[HerefordBull]

Aye Snoots, think it was removed around 1961 and once it went Clubs like Liverpool started to "improve" as they were able to attract the better players, plus TV was starting to improve its coverage along with associated payments. As you said, the more fans coming through the turnstile equated to more money for players wages in those days.

Shankly had been at Liverpool for a couple of years before St John and Yeats arrived so probably proves that losing the minimum wage in 1961 sparked the input of better players.

Fast forward to the modern gravy train where the media and Euro payments have ballooned so much ( more important than turnstile footfall) that top players are on stupid money.