Wow, only seems like yesterday
The Don made his Notts debut vs. Darlingrad (we lost). Best £6k Notts ever spent?
Wow, only seems like yesterday
It was 50 years ago today
Jimmy Sirrel taught the boys to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So may I introduce to you
The man you've known for all three weeks
Harry Kewell's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Hail Sir Don,Sir Don,
You carried us on and on,
Into division 1,
Hail Sir Don,Sir Don
Aaaah...remember that as though it was yesterday!
Please send us another godlike footballer like the great scot,oh Lord!!!
Great business!
One of Billy Gray’s last acts as manager – the double signing of Don Masson and Bob Worthington for £7,000. Bob always joked that his fee was £500, so that makes the Don’s £6,500.
Both were key members of those first 3 magical seasons under Jimmy Sirrel, when we gained promotion twice. Bob only missing 3 games over that period and Don 7 games.
I thought it was less than that, £1,000 max and maybe just £600, hence Bob Worthington joking that he cost £500 of it.
I don't think Notts had £6,000 back then.
Having said that, I was a child at the time and only had my dad's word for it.
Post Guides say Richie Barker cost £10,000 in December 1968, Les Bradd came for ten times less than that a year before. No fee given for Masson, presumably because it was a joint price for the two players and no actual split figure was ever discussed.