Reference to Lot 555. 1917 Letter from Manchester United Football Club Ltd to R Roberts and handwritten by John Robson (Manchester United secretary following J J Bentley resignation) the text in part, “I note you were not playing for Rochdale yesterday; I was thinking that I might be able to offer you a game against Manchester City on Saturday and Port Vale on Monday, what do you think? Signed by John Robson dated 1 April 1917. Slight marks and folds, overall fair.