Minutes of the meeting of Aylesbury and District Football League Committee held at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 13 July 2021 At The Tennis Club & via Zoom
Present: P Rice, K Dunnings, M Griffin, T Munt, , K Saw, R Small, M Thoday,
Via Zoom N Sabatini, A Skeggs, Mrs M Stevens,
Apologies: Mrs M Harrison
There was a minute’s silence at the beginning of the meeting in honour of Richard Lipscombe.
The Minutes: of the meeting of 2 June 2021 were agreed
Matters Arising: there were none
Correspondence:
Since our last meeting Richard Lipscombe has passed away. His funeral was be Watermead Crematurium , 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday 21 July, followed by a wake at Rivets Sports and Social Club.
Mike Ward has resigned from Stoke Mandeville FC.
There are four new teams that applied to join the league: Aylesbury Vikings 1st and Reserves, Hale Leys, St Leonards, and Tring Town Development FC. Tring Town did not attend the AGM and despite the treasurer and secretary contacting them we have not had a reply.
Thame United B have changed their name, it is a merger of their old team and new players.
Dinamo Chequers have withdrawn.
Football team sheet pads will be handed out at the Secretaries meeting on 9 August.
Malcolm Pollard has been asked to be a vice-president of the League, and has accepted.
Lester Fenty and John Turnbull have also agreed to be vice-presidents, following their retirement as referees.
Registration Secretary’s Report
Marcie does not have a fourth sheet of the team sheets. If there is a query about eligibility she looks on Full Time. Teams must put on Full Time the same team as they have on the team sheet. They need to keep their copy in case of a query.
Team managers need to take to games a list of their players with photo i.d.s which can be made available to be checked by a committee member and/or the opposition.
Fixtures Secretary’s Report
All clubs have been send an email asking them to respond if they require a free weekend in
September, or if they need away fixtures in September because of problems with their pitch.
Referees Secretary’s Report
There are currently 8 referees signed for the coming season, Kevin hopes to have 20 by the beginning of the season.
ADFL are willing to pay for anyone who wants to take a refereeing course, as long as they work for the league for a season.
Kevin is arranging a referees meeting to be held at the end of August.
Press/Results Secretary’s Report
If teams are looking for a friendly match, or are offering their pitch for friendlies Marc will post it. Also if you are advertising for players or have training session reminders they can be sent to him via email, whatsapp or direct to the ADL Facebook page.
Any Other Business
There has been some confusion and controversy over the dark kit that some teams have, and the fact that it seems even darker on dull days. Therefore if your opponents or the referee ask you to change your kit for a game because it is too dark, please do so.
The new approved rules are attached to these minutes.
The meeting closed at 9.15 p.m.
The next meeting was arranged for 4th August 2021.
