since October 21 (a run of eighteen consecutive matches) he can boost only one goal. It is my belief that Young has allowed himself to become unsettled by the way in which goals have by-passed him. A little more success might easily have been the tonic he appears to require. Whether outside left is his best alternative position is a matter of opinion, but it will be his first outing for Everton in that role. This is just a phase in Young's career. He can weather the storm and turn on the football charm which has so often left Goodison crowds screaming their appreciation of a player gifted beyond the ordinary.
OVERWORKED BINGHAM
Mickey Lill has been given only two previous outings in his true position of outside right, the last being in the home game with Sheffield United on October 21. Bingham has hardly been himself for several weeks and the interpretation that he is feeling the strain of an almost continuous spell of twelve months' football may not be far off target. In the last twelve months, he has played in more than sixty matches, including visits to Greece, Italy, and America twice. Even with such a ball of enthusiasm that Bingham is, the cumulative strain of so much soccer must take itself felt, and although the player may be the last to admit that he needs a relaxation, it is not always that the player concerned is the best judge of the position. Tomorrow will be Wignall's tenth game this season, outings which have given him only three goals. The ball is now tossed to his toes. The rest is up to him. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Lill, Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Young.
Everton have arranged a friendly fixture with Hibernian at Easter Road on March 10 a day on which they should have been at Sheffield to oppose the United, who will be engaged in the F.A Cup.

ROY VERNON SAYS...
Liverpool Daily Post-Friday, February 23, 1962
WITHOUT DOUBT, CUP GAMES ARE AN INSPIRATION
What a blow it was to go out of the F.A Cup at Burnley, because it was a match we all felt was there for the winning. When I first began to play solo whilst I was told there were men tramping the Embankment because they had failed to lead trumps, and so it is in football. The team which lords it over everybody else is the one that takes its chances. Look at the enthusiasm there is this stage of the season when a club is still interested in the Cup, with each succeeding draw more and more exciting and Wembley looming up just around the corner. There is electric atmosphere about everything and football becomes food and drink to the man in the street as well as to the professional footballers. I always feel there is a danger of reaction when "finis" is marked to a club's Cup excursions and that the season is in danger of dying a slow, lingering death, instead of going out in a blaze of excitement. Look at Liverpool! Their marathon Cup-tie with Preston North End and the realisation that for the winners there is a real home tit-bit in round six, has whetted the appetite in the most amazing fashion. I know things have gone well with Liverpool this season in their League games. Not only are they the best supported side in the Second Division- there are only one or two First division clubs (Everton are one) can boast of better average attendance figures.
THOUSANDS MORE
For all that I guarantee there will be several thousands more at their home game with Middlesbrough tomorrow than would have been the case if Preston had extinguished their – Cup hopes. Without doubt the Cup is an inspiration and in many cases a real life-saver. This might be an appropriate moment to wish Liverpool the very best of luck in their Cup battles. You may find it hard to believe but we at Goodison would genuinely like to see them win the trophy. There is only one club we would rather see do it than Liverpool and that, of course, is Everton. As we are out; go to it, Liverpool! We enjoy our little leg pulls from time to time, but local rivalry is out aside at times like this. Fortunately I do not believe the season is dead or dying so far as Everton are concerned. We are nicely situated in the League and with Tottenham involved in so many cups and the rest, I think there is a serious possibility they will not stay the League course, and for all our disappointments, it is still on the cards that we could wind up the season at the top.
EASIER PROGRAMME
By the large I believe we have an easier programme remaining than Burnley, or Tottenham and if we can only pull up our socks and come out fighting in the rest of the fixtures, who knows, we may still surprise the critics. Don't think it is a case of sour grapes when I express the opinion that Burnley are vulnerable. Their defence is not so watertight that I for one would regard them as a potential "double" team. The fact that they have been so successful so far is due to their wonder attack. They are well blessed with scorers in every position, and although they may have been known to miss opportunities like everybody else they have the happy knack of missing on fewer occasions, and their soaring goal tally and League position are the natural consequences. I know that out attack has come under the last of criticism for our failure to bang home the goals, but we are not as bad as we are painted. Things have hardly gone right with us for some time now. We can hit our shots strongly at goal and see them soar narrowly wide or high.
ROUGH EDGE
It is galling to see opposing sides sometimes half-hit shots and still manage to put them where they cannot be reached. This happened at Burnley, too. Generally, in the course of a season, this sort of bad luck has a tendency to even itself out, but in all seriousness I contend Everton have had the rough edge of things for too long now. The side that goes places is that which has the men to counter ill-luck. When one man fails they usually have another to take over. It is that happy medium between that we have failed to hit and you know without any reminder from me just how costly this has been. Still, we fight on. There must still be thrills in store, and we are as hungry for them as any of our long-suffering supporters.

STILL TALKING OF IT
Liverpool Echo - Friday 23 February 1962
By Leslie Edwards
Because we shall still be talking for weeks yet of the freak happenings of the Preston tie, here is a remarkable side of events as experienced by J. W. Johnson, of Liverpool 8. He tells me that when the train bringing fans back arrived at Exchange Station at 11.20 p.m... It was packed with people none of whom knew for certain whether Liverpool had won, lost or drawn! Of rumours there were plenty, but of definite news . . . none. Another extraordinary tale was of ticket-less spectators buying tickets en route—from people who turned back satisfied that they could never reach Deepdale. Everton have two away fixtures in the apace of four days. They are at Nottingham to-morrow against Nottingham Forest and meet Arsenal, at Highbury, on Tuesday. I hope to see both matches and to discover, if need arises, what makes the Everton machinery tick at Goodison Park and stick at most other grounds on which they play. They had a similar frustrating spell of away failure two seasons ago, but once they snapped out of it their performances away from Goodison Park were phenomenally good. Now they seemed to have slipped back to believing they can't win on other grounds. If they don't do any good at Nottingham or Highbury their slight chance of a top three position at the end of the season would be badly affected. The chances of a point or two at Nottingham (whom they beat earlier in the season by 6-0) are not remote, but I doubt whether they will be able to stand the pressure of a massive (in size) and improving Arsenal. The result of Everton's experiment—Wignall at centre forward. Lill at outside-right and Alex Young at outside-left—will be awaited with interest. I still maintain that Young's best position is at centre-forward whether he is scoring or not. For some twelve matches towards the end of last season Everton played superlatively and he was in the centre on every occasion. Everton; Dunlop' Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Lill, Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Young.
Forest Team Plans
With the choice of his second senior appearance for Nottingham Forest or his third English Youth cap. 17- years-old Pleat has opted to join the England team to play Scotland at Peterborough. He scored the match winning goal on his debut against Cardiff last Saturday. This means that Nottingham Forest will have to make a change at outside right. Manager Andy Beattie has deferred selection of the team. That would probably mean Inside-right Geoff Vowden returning to the wing in young Pleat's absence. Alternatively, another local boy.
FOREST FULL BACK ON RIGHT WING
TEAM TO MEET EVERTON
BAIRD RECALLED
Nottingham Forest make two changes in the side to entertain Everton tomorrow. Right back Calvin Palmer is surprisingly moved to outside right, a position he played in two years ago, and Scottish born full back Douglas Baird is recalled to the side at right back. Baird, who last appeared in the first team in November, has played in only 10 first team games this season. Nottingham Forest; Griummitt; Baird, Gray; Winfield, McKinlay, Iley; Palmer, Vowden, Julians, Quigley, Hockey.

EVERTON'S NEW ATTACK FAILS TO LAY AWAY BOGEY
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 24 February 1962
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2, EVERTON 1
By Leslie Edwards
Nottingham Forest; Grummitt; Baird, Gray; Winfield, McKinlay, Iley; Palmer, Vowden, Julian, Quigley, Hockney. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Lill, Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Young. Referee; Mr. C.W. Kingston (Newport). It was bright, but very cold and breezy, at Nottingham, where the newly constituted Everton attack with Wignall in the centre and Young at out-side left was on trial. It was a dry firm ground and in the cross wind the ball wanted a lot of taming. Lill switching the ball from the right to the left foot surprised Grummitt with a swerving low shot which missed the far post by a matter of inches. Everton's Scots may not have known it, but the Scottish manager Mr, McColl was watching. McKinlay gave away a corner rather than let Collins take possession and then Young, cutting in from the left, had his first shot crowded out, but hit the second accurately, only for Grummitt to make a first- class save low down. VOWDEN scored for Forest after eight minute. Gray hit a ball down the centre which Julians flicked with his head to produce a glorious pass for Vowdell, who took the ball in his stride and hit a low and net very fierce shot with his right foot from Just outside the penalty boy. Whether Dunlop had not anticipated, a shot from this range I do not know, but he was very late to the ball which passed over the line as he moved towards it. The goal came at eight minutes. Julians should certainly have made it 2-0 when Palmer out him in possession inside the penalty area in an open position, but the centre forward lashed the ball wildly over the bar. The Everton team thus early looked rather dispirited. Vernon, standing back, found half-back Harris with a fine through pass but when Harris got the ball over, Wignall was well offside. Iley was here, there and everywhere doing a good job of work, and in general Forest, were just that bit stronger on the ball. Into the teeth of the wind Dunlop sliced a number of goal kicks and clearances from hand, and one way and another Everton were having a pretty tough time.
KEEPER IDLE
Dunlop saved a header from Vowden after Julians had centred. Apart from two shots in the opening minute, Everton had not troubled Grummitt, who was having more difficulty in keeping warm standing on his line than in saving Everton shots or headers When Quigley charged down a clearance by Parker the ball ran to Hockey, whose centre eluded everyone except (right winger Palmer, who swept the ball at goal right-footed and seemed odds on to score. Dunlop, however, had positioned himself perfectly. There were innumerable mistakes from both sides, undoubtedly because of the difficult conditions. Forest's, tackling was quick and hard. They looked far the better side at this stage. A glorious through pass by Gabriel which spread-eagled the defence made a first-class opportunity for Collins. From close range he hit the ball solidly with his right foot but it flew outside the post by a mere foot. A free kick against Gabriel outside the penalty area cost Everton a second goal at 43 minutes. Iley shaped to take the kick, but full back Gray did and his drive caught Harris standing among the wall of defenders and was deflected that Dunlop had not the slightest chance. Half-time. Nottingham F. 2. Everton nil. A volley by Iley which was considerably wide and a rather tame shot by Collins, which Grummitt held with no difficulty, were features of the early part of the second half. Everton narrowed the gap with a goal by Vernon in 52. minutes. Forest, for once, seemed flat-footed and glows when Vernon moved through to a pass be Gabriel, and edged the ball passed the out-coming Grummitt. Julians and Labone cracked their heads in a duel in the air but fortunately neither needed attention. Labone was now coming into his own and a through ball from him created great difficulty for Gray, who was lucky to knee the ball to his own goalkeeper. Everton were now as much on top as Forest had been with the wind at their backs and it needed some pretty stern defence by Gray and company to prevent an equaliser.
LILL CLOSE
Lill had Gray puzzled and now came up with a great left foot shot which grazed the bar after Vernon had raced down the pitch with the ball at his feet to make a shot which Winfield cut off early in flight. A centre from the line by Young had Forest in dire trouble. Collins's close-in shot was turned out and Vernon, picking up the rebound, flashed it narrowly wide. Labone appeared to have his name taken after uprooting winger Palmer outside the box and dead in line with the goal. This time Iley hit a left-foot shot, a scorcher, so close to the goal angle the wonder was the whitewash was not burned. Young now made a glorious run to slip the ball to Lill, whose pass to Vernon led to an instant shot which Grummitt did well to save. Then Julians made a header and Dunlop, going down to the ball, found Palmer coming in, to beat him to it and shoot, wide. The game was now stopped for the first time for Labone to receive attention to a, blooded nose. He continued to play dabbing a handkerchief to the injury.
ON DEFENCE
Grummitt picked out of the air efficiently a swerving centre by Gabriel, but for some time Everton had been occupied with defence and seemed unlikely to get the goal that would have put them level. With a calculated lob after a pass by Wignall, Vernon struck the bar, and the ball, came clear to Collins whose header Grummitt saved. There was another stoppage or an injury to Palmer, who was accidentally caught by Harris's foot. He resumed almost immediately. Gabriel was having a very good match and young Green was doing well also. The swing of the game as the result of the effects of the wind was remarkable. Again Julians was brought down, this time by Labone at the fringe of the penalty area, and Iley, hitting a tremendous shot through the ruck, must have been surprised that Dunlop should save so brilliantly. Julians and Vowden, shaping to put the ball in the net after Julians had hooked it overhead, collided and came down heavily. Final; Nottingham Forest 2, Everton 1.

SO BURNLEY HAVE SPIRIT TO WIN CUP
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 24 February 1962
Say Alex Parker
A fortnight ago I wrote that the result of our League game with Burnley would be no guide to the way our Cup match with them would go. Yet there was one striking similarity in both games which, unfortunately for us, only proved what a great side Burnley are. In both matches we led 1-0 at half time—and in both matches Burnley jumped into a 2-1 lead within minutes of the second half opening. I firmly believe that no matter how much class, skill, courage, or luck a team may have, if they have ambitions to lift one of soccer's top prizes, none of these vital assets will do it for them unless they have fighting spirit to go with it. And Burnley certainly have that. No matter whether they are losing, winning or drawing, this Burnley attack are always busy. They sweep down five-abreast, with left half Brian Miller moving up behind like a destroyer, and change pace, places and direction at amazing speed, I'll he quite frank and admit they had me puzzled more than once last week. Although the final score was 3-1, I believe we lost 1-1, for it was that first goal by Miller which did the trick. It inspired the Burnley boys, and once they have their tails up they take a lot of stopping. If we could have held on to our lead for about 15 minutes of the second half I think we may have got a replay at least. Still, it's all over now. The one consolation is that, on the day, we were beaten by a better side. I honestly hope that they go on to win the Cup.
ON TO SCOTLAND
I left the Everton coach at Preston as it made its way back to Liverpool and set off by road for Edinburgh with my wife. We had been invited to the Scottish Footballer of the Year presentation, and it is a function I always make a special effort to attend. It is always a big gathering of Scottish football personalities, and it is always a good thing to get among your own folk again. One of the many people I was talking to was Davey Mackay of Spurs, who was telling me about his team's win at West Brom the previous day, and their match in Dulka. The award itself, won by John Cumming, the Hearts wing-half, is very prized among Scottish players. It is awarded by a newspaper, Last Thursday evening, the Everton left by coach for Preston to cheer Liverpool in their Cup replay, and we witnessed one of the most amazing sights we have ever seen.
SOLID BLOCK
The Liverpool - Preston road was just one solid block of traffic. It seemed that every Kopite on Merseyside was making for the match, and it took us two and a half hours to do the 30 miles journey. The more I see of this city's soccer fans the more I am convinced they must be the most loyal in Britain. One of the things I always like to do is to return a favour. You may remember that a few weeks ago I mentioned that just before one of our away games Bobby Collins and I received a "good luck" telegram from live unnamed fans. Well, the mystery men have now identified themselves as Andrew, John and Patrick Nolan. Tony Barlow and John Henstall of Prescot. Their ages range from 13 to 19, and they have asked me if I ever played against Bobby Collins and Alex Young when I was with Falkirk. The answer is "yes, many times" Bobby was with Celtic and Alex with Hearts and we often played against each other in League games. But I would rather be with them than against them.

EVERTON RES V ASTON VILLA RES
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 24 February 1962
Everton Reserves; Rankin; Parnell, Gannon; Sharples, Gorrie, Meagan; Shaw, Russell; Webber, Tyrer, Veall. Aston Villa Reserves; Sidebottom; Briggs, Neal; Fenscott, Dugdale, Tindall; Ashe, Baker, Graham, Wyllie, O'Neill. Referee; Mr. G. Ramage (Sheffield). First thrills of the game was when Rankin had to dash out of his goal to foil Graham and Wylie. The Villa quickly settled down to some lively football which had the Everton defence on tenterhooks and one five-man move deserved a better fate than a hopelessly wide shot by Ashe. Although Parnell, Sharples and Gannon were defending well Everton simply could not find their men. A brilliant midfield tackle however, by Sharples almost led to giving Everton a surprise lead, but Tyrer pulled his shot wide. Everton gradually improved and when Veall put over a high centre Neal turned the ball out for a corner. From the flag kick Webber headed over and a minute later the Villa goal had an amazing escape when Russell's shot rolled towards the empty net with Webber and Tindall racing for it. Everton were now playing with much more confidence and Sidebottom made a one-handed save from Webber's header, which Tyrer made possible with a novel centre. Shortly before the interval the Villa made renewed efforts to break through, but their forwards were reluctant to shoot and Rankin was not troubled. Half-time; Everton Res nil, Aston Villa Res nil.

EVERTON NEW LINE WAS NOT IMPRESSIVE
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, February 26, 1962
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2, EVERTON 1
By Leslie Edwards
Everton's plan to give their attack more punch –Wignall for Young at centre forward- did not succeed at Nottingham Forest, struggling neat the foot of the table. It was a close-run thing however, and one cannot condemn the switching of Young to the left wing on this game alone. He did well enough considering limited opportunities, but Wignall did not consolidate the line nor provide the expected thrust. The result was vastly influenced by Everton's unaccountable decision to face, the wind in the first half. It was a bitterly cold, swirling half gale. One would have thought they would have seized the opportunity to make their opponents endure it at the outside. Instead, Collins elected to battle against it. The result was that Nottingham Forest almost completely in command in the first half, led by two goals at the interval. Everton came close to wiping out that lead, but in the end were beaten. The winners just about deserved the points for being the stronger, quicker side and for making better use of their chances.
LABONE'S NAME TAKEN
A hard dry ground and a ball bounding high and swerving in the wind, made conditions so difficult the match could hardly have been other than ragged, but it was fast almost to the point of unseemly haste and exceptionally hard fought. For some mysterious reason Labone usually the cleanest and most sporting of defenders was involved in some bad fouls after one of which the referee took his name. Everton went closest to getting a draw midway through the second half when Vernon playing with inspiration for the first time, hit a calculated lob to surprise Grummitt. The ball struck the face of the bar and rebounded to Collins whose header Grummitt promptly saved. No one can blame Collins for failing in this instance, but in the first half, when put through by a glorious pass he shot hastily and wide, when it seemed certain he would level the goal scored by Vowed. With the wind at their backs Forest dominated for long stretches. A long ball down the centre by full back Gray was cleverly headed on to Vowden by Julians, and with Dunlop clearly expected some further manoeuvring Vowden hit a low and not very fierce shot from just outside the penalty area. Dunlop moved much too late to hope to stop it. A few minutes before the interval Everton only a goal down and having 45 minutes to come with the wind at their backs seemed the more likely winners. The psychological effect of conceding a second goal two minutes before the break was probably considerable. Again Forest scored with a shot from outside the penalty area, but this time from a free kick. Iley pretended to be the taker, but ran over the ball and left Gray to punch a hard shot towards a goal protected by a wall of defenders. The ball struck Harris and was so deflected Dunlop was completely deceived. Quick to seize his chance as a pass came through to spread-eagle the defence Vernon tapped the ball wide of the oncoming Grummitt for Everton's goal early in the second half, but the home team did rather better than their opponents when they faced the elements and there were times when they went close to clinching the match at 3-1. Everton just did not show the fire of their play at Goodison Park. Maybe referees tend to be more lenient to them when they are playing at home Mr. Kingston seemed not to miss any Everton misdemeanour and even so some people in the crowd thought he did Forest less than justice.
UNFORTUNATE DEFENCE
Then Everton defence was a little unfortunate to have two goals against them. Try as they would the reconstructed attack rarely got going as a line. McKinley a huge man held Wignall more often than not. In the second half, Young did many things well and with characteristic neatness, but Lill who seemed to have the legs of Baird, was prominent only during the first ten minutes. In the first half Vernon was almost unrecognisable as the great player we know he can be. Only when he sensed after the interval that here was a game that might be saved on even won did he show spectators how penetrating and speedy he can be. The best individual contributions came from Hockey and Illey of the home team and Gabriel and Vernon of Everton. Labone towered over the rather spare Jullian and crowded his man so quickly and severely nothing was likely to materialise from the centre forward. Nottingham Forest; Grummitt; Baird, Gray; Winsfield, McKinlay, Iley, Palmer, Vowden, Jullians, Quigley, Hickey. Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Lill, Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Young. Referee; Mr. C.W Kingston (Newport). Attendance 22,456.

EVERTON RES 0, ASTON VILLA RES 0
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, February 26, 1962
Everton Reserves did well to keep a point from the Central League leaders in this game at Goodison Park and with better luck might have won. Although never as polished and fluent as the visitors Everton came nearer to scoring on at least three occasions. Late on in the first half Russell had a shot scrambled off the goal line and Veall hit the cross bar soon afterwards. The second half had barely started when Webber's driving header produced an acrobatic save by Sidebottom. On the other hand Rankin had only one decent shot to handle thanks to a magnificent defence which recovered well from a shaky start.

EVERTON BOAST
Liverpool Daily Post –Monday, February 26, 1962
Speaking of records, Everton, for all their disappointments, do come into the picture for they have earned as many points at home, as any of their First Division rivals. What a different picture is presented when their away record is examined, for only West Brom, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea have collected fewer points on opponents grounds and look where they are in the table. Only Nottingham Forest in fact, have won fewer matches away from home. In fact, if Everton are to have a single double to their name this term they must beat Wolves at Goodison Park on Saturday.
NO TO RUSSIA
I hear that Everton have been invited to make a close season tour of Russia, but have decided against it, following Liverpool's example in turning down another Iron Curtain country-Czechoslakia. This does not mean that Everton will not be under-taking a trip when the season closes, but if they do it is likely to be a country much nearer home, with an itinerary of only three or four games.

A DAY OF MISERY FOR BRIAN LABONE
Liverpool Echo - Monday 26 February 1962
By Leslie Edwards
Brian Labone one of the nicest and cleanest players ever to kick a ball and a man much in line for a trip with England to Chile next close season had a nightmare match at Nottingham. Several times the crowd was on his track for fouls against Julians, the spare Nottingham Forest centre forward who was bound to come off second best in any clash of physical strength. Even worse, referee Kingston, of Newport, thought one of Brian's offences so serious he booked him. Added to Labone's day of misery was a bloodied nose and defeat for his club by two goals to one and so the fixture was for Labone probably the worst of the season. On these occasions I am tempted to stand up and remonstrate with those around me: "This fellow is really one of the cleanest in the game. Don't be hard on him." But that obviously cannot be done and so Labone like Tom Jones at Fulham a couple of seasons ago must suffer the reputation, on this match, of being a bit of a vilian. In truth nothing could be further from the truth. How he came to be involved so often in nasty looking fouls is a mystery. Maybe the strong wind Everton faced in the first half (by choice too) caused him to mistime the flight of the ball and find himself in trouble, there in normal conditions he is calm and unruffled. Julians did little effective work but the Forest line fared better than Everton's re-deployed one which included Young at outside left and Wignall in the centre. Young had success in the second half when his neat, sharp movements had Baird puzzled, but Wignall, faced by a big defender. McKinlay was hardly ever allowed to make any penetration. Maybe Everton will give this new attack a further chance to-morrow evening at Highbury, where weather conditions may not be so freakish.
Old adage was sound
Bobby Collins had to decide whether he would play with the wind at his back in the first half, build a lead and try to hold it, or whether he would give his opponents first use of the advantage and try to "win from behind." He elected to try the second alternative. A few minutes from the interval, with Everton only a goal down, it looked as though he might be proved right, but within two minutes of the break Forest had scored again and, psychologically, that was the end of Everton. True, Vernon scored early in the second half and struck the bar with a judiciously lofted shot not long afterwards, but the old adage of getting your blow in first, was proved sound. Forest confined Everton to one goal and lifted themselves a step further from the relegation trouble which has occupied them not only this season but for the two past seasons also. Everton have scored six times against Forest each time the Nottingham club have visited Goodison Park in the last two seasons. But this was the other side of the medal, with Everton almost unrecognisable from the side which wins most of the games on their own ground. It could be that referees officiating at Everton are more lenient to them than they are when they play away. In this case the referee conceded them nothing and even then some Nottingham fans thought he had not given their team all to which they felt entitled. The wind was strong and bitterly cold. It swirled the ball disconcertingly, made mistakes inevitable and caused the standard of play to be disappointing. But it was a hard game and fast, and the closeness of it and the nearness Everton came to getting a draw always gave it a touch of drama.
Taken by surprise
Everton were rather unlucky to concede No goals. The first came from a none too well timed long shot by Vowden, who picked up a pass from the head of Julians and shot so quickly Dunlop was taken by surprise. Later a free kick outside the penalty box with the Everton defenders lined up against it looked unpromising, but Gray's hard hit drive glanced off Harris and was so deflected Dunlop was literally left standing. Vernon reduced the lead with a cheeky goal, tapping the ball past goalkeeper Grummitt as he advanced, and later had his bar-hitting misfortune, but on the whole Forest deserved to win. They had the greater number of chances and looked slightly the better side. Young's absence from the centre of the attack meant that the line was not linked as it usually is. Wignall's forte is his drive and his shooting. We saw some drive but little effect from it, but he never produced a good shot. Collins missed one good chance, hitting the ball truly, but just outside the goal frame. Apart from this moment he was not dominant nor was Vernon until events showed him that the game could be saved or even won. Iley, a demon for work, and Hockey at outside left, were outstanding. Gray's play at full-back was often excellent. Until Young started to take his measure, Baird looked a very fine defender. This defeat, following one at Burnley and the prospect of defeat at Highbury, must disappoint followers of Everton who had thought that this might be their season for Cup or League. It remains to be seen whether the new-style attack can prove itself against Arsenal.

GROUND UNFIT, SO EVERTON MATCH IS OFF
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 27 February 1962
The Arsenal-Everton First Division game, due to be played at Highbury tonight, has been postponed because of the state of the ground.

FIRST EVERTON INLAND FLIGHT TO GAME WITH HIBERNIAN
Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, February 28, 1962
By Horace Yates
Everton, who have so far resisted all temptation to fly to any of their games in Britain, will take to the air on Friday, March 9, in readiness for their friendly fixture with Scottish Division One club, Hibernian, on the following day, touching down at Glasgow. The Everton players of course, have all had experience of flying on trips abroad and travelled by air twice to America for the close season New York Cup games. Bu using a plane the party will be back in Liverpool on the day of the match. Secretary Bill Dickinson last night confirmed my impression that this was Everton's first inland flight, when he said; "I have no-knowledge of a previous inland trip by air." No new date has so far been agreed for the Everton fixture with Arsenal at Highbury, postponed yesterday because of the ground conditions. Manager Harry Catterick told me. "The question of a new date is one for Arsenal to decide. It is their home game."
GOODISON GAME
Everton reserves play their postponed Central League fixture this afternoon (kick-off three p.m) against West Bromwich Albion, a game postponed last December. Veall, who would probably have sampled First Division football by now had not injury put him out of the of the reckoning is back again and plays at outside left, and Alan Tyrer who recently refused a move to Wrexham also included. Everton reserves; Rankin; Parnell, Gannon; Jarvis, Gorrie, Meagan; Shaw, Russell, Webber, Tyrer, Veall.

FROM THE MANAGERIAL CHAIR
Liverpool Daily Post-Friday, February 28, 1962
IT WILL BE THE TOP CLUBS FOR TOP PLAYERS
By Harry Catterick
I wonder how many people linked two significant events last week in football. One was the crisis that has hit Accrington Stanley; the other the reputed wages earned by Manchester United players in going forward into the sixth round of the F.A. Cup. United players were reputed to have picked up something like £200 for the two matches against Sheffield Wednesday. Let us assume that figure is a trifle optimistic; cut it in half if you like to £100 a man. It is still more than Accrington Stanley have left after a home game to pay players, overheads, rates, kit, etc. It is a sobering thought for a great number of people in football. It does seem that the lifting of the maximum wage has hastened the day when great re-adjustments will have to be made in the whole structure of the game in this country. Notice, too, in the F.A Cup there has not been one single would-be giant-killer getting through to the sixth round. Port Vale almost managed the feat; but lost at Graven Cottage by a single goal to Fulham.
PATTERN OF THINGS
I submit that this will be the pattern of things in the years to come. As the no-maximum wage begins to be felt) remember this is its first season) so will the top players gradually find their way to the top clubs. Hence the talk of a super-league in the near future. Yet another incident last week further stressed this fact. Crystal Palace after long stating quite clearly that they would never sell their inside forward star Johnny Bryne came out with a sensible and reasoned statement that they would not stand in the player's way of going into top-class football. Previously of course, Palace along with any other Third or Fourth Division club could pay as much as Arsenal, Everton or Manchester United in wages. The maximum was £20 and that was within the compass of the majority of clubs for their best players. But now there is such a vast gulf that the pressure on smaller clubs for their star players to leave is much greater. This of course, will increase in the immediate future and will mean indirectly that the lower clubs are nothing more than nurseries for their wealthier counterparts. Thus the whole structure of League football at least as I have known it during my lifetime, looks as though it must change within the next few years. Just what form it will take we cannot yet say but Accrington's experience rather hits on the head the ideal of bringing eight extra teams in the League set-up.
NO ZONING
At least the League Cup has thrown up interesting semi-finals with my old club, Rochdale, due to meet Blackburn Rovers. Naturally I shall he rooting for Rochdale with whom I spent many happy years and they will always go down in the record books as the first Fourth division club to reach the League Cup semi-final. This is the sort of things that interests the public. As a nation we have always had a soft spot for the underdog. And this is one reason why I feel the public will not be interested in the proposed zoning of groups of teams in a League Cup competition due to open the season. It is the sudden death of the F.A Cup that is its greatest pulling power. Think of the buzz that swept Manchester when it was known that Sheffield Wednesday would once again be their Cup opponents in the last round. Zoning could not have brought these two clubs together unless both survived the earlier stages. You must give the public what it wants not what we think it wants. It wants keen competition, good football, played in a sporting manner, and better amenities.

PARKER THE PLAYER TO MARK CHARLTON AT HAMPTON
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 28 February 1962
Says Everton's Alex Young
The presence of Scotland's team manager, Mr. Ian McColl, at City Road, Nottingham, last Saturday, served as a reminder that in six weeks' time—April 14—England are due at Hampden Park for their annual battle with the Scots. Naming possible teams is, something I would rather leave to the experts, but if, Scotland don't find a place for my Everton team-mate Alex Parker this time, then I'll be very disappointed. In fact, I think Alex MUST be in the Scottish team. Few will have failed to notice that after a lengthy period of indifferent form. Bobby Charlton has recently given indications that he is back to his best. It is more than a coincidence that Bobby's form improvement and Manchester United's revival have come simultaneously, and what Bobby has done for United, he could also do for England. BEST MAN
So you see how important it is that Scotland pick the best man for the job of marking the revitalised Charlton; and, for me at least, no one but Alex will fill the bill. From 1956 to 1958, Alex was an almost automatic choice for Scotland, and, as Mr. McColl must have observed on Saturday, he is an even better player now than he was then. Jimmy Gabriel, also, seems to have lost favour with the Scottish selectors. Last year when Scotland's under -23 side met Wales at Wrexham, Jimmy was acclaimed by many as Scotland's outstanding player. In fact, I remember one newspaper commenting that he was a class above the other ten. An automatic choice for Scotland's next under-23 game? You would think so. However, when Scotland's side to meet England at Aberdeen to-night was names, Jimmy had lost his place to Frank McLintock, of Leicester.
OVERSIGHT
On the face of it, this seems quite an oversight by the Scots, but it may mean that following Jimmy's display at Wrexham, he is being kept in mind for a full international cap against England, I hope so. Although it was very nice to hear Mr. McColl was watching us on Saturday. It is a little unsettling to we Anglos that he can perhaps only watch a certain team once in eight weeks or so. A player may show average form for seven matches and play brilliantly in the game Mr. McColl watches, whereas someone who has been doing exceptionally well might have an off-day. Mr. McColl, a former Scottish international himself, obviously has his hands full. Perhaps it would be an idea if the Scottish FA, appointed a small team of ex- Scotland players now living in England and gave them the task of watching England based players regularly and reporting on their form to Mr. McColl, who could in turn report to the selectors. Last week I wrote about the loyal band of supporters we had at Everton, and as I drove to Goodlson Park on Sunday morning, I realised that we were not the only ones.
12-HOUR WAIT
The ticket queue for Monday night's replay between Liverpool and Preston at that time wound itself from Anfield down Utting Avenue and along Priory Road to within 100 yards of Walton Lane. There were about 20,000 people there at the time, and I am told some of them had waited as long as 12 hours. That so many endured the discomfort of standing on a cold Sunday morning and were ready to endure more hardships the next evening in the bitterly cold wind which swept across the Old Trafford ground, pays a tremendous tribute to the Liverpool players and the standard of football they have produced this season. I am sure all the playing staff appreciates this compliment. Unfortunately, as so often happens in football, this story did not have a fairy tale ending, for Liverpool were destined to lose to Preston. It must have been a bitter disappointment to the 30,000 people who went from Liverpool, to see their team beaten, but I like to look on the brighter side of things and wish Liverpool and al their fine supporters the best of luck in their remaining Division 11 fixture. I can't end, however, without a word of praise for the great Spurs. Their European Cup victory over Dukla has given British football a great uplift ad I also wish them well in their bid to bring the European Trophy to England for the first time.