Progression of the British football transfer fee record to £142 million with various clauses being met. Progression of the British football transfer fee record The progression of the British football transfer fee record tracks the increases in the record for the highest transfer fee paid or received by British association football clubs. A transfer fee is the sum of money paid by one club to purchase the contract, and therefore the playing services, of a professional footballer. Fees are not generally formally disclosed by the clubs involved, and discrepancies can occur in figures quoted in the press. Trevor Francis, for example, is regarded as Britain's first £1m player
Thomas Pound with soldiers who had deserted from the local garrison. Returning to sea, Pound and his men then attacked the sloop "Good Speed" off Cape Cod and the brigantine "Merrimack" among other ships in the New England area. An armed sloop, "Mary", was soon sent out by the Massachusetts governor against Pound and his crew. On 4 October, "Mary" discovered and engaged Pound's vessel anchored off Naushon Island. In heavy fighting Pound suffered gunshot wounds and "Mary"s captain, Samuel Pease, was killed. Outnumbered and outgunned, Pound and his crew surrendered and were taken back to Boston for trial. On January 13,