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Wednesday 28th April 2010 |
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Minutes |
IN ATTENDANCE
Messrs TERRY GILMORE (President), ANDI COOK (Chairman & General Secretary), RICHARD SMITH (Fixture & Minutes Secretary), ROD HEWITT (Registration Secretary & Divisional Representative), RALPH MORRIS (Referee Secretary), VINCENT NEALE (Press Officer), DAVID COLE (Executive), JOHN STANDEN (Divisional Representative), ALAN BOWTELL (Divisional Representative).
1. APOLOGIES
PAUL LEMPRIERE (Vice Chairman & Divisional Representative), DAVE POULTON (Treasurer).
2. MATTERS ARISING
Clarence fines still to be received – Club to be given 14 days to make payment in full; failure to pay in such time may jeopardise their inclusion in the constitution for the 2010/11 season.
3. CHAIRMANS REPORT
Email received from Brache Green Man reference a recent fine – contents noted and fine rescinded by majority vote
Email received from referee Matt Borg praising St Johns & Co-op Sports on their recent County Cup Final of which he officiated – Compliments echoed by Management Committee.
Email received from Club Lewsey reference their recent Senior Trophy Semi Final – Chairman responded.
Correspondence received from Houghton Town reference club linesman age restrictions – All clubs must note that club linesman have to be the age of 16 years or above to run the line in open age football.
Correspondence from Westoning reference their recent fixture vs Club Lewsey – contents noted; official linesmen have been allocated to the reverse fixture to which Club Lewsey have kindly offered to pay for in full.
Email from Celtic SC regarding some recent referee issues – contents noted. Referee Secretary and Chairman have investigated and responded.
Correspondence from Bury Park Saracens and Offley Moat Reserves regarding their recent unplayed fixture – contents noted and committee decision for fixture to be re-scheduled. Following an appeal from Bury Park Saracens and advice from the FA; the match was awarded to Bury Park Saracens.
Correspondence from Lilley Rangers requesting not to be relegated from Division 3 – contents noted and will be presented to the constitution at NHCSFL AGM on 9th June.
Correspondence received from Referee Ian Campbell regarding Dynamo Old Boys fielding short team in their fixture on 4th April – Dynamo Old Boys to be fined as per League rules.
4. GENERAL SECRETARYS REPORT
NHCSFL New Club Applications received and accepted in principal:
St Margaret’s Team BYL
Lewsey St Martins Luton Phoenix
Tophill United Luton Renegades
USL Rams
NB: New Club Applications acceptance pending confirmation of no outstanding dues with their current respective Leagues and County Football Associations.
5. REGISTRATION SECRETARYS REPORT
Although clubs have until the NHCSFL AGM (9th June) to return all player ID cards; it would be helpful if these can be returned earlier if you have finished your season already. This way I can return any outdated cards in your envelope at the AGM; so you know which players will need new photos for next season.
I have received a few requests for signing on forms. The new format for our registration forms will be distributed at the NHCSFL AGM; not before. This creates a level playing field for all clubs. The new format is now single sided to make photo copying easier and will request for the full address of players.
Matchcards for next season will require the Goalkeeper to be identified. This is to make any requested cup special dispensation easier to decide on.
6. TREASURERS REPORT
Accounts will be closing on 4th May 2010.
Fines Issued
USL Red Star fined £5 in accordance with league rule 11(A) 04/04/10 Late Matchcard
Dynamo Old Boys fined £15 in accordance with league rule 10(F) 28/03/10 Non Fulfilment of Fixture
Macom Eagles fined £15 in accordance with league rule 10(F) 04/04/10 Non Fulfilment of Fixture
Clarence fined £15 in accordance with league rule 10(F) 04/04/10 Non Fulfilment of Fixture
St Johns fined £15 in accordance with league rule 10(F) 15/04/10 Non Fulfilment of Fixture
St Johns fined £15 in accordance with league rule 10(F) 22/04/10 Non Fulfilment of Fixture
Brache Green Man fined £15 in accordance with league rule 10(F) 27/04/10 Non Fulfilment of Fixture
FC Toddington fined £5 in accordance with league rule 11(B) 28/03/10 Late Result
St Josephs fined £5 in accordance with league rule 11(B) 04/04/10 No Result
Dynamo Old Boys fined £5 in accordance with league rule 10(E) 04/04/10 Short team
7. FIXTURE SECRETARYS REPORT
Fixtures are all allocated and look to finish on schedule for 9th May 2010. I would like to thank all the clubs who have worked with me and helped to get these fixtures completed.
Un-played Fixtures
28/03/10 Offley Moat Reserves v Bury Park Saracens
Game to be replayed - Both teams at fault.
28/03/10 Carpenters Arms v Dynamo Old Boys
Unable to field team.
Carpenters Arms awarded 3 points – Dynamo Old Boys fined as per league rules.
04/04/10 Macom Eagles v Magnum (ABC)
Unable to field team.
Magnum (ABC) awarded 3 points – Macom fined as per league rules.
04/04/10 Markyate v Clarence
Unable to field team.
Markyate awarded 3 points – Clarence fined as per league rules.
15/04/10 Markyate v St Johns
Unable to field team.
Markyate awarded 3 points – St Johns fined as per league rules.
22/04/10 Co-op Sports v St Johns
Not producing ID cards prior to kickoff time.
Co-op Sports awarded 3 points – St Johns fined as per league rules & responsible for ½ referee fees.
27/04/10 Brache Green Man v Four Horseshoes
Unable to field team.
Four Horseshoes awarded 3 points – Brache Green Man fined as per league rules.
8. REFEREES SECRETARYS REPORT
All paperwork has been sent out to Cup Final officials.
Apologies for amount of referee changes being made over past month; this is due to amount of fixture changes both in NHCSFL and other league playing midweek games.
9. EXECUTIVE & DIVISIONAL REPS REPORT
John Standen Premier Division Newspaper coverage – discussed.
Paul Lempriere 1st Division Items already discussed.
Paul Lempriere 2nd Division Nothing to report.
Rod Hewitt 3rd Division Email from St Johns – noted.
Alan Bowtell 4th Division Team name change for next season.
Terry Gilmore President Nothing to report.
David Cole Executive Member Nothing to report.
Alan Shury Executive Member Nothing to report.
Vince Neale Press Officer Slow progress – look into breaking the sponsorship packages down
into smaller deals for local companies.
10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Correspondence from AC Sportsman Reserves regarding availability of players for their upcoming Reserve Cup Final.
Congratulations to both Ralph Morris and Richard Smith for working tirelessly in the past couple of months to ensure that the fixture list is completed.
Nominations for NHCSFL Sportsman’s Cup, Ron Cox/Alf Gale Trophy/Jock Wilkinson Trophy and Ron Cox Memorial discussed.
Email from Toddington Rovers thanking Rod Hewitt for taking his Sunday morning out to present the club with the Division 2 League Winners Cup on their final game of the season.
Handbook Amendments
Clarence Secretary: Kevin Murphy, 39 The Belfry, Luton, LU2 7GA. 07788 573132.
Timelines and Codes of Conduct sent all Cup Final teams. Management Committee attendance discussed and agreed.
All trophies purchased and being delivered Friday 30th April 2010.
2010/11 NHCSFL Constitution discussed – to be completed by next meeting.
ID CARDS CLARIFICATION
ALL CLUBS PLEASE NOTE!
IF ANY TEAM DOES NOT SUPPLY ID CARDS WHEN REQUESTED PRIOR TO KICKOFF, THEN THE GAME IS NOT TO GO AHEAD. THE DEFAULTING TEAM WILL FORFEIT THE FIXTURE AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS.
ANY CLUB THAT DECIDES TO IGNORE THIS NOTE AND CONTINUE TO PLAY THE FIXTURE WILL HAVE NO ARGUMENT SHOULD THEY LOSE THE GAME.
NHCSFL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
9th June 2010 - Kent’s Club, Tenby Drive. 8pm start.
ALL CLUBS TO ATTEND!
PLEASE CONTACT GENERAL SECRETARY IF YOU WISH TO INCLUDE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
Next Management Committee meeting on 20th May 2010 to be held at Kent’s Club, Tenby Drive.
Meeting declared closed at 21:12
