Management Committee Minutes April 8th 2010 (From Oxford Mail)

Management Committee Minutes April 8th 2010

3:29pm Tuesday 20th April 2010 in Minutes

Present Alan Wilkins, Lakis Christodoulou, Steve Simmonds, Paul Lyon, Mary Simmonds, Kevin Trendall, Chris Madden, Claire Newell

Apologies Neil Smith, Tracey Haslam, Kenny Moore

1. Minutes of last meeting Agreed as a true record

2. Matters arising

Item 3.d. Several clubs fined for not returning Cups on time. The following are still outstanding: Horspath: U9 Red, Under 10 Blue/Green KO Cup, U11B Marston Saints: U10 Green AFC Brightwell: U13B Memorial Further fines will be issued for the above clubs if not returned by April 17th.

3. General Secretary

a. Letter from Greater Leys concerning racial comment made to their U12 manager by Didcot Youth player.

Didcot have taken satisfactory action against the player and have apologised unreservedly to Greater Leys manager. No further action required.

b. Invoice for remaining Rep. Games in March & April from SICFL. Will not pay for April games until they have been played.

c. Proposed rule changes to be circulated to Clubs.

d. Blewbury have asked if the League can run Mini Soccer (7 v 7) for Under 11’s in addition to the current 11-a-side format.

Committee will canvass clubs to see if there is any interest. The format would be a squad of 14 registered players playing a single game.

4. Treasurer No report

5. Fixtures

a. Two remaining semi-finals to be played. Finals on April 24th (U9), April 25th (U10, 12 & 14), May 9th (U11, 13 & 15)

b. Despite all the postponements due to bad weather will just about get the season completed on time. Under 14’s are the main problem.

6. Referees

a. Under 14, Oxford Blackbirds v Oxford Irish. Report from Oxford Irish concerning the appointed referee also report from the referee concerning Oxford Irish which he has submitted to OFA.

7. Registrations

a. Totals for the season: 3580 players registered, 71 transfers, 90 de-registrations.

b. Check of match cards has revealed unregistered or otherwise ineligible players. In one case this may affect a League Runners-Up position.

Clubs to be contacted and ordered to return all the ID cards for the teams concerned. These will then be checked against the data-base. If shown that ineligible players did indeed play then the appropriate action will be taken.

8. Welfare Officer No report

9. Rep. Teams

a. Remaining fixtures: April 12th U13 v North Wilts, April 19th U9 & 10 v North Wilts, April 26th U11 Tournament, April 28th U12 & 15 v North Wilts. Also remaining April fixtures in SICFL.

b. Discussion on running of Rep. Teams. Decided that in future a sub-committee will organise Rep. Teams, Chris Madden agreed to stand down as Rep. Team Co-ordinator but will be member of sub-committee.

10. A.O.B.

a. Presentation Nights.

We were led to believe that the cost would be £1000 for the two nights but Firoka Ltd is insisting that it is £1000 per night. Committee decided that at this late stage we will have to meet their demands. It should be noted that Oxford United have done everything they can to help but they have no control of Firoka Ltd.

The entrance fee will have to increase to £2.00 per adult (no charge for U16’s). Team Managers will be given a free pass. Times will be staggered to avoid the severe congestion encountered last season. Doors open at 6.00 pm on each day but entry to the main hall for the later sessions will NOT be until 8.00 pm once the first group have exited.

Dates are: Monday 14th June:- 7.00 pm Under 9s, Under 10s.

8.30 pm Under 11s.

Tuesday 15th June:- 7.00 pm Referees, Under 12s, Under 13s 8.30 pm Under 14s, Under 15s.

b. Agreed to purchase 3 new embossing stamps for use on player ID cards

Next Management Committee meeting Thursday May 13th