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sacrifices of their directors. If trade unionism is going to step in and interfere in every petty dispute there is not a director who will risk another shilling or devote another hour's work for the sport. Club directors have no objection to players forming a union of their own on fair and proper lines, but they are unanimously determined that any federation of players must work with their employers, and not against them, as the present players' union would do." Bourne also oversaw the purchase of the land for the building of the club's stadium,
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In 1909, Bourne was quoted in the press on the idea circulating at the time of the football players forming a trade union. Bourne wished to place a
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