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Cheltenham League Notice Board
1. Metal Cup Hooks As you will hopefully be aware, the use of metal cup hooks as net fixings
was banned from the commencement of this season by The FA, in view of
the number of serious injuries that were being reported over the past
few years. Two years notice of this instruction was given in 2005. 2 Cheltenham League Charity Cup Competition The first rounds of the Cheltenham League Senior & Junior Charity Cup competitions will be held on Saturday, October 13th, 2007 and all clubs will be provided with forms to be used when sending any donation they might have to Les Fisher, the competition Treasurer. These donations may take the form of a collection taken on the day of the game, either before, during or after the match, or might, possibly, even be made from club funds. It is also quite common for referees to give either part of or, in some instances, their full match fee back to the home club following Charity Cup matches, so that the home side might forward this on to Mr Fisher as well. The Charity Cup donation forms should be used in all such instances but clubs are asked to make sure that all donations are sent to Mr Fisher as cheques. Clubs are also asked to note that the League requests that Referees report the fact that they have made a donation to the competition on their Match Report Card, which is sent directly to the League Secretary. Unfortunately, at the end of last season, it came to the attention of the League that a number of clubs had failed to forward these donations on to the Competition Treasurer. Please note that, if the League becomes aware of any repeat of such circumstances again this season, the League will consider taking severe action against the clubs concerned. Last season, the League donated a total of nearly £3000 to its 4 preferred Charities, and these donations made a significant difference to each one of the worthy causes that received them. The League is committed to maximising the revenue that it is able to generate through its Charity Cup Competitions in order to ensure that the levels of support that have been possible over the last few years can be maintained. If at all possible, please ensure that your club plays its part this season. 3 Club's Meeting Clubs are reminded that, because the Club's Meeting that was originally
scheduled for September 26th was cancelled due to reasons beyond the League's
control, the meeting has now been rescheduled for Wednesday, 31st October,
2007, starting at 7.15 pm in the Ballroom at the League's Headquarters,
the Victory Club. Attendance at this meeting is not obligatory but clubs
are advised to send a representative if at all possible, for a number
of reasons. In the first instance, the meeting provides a forum at which
issues can be discussed and possible resolutions to any problems can be
identified. Secondly, it acts as an information exchange, at which both
reports are made by the League's Officers and, also, help and guidance
is offered with regard to matters concerning League affairs. Thirdly,
the remainder of each club's allocation of Handbooks will be available
for collection on the night. 4 Reporting Results Following consideration at the League Management Committee meeting that was held on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2007, it should be noted that it was agreed at this meeting that all clubs which fail to ring the result of a match through to the Results Secretary at all will be charged under League Rule 5(h) rather than League rule 11(b), which will now be reserved for the late reporting of a result. Already this season, the Results Secretary has been required to make his own enquiries to ascertain the result of a match on 13 different occasions, often involving several telephone calls to alternative contacts, opposition officials and even, sometimes, the match referee,. Any club that compels a League Official to undertake such an extra workload through its own negligence should not be surprised to find that it has left itself open to a charge of failing to satisfactorily attend to the business of the League, as defined within League Rule 5(h), and it should be noted that fines for charges that are proven under this rule are set at the discretion of the Management Committee. 5 Kick Off Times 13th October With regard to the England v Estonia European Championship Qualifier, that is to be played on Saturday, 13th October with a 3.00 pm kick off , it has been agreed that, in keeping with established practice in instances such as these, it is to be permissible for matches to be rescheduled to an earlier kick off time so long as both teams involved in any given match, the appointed referee and the authorities responsible for the control of the ground where the match in question is to be played are all in agreement. Please also note that, if such agreement is reached, the League Assistant Secretary, Mr John Hunt, must be informed before the day of the fixture in order that he is able to sanction the rearranged kick off time 6 Club Details Tivoli Rovers alternative contact has a new home telephone number. This
is now 01452 883252.
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