Minutes of the meeting of Aylesbury and District Football League Committee held at 7.00p.m. on Wednesday 6 April 2022 at Aylesbury Tennis Club

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 Present: P Rice, K Dunnings, M Griffin, N Sabatini, K Saw, A Skeggs, R Small, Mrs M Stevens, M Thoday.

 Apologies were received from T Munt, Mrs M Harrison

 The Minutes: of the meeting of 2 March 2022 were agreed

Matters Arising:

Four clubs have responded to the survey about Bucks Council football grounds.

There were several queries about fines from last month’s minutes, these have been dealt with.

Berks and Bucks will only accept one League Representative from ADFL.

Ludgershall are still using the old team sheets.

Liz Verrall attended the Reserve Cup on Monday 4 April and presented the awards.

Correspondence:

Aylesbury Raiders have folded, fined £50 rule 11A failure to give notice by 28 February

£50 fine rule 11B failure to fulfill fixtures.

St Johns notified they were folding on 5 March fined £50 rule 11A failure to give notice by 28 February £50 fine rule 11B failure to fulfill fixtures.

We have received a query about the eligibility of a player – this is being investigated.

Prestwood have queried their fines for last month, Margaret will write and inform them of the Committee decisions.

Registration Secretary’s Report:

The registration and transfer window has now closed

 Fixtures Secretary’s Report

West Herts League – our sides have fulfilled all games. The table has been sent to everyone. Quarter Finals will be confirmed soon

Free week

Oving – 9th April, agreed

No Result

26 March Prestwood (TFS) £20 Fine Rule 21B

Late Result

2nd April. Ludgershall Firsts £10 fine Rule 21B

Late Confirmation of game

26th March Prestwood Res. No reply to 2 emails until Thursday Fine £10 rule 21A

Missing Teamsheets

12March Rivets Res – 7 days late. £10 Fine rule 21A

19 March Aylesbury Raiders Not by Monday £10 Fine rule 21A

Rivets Res Not By Monday £10 Fine rule 21A

St Leonards Not By Monday £10 Fine ule 21A

Prestwood (West Herts Cup) – No Teamsheet £30 so far – rule 21A

26 March Prestwood (TFS) No teamsheet. £30 so far – Rule 21A

Aylesbury Raiders No Teamsheet £30 so far rule 21A

Aylesbury Hornets Not By Monday £10 Fine rule 21A

2nd April Wendover Nothing Yet

Postponed games

March 5 Prestwood Res Vs Wingrave Dev – Game awarded Wingrave Prestwood unable to raise a team – £50 Fine Prestwood Rule 20e

A.Vikings Res Vs St Johns. Refused to switch pitch. Game awarded Vikings. £50 Fine St Johns Rule 20e

March 12th Aylesbury Raiders Vs Haddenham -A Raiders unable to raise a team. Game awarded to Haddenham. £50 fine Ayles Raiders Rule 20e

March 19th Thame B Vs A.Viking Res – Thame unable to raise a team Game awarded to Vikings. £50 Fine Thame B rule 20e

2nd April Tetsworth Res Vs A.Raiders. A Raiders unable to raise a team. Game awarded to Tetsworth Res. £50 Fine Ayles Raiders rule 20e

Tetsworth Vs Hale Leys – following extensive investigation Tetsworth called off fixture, but unfor-tunately within the three hour ruling. Tetsworth fined £50 rule 20e

Hale Leys Vs Elmhurst – (TFS) – Hale Leys played ineligible players. Game to Elmhurst £50 Fine Hale Leys rule 18 o

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Tetsworth Reserves Vs Elmhurst will be played as a double header on 26th April.

Stoke Mandeville wish to KO their games earlier for 2022-23 Season. This was not granted by the Management Committee

Referees Secretary’s Report:

We are desperately short of referees. There are 12-15 local candidates who are willing to take a referee’s course, but there are no courses available locally. If someone qualifies as a referee through ADFL, we will refund their fee for the course if they complete the following year as a referee with ADFL.

5 March Prestwood res failed to confirm with the referee fined £5 rule 21A

Stoke Mandeville res incomplete team sheet – missed all boxes -fined £5 rule 23C

12 March Rivets reserves – no referees mark Fined £5 rule 23H

Aristocrats – no goalkeepers colours fined £5 rule 20C

19 March Ludgershall no first aid kit. Fined £5 rule 25

Rivets Res team name not on team sheet fined £5 rule 23C

26 March Oving no team name on team sheet fined £5 rule 23C

Aylesbury Vikings res. No referee mark fined £5 rule 23H

Aylesbury Raiders No referee mark fined £5 rule 23H

2 April Ludgershall no GK colours on team sheet fined 5 rule 20C

Stoke Mandeville res no referee mark rule 23H fined £5

5 April Wingrave incorrect date on team sheet fined £5 rule 23C

Wingrave Late confirmation with referee fined £10 rule 20C

Aristocrat incorrect date on team sheet fined £5 rule 23C

Press/Results Secretary’s Report:

There are 35 new followers on Social Media from the first three finals

The Programme’s for the finals are o.k., but the named team on the back of the programme must be limited to 16. Other team members who are not playing can be added to the inside of the programme.

We need so get sponsors for next year’s finals.

Any Other Business.

Trophies: clubs are reminded of Rule 13 c trophies to be returned to the League at the AGM for re-presenting at the pre-season meeting.

The proposed rule changes suggested by the sub-committee were put to the committee, Tony will draw them up to be sent out to Berks and Bucks FA, and when confirmed sent to clubs before the AGM.

Bearing in mind the present attitude about Good Friday being a Bank Holiday, it was questioned whether it was still appropriate to hold the Thomas Field Shield Final on that day in future years.

Application forms for 2022/2023 are to be sent out towards the end of April, including to several new teams.

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The meeting closed at 9.10 p.m. The next meeting was arranged for 4 May 2022