STOCKTON SUNDAY LEAGUE
Durham County F.A Charter Standard League
Secretary: Ken Clark 28 Leicester Road Norton Stockton on Tees TS20 2RB Tel: (01642) 658298

MINUTES OF MEETING 21 October 2009
Held at Elm Tree Social Club

Present : D Overton (Acting Chairman), G Hewitson, A Close, P Livingstone,
H Oliver, D Bradley & J Lambert (Acting Secretary)

Apologies : P Mack, S Kirwan, Jean Johnson, J K Johnson & K D Clark (Secretary)

The President took the Chair with the Chairman and Vice Chairman both unavailable he opened the meeting at 19-32. He then handed over to the Assistant Secretary who read the minutes of the last meeting (16 September 09) and the members present agreed them and the President signed them as a true record.

Matters arising:- Man of the match – Registrations – Funding (See Secretaries Report)
Secretaries Report & Correspondence

Correspondence:

Latest suspension list’s from Durham County Football Association & North Riding County Football Association.
Letter DFA re Inter Sunday League Tournament

Secretaries Report – Matters Arising

Once again before I start the League Secretaries report I have to say that a number of teams are still not listening to instructions and notices given out at the monthly meetings this will be borne out in the Secretaries Report.

Teams are still submitting registration incorrectly, no stamped addressed envelope, information missing.

As for new forms I asked that you fill in the bottom part of the registration apart from the date, registration number and the signature sections, teams have been penalised under the Good Conduct for this.

Man of the Match nominations teams are still not submitting correctly, again where this has happened the team lose a vote for their player and incur penalty points on the Good Conduct as well. Teams are still nominating wrongly, on the Match Sheet that you submit should be your team’s man of the match as nominated by your opponents.

When I was away I asked that match sheets and registrations be submitted to League Secretary as normal. Any registrations and transfers submitted for that Sunday will not be processed until I return on the Saturday; therefore if you submit a registration or transfer then you need to check with League Secretary to make sure player is signed and eligible to play on the Sunday. Please ring after 2 p.m on mobile number or check the website after 3 p.m when any registrations should be up loaded by then. One team sent the Match Sheet to Jes and only one team rang to check on a registration submitted.

Following on from last month’s minutes when we discussed Funding, can I advise that a workshop has been arranged for Wednesday 25 November 2009 (a week after the League meeting) as part of the Charter Standard programme? This will be held at Stockton Town Football Club (next to Sixth Form College) just down the road.


Secretaries Report

Evening Gazette: We are limited in the space we are allocated for reports in the Gazette however all reports are posted on the website in full when received. Reports are now being sent to the Northern Echo and these appear on a Saturday in the Local Heroes supplement however full reports appear on the League website.

With the impending Postal strike due to start this week then you need to make alternative arrangements if you currently post your Match Sheets. These still need to arrive within the correct timescale and is more important if they contain registrations. This is maybe a good time to think about doing these on-line (it really is simple and takes less then five minutes). As for registrations for those on email I will send back the registration by email, for other’s you need to ring up to check if registration completed. In both cases you will still need to include a stamped addressed envelope so the counterfoil can be returned as you still need to retain this.

Old Match Sheets are being used can I ask that you only use the ones that have the man of the match section on the back of the sheet.

Registration Forms – can I ask that you also use the new forms which contains the Respect notice and throw any others away, if you require any forms then please see about at the end of the meeting, transfer forms are also available. Whilst on about transfers can I point out that these are not being filled in correctly Teams are signing the wrong way round, to date I have accepted these but they will be returned if not correct in future.

Fixtures 8 November amendment due to Durham Sunday Cup Billingham The Kings v Lord Nelson fixture is reversed to Tilery using middle pitch as Hardwick Social Club are at home in the Durham Sunday Cup. The Merlin is also at home to the Sun Inn, Billingham Telstar is also at home, teams need to sort out who plays on which pitch. Rosegale N & S.A & George & Dragon (Yarm) are both away whilst Billingham Cons are also at home.

It was suggested that minutes of meeting’s are posted on the website along with the Secretaries Report, this will be looked at by League Secretary.


Handbook Changes -

Division Three:

Wolviston Wellington F.C
Change of Secretary: James Smith 14 Gainsborough Road Billingham TS23 3JA
07815 850597

Dubliners F.C – Change of Ground
Mandale Linear Park Redcar Road Thornaby

Referee Jimmy Mansell – New phone no 01642 363965


TEAM OF THE MONTH - August / September 2009
Stockton West End (Division Three) had 3 League wins, 2 cup wins plus 1 defeat in Durham Sunday Cup – no penalty points in the two months. Match ball presented by Alan Close.




CUP DRAWS – Ian Gorman Memorial Trophy Round Three and Stephen Wells Memorial Trophy Round Two has been completed and in the envelope tonight along with details of the John Jackson & Bill Moss Memorial Trophies.



REFEREES – Jes gave out some changes.

Harry Oliver (Vice President and Stockton Referee’s representative) spoke about having visited another league in the County and they pointed out how lucky we are with referees. It needs the co-operation of all teams to make sure that we retain our referee’s.


ROLL CALL –Three Team missing



ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Teams reminded about funding workshop on 25 November at Stockton Town Football Club.

There being no further business the President reminded members that the next meeting is on the 18 November 2009 the President then thanked all for attending and he closed the meeting at
19-56.












Signed: ............................................................... Date: 18 November 2009