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Any one who wants to be added to the distribution list for the monthly newsletter, please provide details of your email address to the Hon. Secretary at midessexsec@gmail.com *+*+*+*+*+*+*+**+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ MID ~ ESSEX FOOTBALL LEAGUE Founded 1898 affiliated to the Essex County Football Association Limited
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+**+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ November 2009 SECRETARY COMMENTS As we alluded to at the AGM the Management Committee have implemented their threat to increase the severity of the punishment in relation to Clubs who choose to play ineligible players by deducting additional points. The League rules do allow us to do this since rule 8.o clearly states that (ii) In addition the team may have further points deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee and may be dealt with in any further manner which is thought to be fit. APPEAL PROCESS – MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DECISIONS The process for appealing against a decision by the League’s Management Committee is fully set out in Rule 16 Once a Club has received written notification of a fine there is no point in telephoning / emailing the League Secretary or Treasurer to register your complaint / appeal. The fine MUST be paid within 14 days otherwise submit your appeal in writing to The Essex County Football Association CONFIRMATION OF FIXTURES When looking up details in the handbook in order to contact clubs and confirm fixture details, it has been apparent that several clubs have both an Honorary Secretary and a Fixtures Secretary, and in some cases also a Team Manager listed under their entry. On a number of occasions Clubs have telephoned a Fixtures Secretary and have been advised to contact the Honorary Secretary or even the team manager. Conversely, some clubs tend to contact the team managers rather than the Club Secretary to confirm fixture details, either in the first instance or because they have been unsuccessful in contacting the Club Secretary at the first attempt. This can lead to a degree of confusion, especially as what tends to happen is that colleagues do not always pass messages on. In order to be consistent and apply the competition rules. All Clubs are reminded that the first point of contact MUST BE the Club Secretary. POSTAL ISSUES With the on-going problem with our postal system my preference is to submit all future newsletters by email it also saves the Hon. Secretary a considerable amount of time Those Clubs that have not provided the Hon. Secretary with an email contact address for their Club could they please do so by sending an email to midessexsec@gmail.com We have a number of new Referee’s on the Competition this season if you have not yet provided the Hon. Secretary with an email address please send an email to midessexsec@gmail.com FIXTURES 21st NOVEMBER These will be published following completion of the First Round of the Essex County Cup fixtures being played on Saturday 24th October
REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURE MID-ESSEX LEAGUE 7 BRAINTREE SUNDAY LEAGUE 1 We went ahead very early by a goal from Dave Morgan (Braintree & Bocking) who chased the ball through the opponents back four. Minutes later Craig Jones (Forest Glade) hit our second of the evening. Nick Bristow (Scotia Billericay) scored the third, beating the keeper from an acute angle at the near post. We all thought the ball had gone round the back of the goal, until the keeper turned round and picked the ball out of the net. Craig Jones added the fourth before half time. Our opponents came back into the game over the last ten minutes of the first half and tested Sean Hinton (Scotia Billericay) in goal, who brought off a fantastic save of the game. 4-0 at half time. The second half began evenly for the first 15 minutes, but Braintree could not get past our defence and we went further ahead with a deflected goal from Dave Morgan, which we all thought had gone over the bar, however it went in just under the cross bar. Braintree put more pressure on us and eventually a forward managed to get past and out run the defence to claw a goal back. With approx 15 mins left, James Smith (Scotia Billericay) scored the sixth goal, then five minutes later the seventh after the keeper failed to punch the ball away from a corner, he slotted home from six yards. A convincing win A big thank you to Ken Robinson and Richard Hollis however the League management Committee were once again disappointed by the lack of support given to our Representative Managers from a number of Clubs within the Competition FIXTURES SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER PREMIER DIVISION LEAGUE CUP ROUND 2
Braintree & Bocking United v Byfleet Rangers J Burdett Focus Ferrers v Silver End United R Brown Harold Wood Athletic v Beacon Hill Rovers S Franklin Manford Way v Scotia Billericay P Lyon PREMIER DIVISION Ravens v Southminster St. Leonards A Chaplin Springfield Rouge v Little Waltham B Hurrell DIVISION ONE LEAGUE CUP ROUND 2 Frenford Senior A v Bradwell United I Butler Old Chelmsfordians v St. Clere’s P Simmonds Rhodesia United v Manford Way Reserves C Henwood Sparta Basildon v Great Baddow C Richardson DIVISION ONE Forest Glade v Mundon Vics G Austin Scotia Billericay Reserves v Shelley Royals J Jones DIVISION TWO LEAGUE CUP ROUND 2 Ferrers Athletic v Harold Wood Athletic Reserves T Cheek Writtle Manor v Swan Mead J Garwood DIVISION TWO Brendans v Boreham T Bullard Stock United v Battlesbridge M Berry Sungate v City Colts P Hilton DIVISION THREE LEAGUE CUP ROUND 2 Latchingdon v Epping J Hawes Sporting Brentwood v Little Waltham Reserves S Gregory Wickham Royals v Old Chelmsfordians Reserves S Moore DIVISION THREE Bradwell United Reserves v Braintree & Bocking Reserves M Napper Byfleet Rangers Reserves v Scotia Billericay A P Newman E2V Technologies v Broomfield M Lodge DIVISION FOUR LEAGUE CUP ROUND 2 Burnham Ramblers v Focus Ferrers Reserves K Mitchell Great Baddow Reserves v Felsted Rovers R Heseltine Springfield v Mundon Vics Reserves T Keeble DIVISION FOUR Beacon Hill Rovers Reserves v Battlesbridge Reserves G Scott Marconi Athletic v Crays Hill United R Bedford Tillingham Hotspur Reserves v White Hart United K Westlake DIVISION FIVE LEAGUE CUP ROUND 1 Old Chelmsfordians A v E2V Technologies Reserves N Hilton St. Clere’s Reserves v Burnham Ramblers Reserves R Yeldham Silver End United Reserves v Maldon St. Mary B Wentworth Wickham Royals Reserves v Beacon Hill Rovers A J Tyson DIVISION FIVE Battlesbridge A v Marks Farm J Figg Shelley Royals Reserves v Boreham Reserves R Quinton United Chelmsford Churches v Dunmow E Okanwo SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER DAVE STRACHAN KO CUP ROUND 1 Dunmow v St.Clere’s R Quinton PREMIER DIVISION Beacon Hill Rovers v Harold Wood Athletic C Manley Braintree & Bocking United v Little Waltham I Butler Focus Ferrers v Springfield Rouge N Davies Manford Way v United Chelmsford Churches J Smith Silver End United v Byfleet Rangers P Reed Southminster St. Leonards v Scotia Billericay P Lyon DIVISION ONE Bradwell United v Sparta Basildon K Ross Frenford Senior A v Forest Glade D Cornish Great Baddow v Old Chelmsfordians M Napper Scotia Billericay Reserves v Mundon Vics C Henwood Tillingham Hotpsur v Rhodesia United J Jones DIVISION TWO Boreham v St Margarets P Hilton City Colts v Battlesbridge R Heseltine Harold Wood Athletic Reserves v Writtle Manor S Taylor Hutton v Brendans T Bullard Shenfield Hollands v Stock United J Tyson Swan Mead v Sungate J Hawes DIVISION THREE Broomfield v Braintree & Bocking Utd Res D Packer Byfleet Rangers Reserves v Wickham Royals G Austin E2V Technologies v Scotia Billericay A J Garwood Little Waltham Reserves v Latchingdon T B A Old Chelmsfordians Reserves v Bradwell United Reserves R Bedford Sporting Brentwood v Frenford Senior B W Ostermeyer DIVISION FOUR LEAGUE CUP ROUND 1 Durning v White Hart United B Hurrell DIVISION FOUR Battlesbridge Reserves v Springfield K Mitchell Burnham Ramblers v Tillingham Hotspur Reserves B Wentworth Crays Hill United v Runwell Hospital J Figg Felsted Rovers v Mundon Vics Reserves M Flack Focus Ferrers Reserves v Beacon Hill Rovers Reserves K Westlake Marconi Athletic v Felsted Rovers P Dabbs DIVISION FIVE Battlesbridge A v Old Chelmsfordians A R Eve Beacon Hill Rovers A v United Chelmsford Churches R. A Barlow Marks Farm v E2V Technologies Reserves T Cheek Shelley Royals Reserves v St. Clere’s Reserves G Scott Silver End United Reserves v Boreham Reserves A Rose Wickham Royals Reserves v Burnham Ramblers Reserves N Hilton SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER DAVE STRACHAN KNOCKOUT CUP ROUND 2 Braintree & Bocking United v Burnham Ramblers P Reed Dunmow or St. Clere’s v Broomfield C Manley Focus Ferrers v Boreham J Garwood Forest Glade v Crays Hill United P Newman Hutton v Battlesbridge S Taylor Manford Way v Harold Wood Athletic J Burdett Rhodesia United v Felsted Rovers M Napper Ravens v White Hart United B Hurrell Scotia Billericay v Little Waltham R Brown Silver End United v Shelley Royals P Knott Sparta Basildon v Wickham Royals I Hogg Springfield Rouge v Ferrers Athletic A Chaplin United Chelmsford Churches v St.Margarets P Lyon DIVISION ONE Frenford Senior A v Mundon Vics S Gregory Old Chelmsfordians v Scotia Billericay Reserves T Cheek Tillingham Hotspur v Bradwell United N Mathieson DIVISION TWO Harold Wood Athletic Reserves v Swan Mead I Butler Shenfield Hollands v City Colts M Berry Sungate v Stock United G Austin Writtle Manor v Brendans P Hilton DIVISION THREE Bradwell United Reserves v Sporting Brentwood J Jones Byfleet Rangers Reserves v Old Chelmsfordians Reserves J Hawes Epping v Braintree & Bocking United Res R Quinton Little Waltham Reserves v Frenford Senior B R Hesletine Scotia Billericay A v Latchingdon J Tyson DIVISION FOUR Beacon Hill Rovers Reserves v Runwell Hospital R Eve Durning v Mundon Vics Reserves W Ostermeyer Great Baddow Reserves v Battlesbridge Reserves T Keeble Springfield v Focus Ferrers Reserves J Figg Tillingham Hotspur Reserves v Marconi Athletic K Mitchell DIVISION FIVE Boreham Reserves v Maldon St Mary M Flack Burnham Ramblers Reserves v Beacon Hill Rovers A A Barlow Dunmow v Marks Farm A Rose E2V Technologies Reserves v Shelley Royals Reserves E Okonkno Old Chelmsfordians A v Wickham Royals Reserves N Hilton St. Clere’s Reserves v Battlesbridge A D Edmonds U C C Reserves v Silver End United Reserves P Dabbs SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER PREMIER DIVISION Beacon Hill Rovers v Ravens R Brown Byfleet Rangers v Little Waltham I Hogg Manford Way v Harold Wood Athletic M Bradshaw Scotia Billericay v Silver End United P Lyon Southminster St. Leonards v Focus Ferrers N Mathieson Springfield Rouge v Braintree & Bocking United T Cheek DIVISION ONE Bradwell United v Old Chelmsfordians K Ross Frenford Senior A v Scotia Billericay Reserves S Taylor Great Baddow v Manford Way Reserves P Falvey Sparta Basildon v Rhodesia United G Austin St.Clere’s v Mundon Vics D Edmonds Tillingham Hotspur v Forest Glade C Henwood DIVISION TWO Battlesbridge v Sungate M Berry Boreham v Hutton M Napper Brendans v Ferrers Athletic B Hurrell Harold Wood Athletic Reserves v City Colts R Quinton Stock United v St.Margarets J Garwood Writtle Manor v Shenfield Hollands I Butler DIVISION THREE Braintree & Bocking Utd Res v Bradwell United Reserves M Lodge Epping v Byfleet Rangers Reserves W Ostermeyer E2V Technologies v Latchingdon K Westlake Little Waltham Reserves v Sporting Brentwood P Hilton Old Chelmsfordians Reserves v Broomfield G Scott Wickham Royals v Frenford Senior B P Knott DIVISION FOUR Battlesbridge Reserves v Tillingham Hotspur Reserves R Eve Felsted Rovers v Durning A Rose Focus Ferrers Reserves v Burnham Ramblers J Figg Marconi Athletic v Beacon Hill Rovers Reserves R Bedford Mundon Vics Reserves v Great Baddow Reserves M Flack Springfield v Runwell Hospital P Dabbs White Hart United v Crays Hill United S Gregory DIVISION FIVE Battlesbridge A v E2V Technologies Reserves K Mitchell Beacon Hill Rovers A v Old Chelmsfordians A B Wentworth Marks Farm v Boreham Reserves S Moore Shelley Royals Reserves v Dunmow T B A Silver End United Reserves v Maldon St Mary A Chaplin United Chelmsford Ch. Res v Burnham Ramblers Reserves E Oknonwu Wickham Royals Reserves v St. Clere’s Reserves A Barlow *+*+*+*+*+*+*+**+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ October 2009 SECRETARY COMMENTS This Newsletter may sound like a series of moans and groans so I would like to apologise up front but I just want to get them off my chest, and so early in the season ! RESULTS SECRETARY I appreciate that our newer members will not be aware of this but whilst it is the Hon. Secretary’s name who appears in the handbook as the Result’s Secretary the weekly task of reviewing all Result Sheets is undertaken by his 15 year old son. The Hon. Secretary has no access to the Result’s Secretary email address I would therefore like to congratulate and thank that Club that chose to send an abusive email to the Result Secretary which has resulted in that person no longer wishing to support the League in that capacity. The Club, who I would point out is a long established member of the Competition, will be charged and dealt with by the competition as per the Competition rules. I would ask all Clubs to pay particular attention to the content of any correspondence sent to the Competition and ensure that we treat everybody connected with the Competition with the utmost respect RESULT SHEETS Could I ask that Clubs continue to submit their Result Sheets in xls. version of excel. The League is currently updating its Microsoft software package to a later version. Further information on this will follow in due course REGISTRATION SECRETARYPlease could all clubs make sure that all forms are completed correctly before submitting them to be signed on. This means that all the sections must be completed including the players date of birth, the form must be signed by the club Secretary the COUNTERFOIL must be completed and you must include a stamped addressed envelope for the forms to be returned to you. IF any information is missing from your forms then they will be returned to you and the player will NOT be signed on until t Also please ensure that players forms that were signed on a Saturday are received by the Registrations team by Wednesday at the latest!!! Again those that are not will be ineligible for the game that they played in. The Form must be the ORIGINAL. HANDBOOKSIf any Club / Referee has still not received a League Handbook could they please advise the Hon. League Secretary.
REFEREE COURSE - REMINDERPLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING WHICH APPEARED IN LAST MONTH’S NEWSLETTER. So far the League has received two responses. Each season the Competition works extremely hard to not only retain it’s Referee’s but also seek to recruit new officials to ensure that we attempt to obtain full coverage. The League’s coverage last season was slightly reduced and with the ECFA agreeing to allow Assistant Referee’s back on the Olympian League we are concerned that this could impact on our coverage levels. Clubs have a very important part to play in the retention process we are a RESPECT LEAGUE PLEASE do not abuse our Referee’s. In an effort to try and recruit new officials to our Competition the League is considering arranging a Referee Course in partnership with the ECFA. We are therefore seeking nominations from within your Clubs to take the course which will be paid for by the League. We require a MIMUMUM number of 12. There will be an incentive to those Clubs who put forward a volunteer and once the Referee has completed 10 matches on the Competition there will also be an incentive awarded to that official. If you have someone within your Club who is willing to take up the whistle please advise the Hon. Secretary. REFEREE RESPECT LEAGUE MEETINGThe ECFA will be hosting this event on behalf of the competition on Wednesday 21st October 2009 commencing at 7.30pm at The Old Chelmsfordians, Lawford Lane, Chelmsford. All Referee’s connected to the Competition are asked to attend if at all possible REMINDER - CONTACTING THE REFEREE’s APPOINTMENT SECRETARY Due to technical difficulties please contact the Referee’s Appointment Secretary by TELEPHONE and not by email for the foreseeable future. Please do not contact the League Secretary and ask that he passes on a message, the League Secretary is not the Referee’s appointment Secretary, Secretary HANDBOOK AMENDMENTS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Treasurer Email address should read MEL_Treasurer@sky.com REFEREES
New AUSTIN Graham, Berry Martin, CORNISH Dave, HAWES Joe, HILTON Nick, HOGG Ian, JONES John, MOORE Stephen SCOTT Graham, SIMMONDS Peter, CLUBS Battlesbridge Change of Fixture Secretary Jamie Chaplin Focus Ferrers Amendment to Fixture Secretary details Tillingham Hotspur Secretary email address should read wendyparish@terenceparish.plus.com Reserve Team Manager : Gordon Chapman White Hart United Change of Home Ground Blackshots Playing Fields Blackshots Grays RM16 2JU Writtle Manor Change of Fixture Secretary Laurence Merriman *+*+*+*+*+*+*+**+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ September 2009 WELCOME TO A NEW SEASON The kick-off to the new season is fast approaching in which we welcome a number of new teams to our competition. We hope that all of our clubs, players and referees will have an enjoyable and rewarding season. The season’s opening fixture is to be played on Saturday 29th August a fixture which will be played annually hosted by Silver End United F.C. in memory of Richard Galley who tragically died 18 months ago. The fixture will be played against Silver End United F.C. and a team selected by the Management Committee to contest for The Broch Group Mid-Essex League Richard Galley Memorial Shield. This season’s fixture is between Silver End United F.C. and Braintree and Bocking United F.C. kick off 3pm. The fixture will also be used as an opportunity to raise much needed funds for the David Marshall Charity. Please come along and support the fixture. FAIR PLAY AWARDCongratulations to Durning F.C. who were runners up in the Adult Section of the ECFA Fair Play Award following a nomination from this competition. The Club received £250 in vouchers to be spent on sports equipment HANDBOOKSThe handbooks for have been dispatched and there are already a few amendments which are shown below. Please ensure that you notify the league Hon. Secretary of any changes to printed information during the season. REFEREE COURSEEach season the Competition works extremely hard to not only retain it’s Referee’s but also seek to recruit new officials to ensure that we attempt to obtain full coverage. The League’s coverage last season was slightly reduced and with the ECFA agreeing to allow Assistant Referee’s back on the Olympian League we are concerned that this could impact on our coverage levels. Clubs have a very important part to play in the retention process we are a RESPECT LEAGUE PLEASE do not abuse our Referee’s. In an effort to try and recruit new officials to our Competition the League is considering arranging a Referee Course in partnership with the ECFA. We are therefore seeking nominations from within your Clubs to take the course which will be paid for by the League. We require a MIMUMUM number of 12. There will be an incentive to those Clubs who put forward a volunteer and once the Referee has completed 10 matches on the Competition there will also be an incentive awarded to that official. If you have someone within your Club who is willing to take up the whistle please advise the Hon. Secretary. POINTS DEDUCTIONSFollowing the announcement at the AGM Clubs should be aware that failing to fulfil a fixture and in instances where the Clubs knowingly plays an ineligible player then the Club could find that it will have additional points deducted. The Management Committee are going to step up on its Registration Checks this season. INELIGIBLE PLAYER – PROCEDURE RULE 8 (R)Clubs are reminded of the procedure which should be followed in the event of questioning the identity of a player of the opposing team listed on the Team Sheet. The procedure is fully set out in rule 8.R. PLEASE DO NOT INVOLVE THE REFEREE. If this procedure is not followed then the Management Committee is unable to deal with complaints regarding ineligible players. If the Opposing Club fails to co-operate then this should be fully reported to the Hon. Secretary who will then deal with the Club in question. Any problems please contact the Hon. Secretary REFEREES AND THE RESPECT INITIATIVEThe League Management Committee will shortly be contacting all Referees in order to attend a Respect evening. The evening is anticipated to be at the end of September early October CONTACTING THE REFEREE’s APPOINTMENT SECRETARY Due to technical difficulties please contact the Referee’s Appointment Secretary by TELEPHONE and not by email for the foreseeable future NEWSLETTER If anyone would like to receive the newsletter by email please contact the League Hon. Secretary midessexsec@gmail.com
HANDBOOK AMENDMENTS
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Registration Secretary Change of tel no for Broch Group 0844 5003710 REFEREES New BEDFORD Reg, BRADSHAW Mark, BULLARD Tom, EVE Rob, FIGG Joseph, OSTERMEYER William, 22 Redcar Road, Romford, RM3 9RT QUINTON Roger, WALDRON Paul,
Amendments BROWN Roger mobile number should read NEWMAN Peter information missing from Handbook CLUBS Boreham 1st Team Manger Lee Dale Reserve Team Manager Phil Gough Broomfield Change of Hon. Secretary should now be Nicki McGinley Email : nicki.mcginley@btinternet.com City Colts Ground will also be using Melbourne Park when Chelmsford City are not at home *+*+*+*+*+*+*+**+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ |
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