Minutes of the meeting of Aylesbury and District Football League Committee held at 7.00p.m. on Wednesday 5 January 2022 at The Tennis Club, Aylesbury
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Present: P Rice, K Dunnings, M Griffin Mrs M Harrison, K Saw, A Skeggs, R Small
Mrs M Stevens, M Thoday.
Apologies were received from T Munt, N Sabatini
The Minutes: of the meeting of 1 December 2021 were agreed
Matters Arising:
A list of the First Aid equipment needed will be produced by the secretary.
The October fines in the December minutes had already been paid.
We are awaiting a reply from Sophie Payne of Bucks Council about a meeting to discuss pitch fees, changing rooms etc.
Correspondence:
Wingrave and Ludgershall have been fined by Berks and Bucks for failing to control their
players during a game. The score at the time of the abandonment of the game 1-0 to
Wingrave, stands.
The player found guilty by Berks and Bucks FA of racism is appealing their decision of a £50 fine and 7 match ban,
The player who made abusive remarks about a referee has been fined £50 and suspended for 1 match by Berks and Bucks FA.
County require any teams with players under 18 years old to have DBS checks for the manager and coach.
Registration Secretary’s Report:
Marcie is often asked about fines received for incorrect team sheets. She does not deal with this. Kevin Saw, in his role as Referees Secretary takes the fines from the referee’s copy.
Following extensive research Wendover have been deducted 10 points, which have been awarded elsewhere under Rule 18M. In addition they have been fined £350, for playing unregistered players. We now await their appeal.
Fixtures Secretary’s Report
Tetsworth and Prestwood still have a lot of games to play. They have been drawn up to the end of February and will be published soon
Free weeks:
15-01-22 Aylesbury Vikings Res
Missing Results
11-12-21 Hale Leys County Cup No result Rule 21 B fined £50 (2nd offence)
Missing Teamsheets (Marsworth Cup)
11-12-21 Wendover Reserves £50 fine Never received over 21 days Rule 21
Late Teamsheets
04-12-21 Prestwood Firsts (Not by Monday) fined £10 rule 21A
11-12-21 Aylesbury Vale, Ludgershall Res(Not by Monday) fined £10 Rule 21 A
Postponed games:
04-11-21 Tetsworth Res Vs AVD Sports (covid)
18-11-21Prestwood Vs A.Vikings (covid)
A.Vikings Res Vs Wingrave Dev (covid)
Elmhurst Vs Haddenham (covid)
Cancelled Games
11-12-21 AFC Berryfields Vs A.Vikings Res(Berryfields forfeited – 2nd offence)
Game awarded to A.Vikings Res £50 Fine to AFC Berryfields Rule 20 E.
Team Sheets Report
Please remember to print off your registered players from WGS and take the printed sheet with you to your games as a committee member will be coming round to games to check that players on the field are those on the team sheet, as part of a pilot project.
Referees Secretary’s Report:
We are still short of referees. Kevin and Peter have now been appointed mentors to new referees.
Incorrect team sheets
4.12.21
Ludgershall Reserves wrong date on team sheet (4.11.21) fined £5 rule 23C
Stoke Mandeville Res – unreadable team sheet fined £5 rule 23C
11.12.21
Long Marston – no first aider fined £5 rule 23C
18.12.21
Aylesbury Hornets – no club name or colours on team sheet. Fined £5 rule 23C
Oving – no referees mark – £5 fine rule 23H
St Leonards – no referees mark – £5 fine rule 23H
Press/Results Secretary’s Report:
Can clubs remember to send in scorers and match action photos and videos, it has gone a little quiet before Christmas and marketing our league is very important
Thank you to those that often do but it is still the same 7-8 teams
Any Other Business
Marc has been in talks with another league about giving our premier teams more games. Premier teams will be contacted in the near future concerning this.
If any club wants to put forward suggested rule changes, can they please send them to the secretary by the end of January.
The meeting closed at 9.00 p.m. The next meeting was arranged for 2 February 2022
Semi Final draws
President’s Cup
AVD Sports or Wingrave. V. Aylesbury Vale / AWFC
Long Marston or Tetsworth. V Gt Missenden or Hale Leys
Reserve Cup
Prestwood or Wingrave. V. Tetsworth or Rivets
Ludgershall or Vikings res. V. Stoke Mandeville or Wendover
Field Shield
Prestwood or Vikings or Wendover v. Long Marston or Missenden
Rivets or Elmhurstv. Hale Leys or AWFC
Sheffield Jackman
Oving or AVv. Thame or Bierton
Elmhurst or Berryfieldsv. Wingrave or Stone
