Cambridge 5-A-Side Football League
MINUTES OF THE CAMBRIDGE 5-A-SIDE LEAGUE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 18th MAY 2006 AT THE CAMBRIDGE JOINT SERVICES CLUB, BARNWELL DRIVE, BARNWELL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE
The Chairman opened the meeting at 8.05 pm and welcomed those present to the A.G.M.
1) APOLOGIES
Apologies were received from James Curley of Locomotiv Romsey.
Marks & Spencer were not represented.
2) MINUTES
The minutes of the 2005 A.G.M. were taken as read.
3) CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
The Chairman felt that the past year had been very good for the League, the use of the Sin Bin seemed to have an effect in that there were fewer offences that in the past would have been a booking, and there had been less administration.
He was however disappointed at the number of players who are not aware of the rules, especially the Head Height rule, and the teams that did not wear similar coloured shirts. He was appreciative of those teams that did wear good kit, and those teams that bought a second colour should there be a colour clash.
He hoped that next season would be just as good.
4) SECRETARY’S REPORT
The Secretary thanked everyone for turning up, and thanked to those who organise their teams, making sure that players turn up on the right date and at the right time.
The season did not begin very well, for the first time in many years he was not able to get the full complement of 24 teams at the start of the season. Usually there are a number of teams on the waiting list, and as teams drop out they are contacted, but for some reason there were a lot who were no longer interested, or had given me details I could no longer contact them on, email or phone numbers were no longer valid. However there 4 new teams, and he hoped these new teams enjoyed playing in the league.
So far only 1 team, Price Bailey had informed him that they will not be continuing next season, he asked if there are any teams that are not sure then please can they let him know. It gives more time to contact possible teams.
Because he lost the contents of his hard drive he lost some contact details of people who wanted to enter a team, so if anyone knows teams that may be interested please pass their details to him.
This year he did not have to work abroad, so had been able to keep the website up to date. He usually does the updates around 11pm on the Thursday evening, so would appreciate if results could be phoned or emailed to me as soon as possible. The results forms must also be passed to him at some time so he has a record in case of any errors.
At last years AGM it was agreed that a team that didn’t turn up should have 3 points deducted as well as a £15 fine. This year there were less no-shows than in the past, however the tables given out do not reflect the points deductions. So Shooting Stars, Abelstik Angels, and Price Bailey should have 3 points deducted, Zebra 6 points deducted. It made little difference to the positions, Zebra swap places with Inflatable Dates.
Registered players are shown on the website, if there are any spelling errors, or you want to add or remove players please let him know, preferably in advance. Email is easiest, he will reply with an acknowledgment to let you know he have received the email. Similarly if there are any changes to details (change of address or phone number please let him know.
From a refereeing point he felt the same old problems occurred:
He had also noticed an increase in un-gentlemanly conduct, such as stopping a free kick being taken quickly, or leaving the ball instead of returning it to where the kick should take place and other time wasting ploys. While neither of these is against the rules he felt it is against the spirit of the league, and hoped that everyone agreed it has no place in this league.
He asked that all represented teams make sure they print and sign your name on the attendance sheet; no name means that team is fined £25.
He asked that he be sent the completed registration forms and cheques as soon as possible. Fixtures will hopefully be sent out late August/early September, first games are on Thursday 14th September 2006.
5) DISCIPLINARY SECRETARY’S REPORT
The Disciplinary Secretary believed that the Sin Bin system worked well, each of the regular referees had sent players to the Sin Bin during the season, and the deterrent meant there had been fewer incidences requiring the Sin Bin.
He had also noticed a number of cases of un-gentlemanly conduct, and was surprised at the number of queries about the Head Height rules, and he explained that the blue line around the wall at Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre was used for head height, and not the height of the tallest or shortest player. Players should play to the whistle.
He had no real concerns compared to other years on the discipline of players.
6) TREASURERS REPORT
The Treasurer stated that £498 was carried forward from the previous year. He thanked the Secretary for the hard work in getting new teams in, there had been a period where he thought the league might be short of funds.
Income was slightly down with lower fines, and the league received only £1.73 in bank interest. He did wonder if Barclays might start charging for the account in the future, although at the moment the account is free.
He had a credit note from Kelsey Kerridge that would carry forward into next season’s accounts, and the purchase of a batch of footballs the previous season which had lasted well meant expenditure was down compared to the previous year.
Income and Expenditure Account:
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31st May 2006 |
31st May 2005 | |||
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Balance brought forward |
498.23 |
408.58 | ||
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INCOME |
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League subscriptions |
4400.00 |
4384.80 |
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Guest Teams |
45.00 |
30.00 |
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League Fines |
100.00 |
295.00 |
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Interest on deposit account |
1.73 |
1.18 |
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Total |
4546.73 |
4710.98 | ||
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5044.96 |
5119.56 | ||
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EXPENDITURE |
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Sports Hall |
3066.00 |
2919.00 |
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Expenses (Ref, Secretary, Treasure, Disciplinary) |
835.00 |
960.00 |
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Trophies/engraving |
247.11 |
222.69 |
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Miscellaneous (footballs, Cambs FA, AGM etc.) |
339.60 |
519.64 |
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4487.71 |
4621.33 | |||
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Balance carried forward |
557.25 |
498.23 | ||
Bank reconciliation:
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£ |
£ | |
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Balance as per Current Account |
1035.06 |
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To pay in |
0.00 |
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Less outstanding cheques |
632.11 |
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402.95 | |
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Balance as per deposit account |
154.30 | |
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Total |
557.25 |
Fees for the coming season were set at £200 per team, which included £10 + VAT for Cambs. FA Affiliation.
Any fines paid on the night would show in the following seasons accounts.
7) ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Chairman asked if anyone wanted to take the positions of Chairman, Secretary, Disciplinary Secretary, Treasurer or Committee Member. There were no offers and the existing Committee Members were willing to continue.
Chair: Graham Pettit
Secretary: Terry Wilby.
Treasurer: Terry Briggs.
Disciplinary Secretary: Terry Briggs.
Committee Members: Paul Cattley, Dick Darler.
The Chairman and Treasurer pointed out that the Committee members were getting on in years, and would like to be able to hand over to some younger members at some time as they could not go on forever.
At 8:35 there was a 15 minute break.
At the re-start the order of business was changed slightly.
9) RULES OF THE LEAGUE
There was a discussion on the rules concerning teams not turning up to play games, and the Secretary earlier queried whether the 3 point deduction should continue. It was felt that the points deduction did have a deterrent effect, which was why there had been fewer No-shows. It was agreed that the rule should stay as it is except that the 3 point deduction would not apply if the team had informed the League before noon on the Wednesday, the same as the £15 fine. It was noted that the 3 point deduction would not work in the Cup Competition.
The number of roll on-roll off substitutes was discussed. The Secretary stated that up to 3 substitutes could be used in each game, and they could go off then come back on again as many times as they wanted. He reminded everyone that the substitutions must only be made during a stoppage in play, and that the goalkeeper holding the ball can be used as a stoppage in play provided the referee is immediately made aware that a substitution is required. The new player should not come on until the substituted player has gone off, which should be at roughly the same part of the pitch. This avoids the case where a player leaves at one end of the pitch and the new player enters at the other end, which may give an unfair advantage.
The Secretary did not feel that introducing match cards that had to be completed by each team before every game as suggested by the FA was a very good idea, he felt it would be difficult for the teams to complete them in advance, and would add a lot of paperwork for no gain.
The Treasurer reported an incident when refereeing a game where he believed a goal had been scored, and the actions of the team that had “scored” confirmed his decision. After the game he asked one of the players who admitted the ball had not gone into the goal, but through a hole in the net. The referees usually check the nets before games, but on this occasion he had not noticed the hole. The Secretary stated that at the last evening of matches new nets had been fitted to the goals.
The Chairman asked that players watch their language during games; there are often spectators and sometimes children watching the games.
10) ANY OTHER BUSINESS
A vote of thanks for the work of the committee and the updating of the website on a weekly basis came from the floor.
8)PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES
Medals were awarded to the following:
Division 1 Winners: ITALCAMB
Division 1 Runners up:SYMBIONICS
Division 2 Winners: EAGLES
Division 2 Runners up: MUSKETEERS UNITED
League Cup Winners: UNIPALM
League Cup Runners up: SYMBIONICS
League Cup “Plate”: UNICAM
Club of the Season: BACKOFTHENET, UNICAM
The Club of the Season was decided by ruling out any team for the following reasons:
There was no other business.
The Chair closed the meeting at 9:25pm
Telephone Numbers:
Graham Pettit:(01223) 240840 (Home)
Terry Wilby: (01763) 220457 (Home), (01763) 267280 (Work) (Email) wilby1@ntlworld.com
Terry Briggs: (01223)564630 (Home) 07774 434834 (Mobile) (Email) t-briggs@audit-commission.gov.uk
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