Cheltenham League Meetings

CHELTENHAM ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Minutes of the Management Committee Meeting at the Victory Club Cheltenham on Wednesday 3rd January 2007.

Attendees: L Fisher, N Oram, J Hunt, A.Stiley, T Onions, A Clayton, M.Lytheer, R.Overington,

Apologies: G Cook, J Crowther, R Attwood, B Hill, P Tustain

As the Chairman and both Vice-Chairmen were unable to attend the meeting, Mr Les Fisher was unanimously elected to chair the meeting.

Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 29th November 2006 were read and accepted

Matters Arising from the minutes.

The Secretary informed the meeting that, as far as he was able to ascertain, no action had yet been taken by the GFA against the individual who was alleged to have perpetrated the head butt in the Division 4 match between Whaddon United and Elmbridge Old Boys at the end of November. The Secretary did confirm, however, that a referee's report card had now been received from the match day official, substantiating the fact that the player had been dismissed for a head butt and that the matter had been reported to the GFA.

Appeal - Andoversford Nomads

Details of the basis under which Andoversford Nomads had registered an appeal against the fines imposed upon them at the meeting held on November 29th, for transgressions of rule 13(j), had been distributed to the members of the committee in advance. The General Secretary gave a brief overview of the synopsis of the situation.
It was explained that Andoversford Nomads had failed to provide an Official Match Referees Result card for their Senior Charity Cup match with Prestbury Rovers on Saturday, 16th October, 2006. The meeting was informed that Andoversford Nomads had sent a letter to the League Results Secretary explaining that the card was missing as the match referee, Maurice Davies, had left the ground without returning the card. Andoversford Nomads went on to speculate, in their letter, that this may have been because there had been a dispute about the fees that were payable to the referee.
The General Secretary then explained that the next course of action in such matters is always to check with the referee. This was not possible for a number of weeks as Mr Davies was on holiday. However, when he returned, he confirmed to Mr Arthur Stiley, the Referee's Secretary, that he had not been provided with a referee's card on the day in question. The General Secretary informed the meeting that, as a consequence of receiving this information, Andoversford Nomads were suspended immediately. This suspension was lifted before their next game, because they took actions to rectify the situation, but they were charged with rule offences under the provisions of rule 13(j).
This action, as confirmed at the meeting of November 29th, lead to the appeal and Mr Phil Hendy, the secretary of Andoversford Nomads, was asked to attend the meeting to put forward the case for his club.
Mr Hendy informed the meeting that he had given the Official Referees Result Card to Mr Davies before the match in question. He continued by saying that, after the match, there had been a delay of some two or three minutes before he approached Mr Davies, time which was used to consider the claim for expenses that had been made by the Referee. Mr Hendy then told the meeting that, when he then paid the official, he discovered that he was ready to leave and this he did immediately after receiving his fees. It was only after this that Mr Hendy realised that the card had not been returned. Mr Hendy explained to the meeting that he did not feel it appropriate to ring up the referee and ask him for the card, especially in light of the disagreement that had been experienced with regard to the expenses that were payable. Alternatively, he wrote a letter to the League's Result Secretary, detailing the fact that the referee had left the club with the card and without returning it to himself and using this as mitigation for the fact that the card had not been forwarded to the League. He further explained that he had also emailed a copy of this letter to the General Secretary on 16th October and he brought the meeting's attention to the fact that, in the course of this letter and email, he expressed his concern that he was uncertain about how to proceed and that he had asked for further advice.
Mr Hendy then informed the meeting that the next communication he received from the League was at the beginning of November, when he was informed, by email, of the fact that the club had been suspended from the League as the Referee had failed to corroborate Andoversford Nomad's version of events. He expressed his dismay and disappointment with this decision, particularly as he had asked for advice and none had been forthcoming. He stated that he believed that he should have been advised, on October 16th, that he needed to recover the card from the referee as this would then have avoided the club not only being suspended from the League but, also, subsequently accruing two £10 fines.
The General Secretary explained that, in all circumstances in which a club provided mitigation for the non arrival of an Official Referees Report Card, the immediate benefit of the doubt was always afforded to the club. He emphasised the fact that action was never taken against a club immediately in such circumstances. The General Secretary then went on to explain that it was common practice for no further contact to be made with the club and for the League to seek corroboration of the mitigation used from the referee as soon as was practically possible. It was explained to Mr Hendy that, unfortunately, in this instance the time taken for this process to be put in place meant that Mr Davies could not be contacted until he returned from holiday at the beginning of November. It was pointed out to Mr Hendy that, when Mr Davies was asked about events of October 14th, he gave an entirely different version to the one provided by Andoversford Nomads. It was further explained that it was League policy to act on all information received from referees registered with, and appointed by, the League and that this was the reason why, at this juncture, Andoversford Nomads were suspended from the League.
Mr Hendy assured the meeting that he had, indeed, handed the card to the referee but accepted that he had failed to recover it from the referee after the match. He reiterated the fact that he had asked for help in his communications of October 16th and also confirmed that he made no further attempts to contact any League officer between that date and the receipt of the notification of suspension. After further discussion, Mr Hendy was asked to leave the room whilst the committee considered the appeal.
After a brief debate, during which it was confirmed that Mr Davies had not left to go on holiday until after October 21st, it was decided that the appeal against the fine imposed for the failure of Andoversford Nomads to dispatch an Official Referees Result Card to the League within 10 days of the match would be upheld. It was also decided, however, that the appeal against the fine imposed for a failure to send an Official Referees Result Card to the League within 5 days of the match would not be upheld. This decision was communicated to Mr Hendy; along with the fact that it had been agreed that Andoversford Nomads' appeal fee would be returned. As this took the form of a cheque for £10, Mr Hendy asked if this could be used as payment for the fine that remained in place and this was agreed. It was then confirmed that this matter was now closed.

Correspondence & Referees Reports:

Correspondence Reported for Discussion

Email from FC Barometrics, giving the club's response to the two referees reports detailed at the meeting of 30/11/06, which cited the club for the unacceptable behaviour of its players and officials at two Division two matches held in November.
The contents of the email were noted for future reference
Letter from High Tech Rangers, giving the club's response to the referee's report which highlighted the unacceptable behaviour of the club's players, officials and supporters at a Division Two game on November 4th, 2006
The contents of the letter were noted for future reference
Email from Naunton Park giving further details of the circumstances that lead the club to play a Division One match at King George V playing fields on November 25th.
The League's Assistant Treasurer disagreed with assertions made in the email but it was confirmed that this matter was now closed
Letter from Keith Clark, Chairman of Churchdown Panthers, responding the League's concerns about the dual role of Trevor Middlecote, Secretary of Churchdown Panthers and manager of FC Electrics Reserves in Division Five. Mr Clark concludes by informing the League that he will assume responsibility for the Secretary's duties with regard to Churchdown Panthers Cheltenham League side. Mr Clark's address is 74, Elmbridge Road, Gloucester, GL2 0PD and his telephone number is 01452 531693
The contents of the letter from the Mr Clark were noted.
Email from Broadway United explaining the circumstances in which their Div 3 match with Charlton Rovers, scheduled for 16th December, was called off and the fact that the referee, M Murray, still attended the fixture.
Mr Arthur Stiley, the League's referee's secretary, provided details of the background to the circumstances in which Mr Murray had attended this fixture, after which the committee confirmed that it would regard this matter as closed unless any further correspondence was provided to the contrary.
Email from Charlton Rovers, bringing the League's attention to the difficulties that the club believes have been caused by the League's decision to play on December 23rd, especially as this was exacerbated by the Cheltenham Borough Council's decision to close all grounds except King George V playing fields.
Reply sent pointing out the restrictions under which the League works when setting up fixtures at the beginning of the season and the fact that the League was not informed of Cheltenham Borough Council's intentions until 10 days before
The Committee noted the concerns expressed by Charlton Rovers and endorsed the reply sent by the General Secretary
Letter from Endsleigh registering their dissatisfaction with the decision taken by the match referee for their home Charity Cup match with Shipton Oliffe on Saturday, 16th December, 2006. Endsleigh explain that they did not feel that the pitch was playable, that Shipton Oliffe agreed and that, as a result of the match being played, significant damage was inflicted on the pitch which will now require substantial funds to rectify.
It was agreed that this matter would be afforded more consideration at the next meeting, once the General Secretary had been able to circulate copies of the letter from Endsleigh to all Committee Members.
Letter from Charlton Kings registering a protest against the decision of the Management Committee to fine the club £15 for a late result at the meeting of 29th November. Charlton Kings claim that they should not have been fined £15 under rule 11(b) as they regarded this as their first transgression of this rule this season.
The General Secretary informed the Committee that he thought it likely that Charlton Kings had been fined once too often at the beginning of the season and, consequently, the meeting agreed that the appeal should be upheld. Mr Les Fisher, the League Treasurer, confirmed that Charlton Kings had not paid the fine associated with the rule offence reported to the meeting of 29th November. It was agreed that the fine imposed for this rule offence should be reduced to £10 and that the appeal fee deposited by Charlton Kings, which would otherwise have been returned to them, would be used to cover the revised fine.

Correspondence Notified to the Meeting but not discussed

Email from Charlton Rovers, bringing the League's attention to the fact that, when Charlton Rovers were mentioned in connection with a referee's report made by W Wain in the minutes for the meeting held on 30/11/06, the club in question was actually Charlton Kings
Email from Andoversford Nomads, stating the club's desire to appeal against the fines imposed on the club at the meeting held on 30/11/06
Reply sent stating that, for an appeal to be lodged, the fee of £10 had to be deposited with the League Secretary
Email from Southside, citing mitigation in the matters which lead the club to being fined at the meeting held on 30/11/06. No appeal fee was received in connection with this matter
Email from Cheltenham Saracens, stating that referee P Pawsey had taken the referees result card with him following the club's Division Two match on Saturday, 2nd December. Cheltenham Saracens also request extra team sheets and referees cards
Email from Winchcombe Town, notifying an alteration to the club's change colours. These will now be yellow shirts with black sleeves, yellow shorts and black socks. This change strip will be used for both of Winchcombe Town's two sides.
Email from Southside enquiring into the requirements for entering a reserve side into the League for next season
Email from Tewkesbury YMCA, querying two fines imposed upon the club at the meeting held on 30/11/06
Reply sent reminding the club of the appeals process as detailed in League Rule 16
Email from Bishops Cleeve asking for permission to cancel the club's Division Three game on 27th January because one of the members of the club's 4th team is getting married
Email from Belmore Jags bringing the league's attention to the fact that the Pavilion at Whaddon Rec had not been opened by Cheltenham Borough Council on Saturday, 16th December and that this caused the Division One match against Winchcombe to be postponed.
Email sent to Jean Smith of Cheltenham Borough Council asking for their comments on this matter
Email from Finlay Rovers containing the minutes of the club's committee meeting held on December 19th
Letter from the GFA containing details of the draw for the Quarter Finals of the various County Cup competitions
Email from Charlton Rovers explaining the reasons behind the need to postpone the club's home Division Three match with Whaddon United on Saturday, 23rd December

Referees Reports reported for discussion

Whaddon United Res v Elmbridge Old Boys, Div 4, Sat 25/11/06: Referee D Watts reports that details of a head butting incident have been forwarded to the GFA.
It was noted that this card had now been lodged with the League and it was confirmed that the League would consider this matter further once details of the actions taken by the GFA, if any, in this case were available.
Whaddon United v AC Olympia, Div 3, Saturday 16/12/06: Referee M Malin reports unacceptable abuse from Whaddon players towards him after the match.
The General Secretary was instructed to write to Whaddon United and to require them to provide a report on the incidents that occurred at the end of this match.
Belmore Jags Reserves v Tewkesbury Dynamos, Div 3, Saturday 16/12/06: Referee W Gibbard reports that the changing rooms at Naunton Park Rec were unopened but that both sides agreed to play anyway. He reports further that the changing rooms were still unopened after the game.
This was noted
Phoenix United v Smiths Athletic Reserves, Div 3, Saturday 16/12/06: Referee M Ball reports that he was compelled to change in a toilet and that there was a pungent smell emanating from the wet mud in one of the goalmouths. He states that this smell resembled sewage and that he believes that the source of the smell might be dangerous to players' health.
This was noted
Endsleigh v Shipton Oliffe, Senior Charity Cup, Saturday 16/12/06: Referee M Lytheer reports that he was made very welcome by the home club and that the decision was made to play the game even though conditions were far from ideal. He further reports that the pitch was very wet, heavy and cut up under foot but that he deemed it safe and playable on a bright sunny day.
It was agreed that the report provided by the referee for this match would be considered at the next meeting in association with the letter received from Endsleigh and which had already been deferred.
Cheltenham Civil Service IV v Cleevonians, Div 5, Saturday 23/12/06: Referee A Smith reports at length that this game was abandoned in the 84th minute when he showed the red card to two players associated with Cheltenham Civil Service, for foul and abusive language, who then refused to leave the field of play.
The contents of the report from Mr Smith were read to the meeting, as was a report prepared by Cheltenham Civil Service. Mr Arthur Stiley, the Referee's Secretary, informed the meeting that, to his knowledge, the details of the cautions issued and dismissals administered had been reported to the GFA. It was agreed to await the outcome of the GFA's disciplinary procedures before considering this matter further. In addition, the General Secretary was asked to write to both Cheltenham Civil Service and Cleevonians to request further information.

The following details, with regards to the number of cards received from referees for each match day, were also reported to the meeting.

Match Day Breakdown
25/11/06: 31 matches, 26 with referees, 16 cards received.
02/12/06: 20 matches, 15 with referees, 7 cards received
09/12/06: 25 matches, all with referees, 13 cards received
16/12/06: 31 matches, 27 with referees, 17 cards received

Referees Reports Notified but not discussed

Brockworth Albion Res v Cheltenham Saracens Res, Div 2, Sat 25/11/06: Referee M Jagus reports that the water was congregating badly in one corner of the pitch at John Daniels Playing Fields
Northway v Winchcombe Town, Div 1, Sat 25/11/06: Referee J Harding reports that a Winchcombe Town team official had been reported to the GFA for comments made to the referee
Tewkesbury Town v Smiths Athletic III, Div 4, Sat 25/11/06: Referee M Davies reports that the game was not played because of a waterlogged pitch
Cleevonians v Bredon III, Div 5, Sat 25/11/06: Referee A Smith reports that the game was OK but there was some dissent experienced from both sides
Brockworth Albion Reserves v Bourton Rovers Reserves, Div 2, 02/12/06: Referee C Molnar reports that Brockworth Albion Reserves had no linesman in the first half
Star FC Reserves v Gala Wilton Reserves, Div 2, Sat 02/12/06: Referee D.Watts reports that kick off was 7 minutes late because the home side had lost the dressing room key
Bredon III v Gala Wilton III, Div 5, 02/12/06: Referee C Burridge reports that this was a sporting match won with a late goal
Bourton Rovers Reserves v Woodmancote, Div 2, 09/12/06: Referee M Lytheer reports that he was made very welcome
Bishops Cleeve III v Tewkesbury YMCA, Senior Charity Cup, 09/12/06: Referee W Wain reports that the game kicked off 15 minutes late due to the late arrival of the Tewkesbury YMCA team
Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves v Moreton Rangers, Senior Charity Cup, 09/12/06: Referee D Watts reports that £15 of his match fee was returned to the home side to donate to charity
Naunton Park Reserves v Tewkesbury Town, Div 4, Saturday 1612/06: Referee P Pawsey reports that this was a good game to ref as both teams just wanted to play football
Star FC III v Tewkesbury Dynamos Res, Div 5, Saturday 1612/06: Referee E Baker reports good behaviour from both sides
Charlton Kings v Kings AFC Reserves, Div 4, Saturday 1612/06: Referee A Ward reports that this was a good game between two well behaved sides
Northway Reserves v Bishops Cleeve IV, Div 3, Saturday 16/12/06: Referee M Davies reports that the game was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch
Andoversford Nomads v Naunton Park, Div 1, Saturday 16/12/06: Referee R Price reports that Naunton Park did not provide a club linesman
Northway Reserves v Tewkesbury Dynamos, Div 3, Saturday 23/12/06: Referee C Burridge reports that this was a typical high tempo local derby which Northway won by a late goal.

Rule Offences:

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 5(H): Failure to satisfactorily attend to the business of the League. Fine £50:
i) Failure to hold a Committee Meeting in November and to submit minutes as required: Belmore Jags
ii)
Having decided, at their discretion as stipulated by League Rule 5(H), that the fine for Belmore Jags' failure to adhere to the specific requirements placed upon them, at the meeting of October 25th, would be £50, the Management Committee was reminded that a suspended fine of £200 had been imposed upon the club at the meeting held on September 5th. It was pointed out to the meeting that this fine had been imposed for gross mal-administration, with the intention that it would cease to be suspended should there be any further instances of gross mal-administration this season. Following debate, it was decided that Belmore Jags' failure to hold regular committee meetings and to immediately dispatch the minutes of such meetings to the League, in direct contravention of the requirements placed upon them at the Management Committee meeting held on October 25th, constituted gross administration. As a consequence, it was unanimously agreed that Belmore Jags be required to pay the previously suspended fine of £200 forthwith, in addition to all other fines incurred by the club.

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 10(b): Late Kick Off: 02/12/06 - Div 2 Star FC (7 minutes late - home side: Fine £7.50), Div 3 Winchcombe Town (5 minutes late - away side: Fine £5), Div 5 Star FC (11mins late - home side - Fine £12), 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Tewkesbury YMCA (15 minutes late - away side: Fine £8), Minor Charity Cup FC Electrics (10 minutes late - home side: Fine £12); 16/12/06 - Div 3 Falcons (15 minutes late - away side: Fine £8), Div 5 FC Electrics (15 minutes late - away side: Fine £8).

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 11(c) - No change Kit available. Fine £5: 16/12/06 - Div 5 FC Electrics

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 11(a) - failure to complete Result cards correctly. Fine £5 for each offence
Incorrect referees Name: 02/12/06 - Div 2 Bredon (stated C Bowen when P Pawsey)
No Score given: 02/12/06 - Div 5 Finlay Rovers; 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Belmore Jags
No Sportsmanship Marks: 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Belmore Jags
No Opposition named: 25/11/06 - Div 5 Finlay Rovers (match v Sherborne Harriers)
Wrong Opposition named: 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Bishops Cleeve (stated opponents as Dynamos when Tewkesbury YMCA)

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 11(b) - Notification of results or postponements to the Results Secretary:
Fine £5 (first offence): 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Endsleigh (No notification of postponement)
Fine £10 (second offence):
Fine £15 (third offence): 18/11/06 - Div 3 Northway.(incorrect score- stated 1-4 when 1-5), 25/11/06 - Div 2 Brockworth Albion (late 6.15 pm); 02/12/06 - County Cup Charlton Kings (no result), Div 5 Charlton Rovers (no result); 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Finlay Rovers (late result - notified 5.00 pm Monday, December 11th)
Fine £20 (Fourth offence): 25/11/06 - Brockworth Albion (incorrect score - stated 3-2 when 3-4); 16/12/06 - Finlay Rovers (no notification of postponement)

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 11(c) - failure to submit match Result cards to the Registration Secretary. Fine £10: 18/11/06 - Div 4 Naunton Park; 25/11/06 - Div 5 Gaffers; 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Northway, Junior Charity Cup Naunton Park, Minor Charity Cup Gaffers

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 11(f) - Failure to correctly submit or complete teamsheet. Fine £10: 25/11/06 - Div 5 Star FC (no teamsheet submitted); 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Winchcombe Town (Referees Card states that Winchcombe used 14 players when only 13 are named on the teamsheet).

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 13(c) - Failure to provide a linesman for the whole match. Fine £5: 16/12/06 - Div 1 Naunton Park

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with rule 13(j)-Submission of referees cards & teamsheets.

i. Submission of an incomplete or incorrect Club Referee's Card. Fine £10: 25/11/06 - Div 3 Smiths Athletic (incomplete card - no refs name, no division, no date, no signatures from home captain or away captain); 02/12/06 - Div 5 Cheltenham Civil Service (no division)
ii. Failure to submit Referee's Card within 5 days of the match. Fine £10: 25/11/06 - Div 1 Bishops Cleeve, Kings, Naunton Park, Div 3 Phoenix United; 02/12/06 - Div 4 Gaffers
iii. Failure to submit Teamsheets within 5 days of the match. Fine £5 for each missing teamsheet: 25/11/06 - Div 1 Bishops Cleeve (both sheets missing- £10), Kings (both sheets missing- £10), Naunton Park (both sheets missing- £10), Div 3 Phoenix United (both sheets missing- £10), Smiths Athletic (both sheets missing - £10);

The following clubs have been fined in accordance with Charity Cup rule 8( d) - failing to fulfil fixture at appointed time. Fine £15 & expulsion from the competition: 09/12/06 - Senior Charity Cup Northway

Following the completion of the Committee's considerations of Rule Offences, it was unanimously agreed that Standing Orders should be suspended to allow the meeting to continue beyond 9.00 pm

Fixtures

John Hunt, the League's Assistant Secretary, informed the meeting that he had re-arranged 47 fixtures over the course of the Christmas period and that there were still 11 more matches outstanding that needed to be rescheduled. He explained that these games had previously been cancelled because of cup commitments and the intervention of the weather.
He also reported that there had been two abandonments. The first of these was the game between Cheltenham Civil Service IV and Cleevonians, which had previously been discussed when the committee considered Referee's Reports. It was noted that it had already been agreed that a decision on this game would be taken at a later date. The second abandoned game was the Division Five fixture between Southside and Churchdown Panthers on December 23rd. A report had been received from Southside explaining that this match was abandoned after 19 minutes play, at which juncture a serious injury had been sustained by a Southside player. The score at this stage had been 0-0. It was unanimously agreed that this game should be replayed in its entirety.
Mr Hunt then reported to the meeting that he had received three requests from clubs to cancel fixtures because of Stag weekends. After consideration, the Committee agreed to Bishops Cleeve's request to cancel their Division 3 fixture with Tewkesbury Dynamos on January 27th and Kings request to cancel their Division One game with Winchcombe Town on February 24th. However, Bredon's request to cancel their Minor Charity Cup match on January 20th was not agreed.
Mr Hunt concluded by bringing the meeting's attention to the fact that he still had not received any County Cup fixtures from the GFA and that he was still reliant on these fixtures being passed to him by other officers of the League. Mr Arthur Stiley assured the meeting that he would raise this issue once again with the GFA County Cup committee when it next met.

Charity Cup Sub Committee.

The report produced from the meeting of the Charity Cup Sub Committee, which had been held on Wednesday, December13th, 2006, had been distributed in advance. The General Secretary took the meeting through the salient points and particularly highlighted the two rule changes that the sub committee had recommended. Copies of the alterations to the rules in question were distributed to Committee members and the rationale behind the changes was explained.
It was unanimously agreed to accept both the recommendations for rule changes and the rest of the report as a whole

Clubs Meeting

The General Secretary asked Committee members to let him have any items that they required for the agenda for the clubs meeting on January 31st by January 17th at the latest. He also informed the meeting that he intended to detail the working practice of the league with regard to rule offences and to highlight the need to utilise the appeals process.
The General Secretary also asked the Registrations Secretary to bring his supply of League forms and cards so that clubs might be able to replenish their stocks as necessary

Any Other Business:

Mr Arthur Stiley, the League's Referee's Secretary, reported to the meeting that several people had informed him that Mark Davies had been acting as a linesman or, when no official referee was present, a referee for Andoversford Nomads on occasions during the first half of the season. Mr Stiley reminded the meeting that the League's Management Committee had banned Mr Davies from acting in an official capacity in Cheltenham League matches but felt that Andoversford Nomads were probably unaware of this. The General Secretary was asked to write to Andoversford Nomads to point out the fact that Mr Davies was not permitted to act as either Referee or Linesman for any match under the jurisdiction of the Cheltenham League.

Mr John Hunt, the League's Assistant Treasurer, raised concerns about the number of items of League Correspondence, sent by member clubs, that seemed to be lost in the post. It was agreed that this issue should be raised at the Club's Meeting on January 31st.

Mr Les Fisher informed the meeting that several clubs had been advised that it was not necessary to complete triplicated teamsheets for Charity Cup matches. Mr Fisher pointed out that, following a change of rule at the last AGM, all teams were now required to complete triplicated team sheets for Charity Cup matches.

The General Secretary asked Committee Members to let him have the details of any rule changes that they might want to propose to the Annual General Meeting by the date of the next meeting. He explained that this would then allow him to submit the details of the rule changes to the GFA League Sanctions and Rules Revision Committee when they next meet at the end of February.

The report prepared by the General Secretary into the renovated facilities at Kingsmead School, and which recommended them as being suitable for Cheltenham League matches, was adopted unanimously.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 9.25 pm

NEXT MEETING - WEDNESDAY 31st JANUARY, 2007

AFTER THE CLUBS MEETING