Minutes of the meeting of Aylesbury and District Football League Committee held at 7.00p.m. on Wednesday 1 March 2023 at The Tennis Club, Aylesbury
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Present: P Rice, K Dunnings. M Griffin, Mrs M Harrison, N Sabatini, K Saw, R Small, Mrs M Stevens, M Thoday.
Apologies were received from A Skeggs
The Minutes: of the meeting of 1 February 2023 were agreed
Matters Arising:
Toqeer Titans have appealed their disqualification from the Thomas Field Shield, hearing
To be held on Tuesday 7 March
Some trophies have still not been returned, any teams that have one from last season, please return it to a committee member.
Marcie will continue her research into ADL logos on footballs.
Correspondence:
Josh Bostock is taking over from Dennis as Secretary/Chair of Prestwood.
Adam Jackson of Tring Zebras has proposed a change of rule 18A
Registration Secretary’s Report:
There are queries about a player on the Stoke Mandeville teamsheet but not on full time.
The last day on transfers is today, 1 March.
One player has signed who is under 16, so that once he reaches 16 yrs he will be able to play for his team, but not before.
Fixtures Secretary’s Report
Abandoned Games. Saturday 25 February
Haddenham Vs Potten End
AW Res Vs Ludgershall Res –
Both mass brawls. We now await action by the Berks and Bucks FA
Free Weeks
11th March AWFC First Team
18th February – Stoke Mandeville Reserves requested a postponement. Declined, match went ahead as normal
Late Results Rule 21B £10 fine
4th Feburary
Ludgershall Res – Not by 1730
11th February
Potten End – Not by 1730
Oving Res – Not by 1730
18th February
AVD Sports – not by 1730
Late Teamsheets
4th February
Stoke Mandeville Res – not by 6pm
11th February
AVD Sports – not by 6pm
18th February
AWFC Reserves – Not by 6pm Monday
25th February
St Leonards – Not by 6pm Monday
Potten End – Not by within 7 days
Aylesbury Vale – Can they please inform the Committee where they are playing on a weekly basis, Long Marston or Council Pitch.
Referees Secretary’s Report:
This month Kevin has received the highest number of team reports with regard to the per-ceived performance of their match referee. He has forwarded to Berks and Bucks FA those which are law related issues and not just a difference of opinion. We know the shortage of referees nationally is getting worse and Kevin is finding it increasingly difficult to appoint ref-erees to games, as some are refusing to officiate due to the actions of some teams and their individual players.
We have never recovered referee numbers after Covid when many stopped officiating. Kevin does not now have sufficient referees to guarantee an official on every game every week.
If you know of anyone wanting to train as a referee please send the details to Kevin. The ADL will reimburse the course fee to any new referee who officiates ADL games for a sea-son.
Fines
4.2.23. Prestwood – late paper team sheet fined £10 rule 20F
No named assistant, no official teamsheet fined £10 rule 21A
Potten End – no team name fined £10 rule 21A
Wingrave dev. Wrong date on teamsheet (4.1.23) fined £10 rule 21A
Stoke Mandeville – no named official fined £10 rule 21A
Ludgershall res – no named first aider fined £10 rule 25
No signature, no name fined 10 rule 21A
11.2.23 Potten End – 8 player names/ incorrect shirt no.s fined £5 x 8 rule19
Prestwood – no named assistant, no official teamsheet – fined £10 rule 21A
18.2.23 Prestwood -no named assistant, no official teamsheet, no GK colours fined£10 rule 21A
Ludgershall – no GK colours fined £10 rule 21A
Ludgershall res – no teamsheet signature fined £10 rule 21A
Late teamsheet to ref (13-20) fined £10 rule 20F
25.2.23 Ludgershall Res – no name or signature, no GK colours fined £10 rule 21A
Prestwood – no assistant named, no official teamsheet – fined £10 rule 21A
Aylesbury Hornets – no referee mark Rule 23H fined £5
Some of our referees have been picked for the County Cup games
Semi-final – Lee Dunnings, Nigel Gilding, Brian Constable
Final – Mark Griffin, Kevin Dunnings.
Congratulations to Sophie who will be the senior assistant referee at the Women’s League Cup final at Selhurst Park on 5 March.
Mark’s Report
Since the last minutes, with fines for Full-Time issues, all is now o.k. so all secretaries are to be congratulated.
Press/Results Secretary’s Report:
There are very few reports being received.
Any Other Business.
The AGM will be held on 26 June and the SGM on 31 July,both at Rivets Sports and Social Club.
Sincere congratulations to Haddenham who are in the semi-final of the Charles Twelvetree County Cup on 11 March.
There was very little response to the email asking for opinions on whether the final of the Thomas Field Shield should be held on Good Friday or not. If anyone else wants to reply, please do so by the end of March.
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The meeting closed at 9.00 p.m. The next meeting was arranged for 5 April 2023
