Henley
United
Registered Players of Henley United FC have
now received individual letters advising what their
individual share of the club's debt is - Each player
must pay this to the League within the next 21 days
or the debt will be passed onto the County FA.
Once individual players clear their payments, names
will appear on the suspension tab of the website. It
is at this point in time that they will then be free
to register for another Bromsgrove League team.
LEAGUE STATEMENT - TUESDAY 17TH JANUARY 2012
It is with regret that we have
to announce the resignation of Henley United FC
from Bromsgrove and District Football League
Division 1.
We will now expunge their records from the league
table and re-issue both this and a revised set of
goalscorer/motm statistics as soon as is possible.
No Henley United player will be able to
transfer/re-sign within the Bromsgrove League
until such time as the clubs debts are paid off in
full or passed over to the County FA as part of
the football debt recovery process
AFC Ipsley v Henley United this
coming Sunday is now OFF and AFC Ipsley will
receive a walkover into the Bridgwater Cup
Semi-Finals. For those teams who were due to play
Henley United on January 29th and February 5th,
please assume you will still have a game on these
dates as we will try to juggle the fixtures to
ensure you have a game - Please await further
information.
2011/12 Cup Final dates
This seasons cup finals will once again be held at
Bromsgrove Sporting FC, on Sunday evenings, with a
630pm k/o.
The dates for each final are below. More details
will follow in due course.
March 11th - Rose Bowl
March 18th - Centenary Cup
April 1st - Premier Cup
April 8th - Bridgwater Cup
April 22nd - LMS Shield
May 6th - WA Harris Cup
Marathon Man!
You may remember several months ago, we reported on
Darren Roland (now of Churchfields United FC) who
was running in the Majorca Marathon for 'Help the
Heroes' - Well we are pleased to report he is back
from Majorca and has successfully completed the
Marathon in 3 hrs 50mins and 5 seconds, finishing in
81st place.
Darren would like to thank Golden Lion Athletic and
Churchfields United for their sponsorship and
support - So far, £570 has been raised for the
charity, but there is still time to sponsor him via
www.bmycharity.com/dazroland.
Darren also says that if you are interested in
running abroad, then it comes highly recommended and
the website to visit for more information on this is
www.runningcrazy.com
Congratulations on your fantastic achievement
Darren.
AGM 2011/12
Due to the additional Queen's Jubilee Bank Holiday
in 2012, the AGM date has been changed to Thursday
7th June 2012.
Further details will follow in due course.
Comments on Social
Networking sites / Websites
The National and County FA continue to take
offensive or abusive comments on match officials
and/or clubs, which appear on Social Networking
Sites, very seriously.
If the comments are bought to the League's
attention, a club or individual making such
comments, will be reported to the County FA.
A recent case in our league led to a participant
receiving a £50 fine for his troubles.
We would like to urge all participants in the League
to THINK BEFORE YOU POST
Thank you for your co-operation.
Line Marking
Substances
Would all clubs please note 'Hydrated Lime' is a
banned line marking substance and MUST NOT be used
to line football pitches with.
Clubs could be reported to the County FA by match
officials for any breaches of this 'National'
rule.
If you have any queries on what substances are
allowed to be used, please contact the WFA on
01905 827137 for further guidance.Top
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LEUKAEMIA CARE
Queens Head Dons player Danny Hall is running next
years London Marathon in aid of Leukaemia CARE.
If you would like to sponsor him and we hope as many
of you as possible will chip in, the website to go
to donate is:
http://ww.justgiving.com/Dan-Hall0
CHARITY SHIELD 2011 - MONIES RAISED
We are delighted to announce that the League raised
£250.00 from the Charity Shield match held on
28/08/11 between La Coruna and Queens Head Dons.
All of this money has been donated to the Primrose
Hospice Charity.
Match Based Suspensions - Online Seminar Video
Match
Based Suspensions come into effect from Season
2011/2012 at grassroots level and we have the WFA
coming to our meeting in August to furnish all clubs
with information on how it will work.
In advance of this meeting, please find below the
link for the recording of the 'online session' held
at Wembley on Monday 6th June, which some of you may
have logged onto and seen.
It is highly
recommended that you take some time ahead of the
August meeting, to have a look at the video
recording so what is briefed out in August is not
totally alien to your club.
http://video.webexlivestream.com/events/webx001/38527/
Match Based Suspensions (MBS)
http://www.worcestershirefa.com/News/2011/04/MatchBasedDisciplineLaunched.htm
Fly-Photography
The Bromsgrove League has teamed up with
'fly-photography' who will be attending Bromsgrove
League games in the coming weeks to take some action
shots and try to help increase the leagues profile
even more across the local West Midlands region.
Any club interested in having their own photographs
taken, whether it be presentation evenings or matchday
photographs, please contact Adam on the contact
number shown.

Dark Kits
All clubs are reminded not to purchase or wear any
kit which is predominantly DARK in colour and
therefore may be deemed to clash with the match
officials. If the referee deems your kit as
clashing, then you will not be able to wear it
during the game.
If there is any doubt as to the suitability of your
kit, please contact the General Secretary for
further advices.
Groundsman Services
Do you need your pitch marking out, cutting,
Fertilized or generally attended too to keep it in
tip-top condition?
A local contact, Steve Green, will be pleased to
help all clubs out.
Email:
STEVIEGREENIE@aol.com
Phone:0121 453 6057
Mobile: 07957 298796
His price for pitch marking is £25 per pitch
(discounted for multiple pitches at same venue).
MG SPORTSWEAR TO
CONTINUE THEIR SPONSORSHIP OF THE LEAGUE FOR SEASON
2010/2011
We are delighted to be able to announce that MG
Sportswear have renewed their Sponsorship agreement
with the League for Season 2010/2011.
Gino Ruffinato of MG Sportswear commented "We
enjoyed our first season with the league and are
delighted to be able to continue our sponsorship for
the new season. We look forward to enhancing our
relationship with the member clubs in the coming
season and meeting any of their kit and equipment
requirements in a timely and cost efficient manner"
We urge all our member clubs to visit the MG
Sportswear website
www.mgsportswear.com
or to see Rob/Gino at the league meetings.
They will be more than happy to supply whatever
products you require.

Football Boots and Charford
Can all teams please remember to not clean their
boots out in the showers at Charford. Your help in
keeping these facilities neat and tidy will help is
much appreciated.
MESSAGE TO ALL CLUBS - UNREGISTERED PLAYERS
The League is becoming increasingly concerned at
the number of unregistered players, playing in games
in the Bromsgrove League this season - The league is
currently investigating another batch of cases from
recent games.
Would Club Secretaries please take extra care and
attention to ensure that any player that is playing
is correctly registered with the league.
Sending a registration card in the post, especially
with the current Royal Mail strikes, is NOT
sufficient guarantee and evidence that a player has
been signed and that the card has been
received/accepted by the league.
Should you wish the Registration Secretary to return
the registration card docket slip back to you and
you can not wait until the next league meeting,
please enclose a S.A.E. Alternatively please contact
the Registration Secretary by telephone to receive
confirmation that the player is eligible to play. We
would rather have 100 telephone calls than have to
investigate ineligibility cases month upon month.
But remember the Registration Secretary is unable to
attend to your query on a Sunday morning from about
9am onwards, so please get organised and seek out
the registration situation in advance to avoid
potential embarrassment.
In all instances should you have the slightest doubt
as to whether a player has been registered or not,
then the advice is to not play the player.
Thank you for your attention to this important
matter.
Simon Burgess,
General Secretary.
NOTICE
Would clubs sending in registration cards please
make sure they are sent in a strong envelope and/or
jiffy bag. A number of registration cards have
recently been received where the envelope has been
ripped, so for your assurance, please ensure you
send your cards in a suitable conveyance. The league
will not be responsible for any cards lost or
damaged in the post and any subsequent registration
offences that may occur.
Players with the Armed Forces
F.A. RULE C – RULES RELATING TO PLAYERS
PARAGRAPH 2(C) SERVICE PLAYERS
(c) Service Players
(i) While serving in any branch of Her Majesty’s
Regular Forces, a Player may not hold
a contract of employment with any Club under the
jurisdiction of The Association or an Affiliated
Association.
(ii) Neither a Club nor any person may attempt to
induce a Player of a Club of any branch of Her
Majesty’s Regular Forces to play for another Club
during the current season* without at least 14 days’
written notice of approach – in the case of the Army
to the Secretary of The Army Football Association,
the Royal Navy to the Secretary of The Royal Navy
Football Association, and the Royal Air Force to the
Player’s Commanding Officer.
The notice must be forwarded by Special Delivery or
Recorded Post, or a written acknowledgment otherwise
obtained. Facsimile or e-mail transmission may be
used provided a receipt of acknowledgment is also
obtained.
(iii) Players are required to inform Civilian Clubs
of their rank and service number, which information
must be stated on League or other registration
forms.
*a current season runs from 1st July to the
following 31st May
With reference to clause (ii), herewith enclose a
copy of the Royal Navy F.A. Notice of Approach Form
for season 2009-2010. The form can also be
downloaded from the RNFA website
www.royalnavyfa.com
Please make sure your club fills out one of these
forms (
document here
) if you have any players who will be
registered for you and who serve in the Armed
Forces. Any queries, please contact Glyn Lloyd
(Registration Secretary) or Simon Burgess
(General Secretary)
Braces Lane
Football Pitch
We have recently received communications from the
Local Council regarding concerns around parking in
and around Braces Lane when matches are taking
place.
We are aware that once
the car park is full that parking is limited in the
area. However, Local residents have highlighted that
some people are parking on the pavements which is
restricting access and making the footpaths unsafe
for pedestrians.
Please ensure that
your teams and players are parking responsibly and
where possible please car share. If the problem
persists, the Local Council have advised that they
will look into other options such as parking
restrictions.
Racial Language
Unfortunately, the league has recently had to deal
with a case of Racial Language which was used by one
club's player against another club's player. The
league takes these incidents very seriously. The
player concerned has been charged by Birmingham
County FA and the league, with both charges being
proved/admitted. The player concerned has now seen
his registration withdrawn from the league for the
remainder of this season and his registration will
also not be accepted for the duration of the
2009/2010 season.
We hope this will be the only case that we ever have
to deal with, but please take this notice a warning
that the Bromsgrove League does not accept any form
of racial language/abuse to be used and will
continue to serve order with appropriate sanctions
as it feels fit, against those charged and found
guilty.
League Meetings
It has come to the committees attention that many
clubs are continually NOT attending league meetings
and offering poor or no excuses.
Given that we recently switched these meetings to
bi-monthly ones once the season is up and running,
we find it extremely sad that clubs can not make the
effort to attend or at least send a representative
to listen to league messages/collect paperwork,
given most clubs have at least 20 players signed on
and a host of supporters.
With effect from the April 2009 clubs meeting,
apologies will no longer be accepted from clubs,
unless the circumstances are extreme/unavoidable.
Please ensure your club is represented in order to
avoid being fined.
Simon Burgess,
General Secretary.
HANDBOOK AMENDMENTS
Please remember to email the general secretary with
your handbook amendments as soon as they change, you
must also advise your local parent County FA with
the new details to ensure that your paperwork does
not go missing; there will be no sympathy should you
rack up a large fine due to non notification of new
contact details!
International
Clearances
With the
large number of migrant workers coming to England
from other EU countries, the FA have issued a
reminder that ALL players moving countries
(including Wales, Scotland and N Ireland) MUST have
International Clearance. This includes players
outside the National League System i.e includes
players playing for clubs in local Saturday and
Sunday leagues – And it applies to children 12 and
over.
A brief guide to
International Clearance can be found at
www.Thefa.com
as well as the full FIFA regulations for the
status and transfer of players.
If you have players
who are affected by the above, even if they are
currently signed for your club, you should contact
the Registrations Staff at the FA for further
advice. Either via email
registrations@thefa.com
or by phone on 0207 745
4629/4630/4631/4852/4966
CHARFORD
FOOTBALL PITCHES - VERY IMPORTANT
This warning has been received from Bromsgrove
Council's Parks and Community Services Manager and
summarised below.
On 13th April, the
council sent a letter out to all teams using
Charford football pitches advising of parking
restrictions at Lyttleton Avenue following
complaints from Local residents. They are
disappointed to hear that this is still an issue and
have had numerous complaints of parking and cars
speeding into roads around Lyttleton Avenue. The
car-parks that front onto the recreation ground are
strictly for residents use only - They are not a
parking facility for clubs.
Please can you be aware of the parking restrictions
for visitors and ensure you find alternative parking
to avoid blocking allocated spaces and driveways.
Clubs have been turned away this season due to
popularity of the site. Bromsgrove Council are
monitoring this situation and clubs/teams identified
using residents car parking bays will not be given
preference for pitches next season.
Thank you for you
co-operation with this matter and hope it can be
resolved immediately.
Regards,
Simon Burgess
General Secretary,
DROITWICH
LEISURE CENTRE
May we remind clubs that when they play at Droitwich
Leisure Centre, they must be careful where they park
their cars. Following problems last year getting the
emergency services to the ground, cars must not
block the emergency gate at the end of the car park
which gives access to all pitches.
There is an
overflow car-park as you turn into the complex off
the main road. We would ask that clubs park here and
walk to the changing complex as opposed to blocking
emergency gates. Thank you for your co-operation
with this matter.
FIRST AID
Clubs are reminded of the importance of ensuring
they have somebody within their ranks who is trained
in basic first aid proficiency. Although the league
can not force clubs to do this, it is something we
strongly recommend as you never know when you may
need it.
Clubs wishing to
send someone on a first aid course/sports injury
management course are advised to contact
Kidderminster Harriers FC’s “Football in the
Community” on 01562 823931 who will be able to
advise on future courses.
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Can all clubs please check the
'Club Contacts'
section of the site for updates on Handbook
alterations.
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Signing-On Info |
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Please can
all clubs note that players who are
signed on the day of a league game, the
registration card must be received by
the league within 3 days.
Many registration offences have been
uncovered already this season, please
ensure that players you play are fully
signed before playing and if in doubt,
contact the Registration Secretary for
clarification
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