Meeting Minutes

Lancing Old Boys FC

Committee Meeting August 1999

Date:

Wednesday 11th August 1999

Venue:

20 Finsbury Circus, EC2

Attendees:

Al Mercer, Nigel Bennett, Pete Heyn, James Simpson, Pete Alcock, John Dovell, Adam Pierce, Simon Kelsey, Ben Walls

Apologies:

Jeremy Taylor, Simon Lees, Oli Bailey, Ben Copithorne, Rob Burnett, Rob Grey, Nick Evans

Pitches

Cobham is available on alternate weeks, and the groundsman will do his best to accommodate both sides but cannot guarantee full fixtures for 2nd XI. Pete Heyn to ask whether Edenbridge will be available if required.

IMPORTANT: All subscriptions must be collected by OL Day if we are to finance Cobham for the 2nd XI. £60 for all members, £30 for students and unemployed. Both captains to collect with the help of Treasurer, Rob Grey.

Pre-season friendlies

(see Events page for full details)

Also, Pete Alcock to arrange: Sun 12th Sept, 1's vs UCL

Finances

Costs (approx)		Income (approx)

£2,600	Cobham	£1,000	Subs
£800	Battersea	£1500	Direct Debits
£600	Miscellaneous	£500	Match Fees
______		______
£4,000		£3,000

The story is clear. We are running at a loss with both sides at Cobham. The committee do agree that for the future of the club, both sides must be playing at Cobham, so we must earn mor money from the following sources:

A	*Tighten up on match fees*
	The Captains have been provided with a match fee collection sheet, which must be filled in every week and handed in to the treasurer at every committee meeting. This will ensure the collection of match fees
	1999-2000 Fees :£10 Home games; £5 Away
B	*Direct Debits*
	The list of direct debits is to be increased and our first targets are ex-players and fathers/supporters. In return, they will become a member of LOBFC and receive a newsletter, league table updates throughout the year, dinner invitations and details of Dunn matches. AM, NB & NE to provide a list of targets by next meeting. NB to provide AM with a list of all currnet direct debits and our bank details for application for new signatory, Rob Grey, before next meeting.
C	*One-off payments*
	John Dovell has successfully received £600. Please keep at it, John, and ask a few other lads to chip in.
D	*Approach OL Club*
	Once the accounts are in order, then we will have them audited for this season and formally approach the OL Club for a contribution

Recruitment

The committee agreed that unless we get some new members, in 2 or 3 years we will only be able to run one side. The plan is:

A	*Yearbooks*
	AM to contact Rob Bailey and try and get copies of yearbooks from the last 3 or 4 years
B	*Contact Chris Metcalfe*
	BW to get list of last year's 1st and 2nd XI leavers. Once we have these we can get the player's address from the school secretary and AM will write to them with a form and a stamped addresses envelope. The details of when they leave University will be recorded. A further letter will be sent to them once they leave University
C	*January match against the school*
	We will have the match at Cobham, give the players some tea and a few beers and have a chat about the LOBs. PA to talk to Chris Metcalfe about a suitable date

Discipline

Last season the club reached the maximum stage 5 in the disciplinary code . Basically, all the bookings are added up throughout the season and if you pass through stages 1-4, it results in heavy fines. Last year, our offences cost the club over £100. Now we have reached stage 5, we must go infront of the Arthurian League Committee to discuss how we will improve. AP, JD and one other to attend. The Chairman recommends Ben Evans as he is our heaviest offender. 75% of our fines were for dissent. The Captains must ensure before every game that this is cut out. Should we pass through stage 5 again this season, it is almost certain that both sides will have points deducted. It is worth noting that an offender will be charged £30 by the club if booked for dissent.

Training

Training starts Wednesday 1st September. 8pm at Battersea astroturf.

Newsletter

V. important. Contents to be typed and provided by next meeting.

Chairman's Report	Nick Evans
1st XI Report	Adam Pierce/Simon Kelsey
2nd XI Report	John Dovell/Robert Stallibrass
Vets Cup Report	Nick Evans/Neil Granger
1998-1999 Tables & Website	Al Mercer
Dinner Date	Nick Evans
Dunn & League Fixtures	Al Mercer

Committee Meeting Dates

The Committee will meet on the following dates at 18.30, mainly at NB's office (20 Finsbury Circus, EC2) or AM's office (34 South Molton Street, W1).

1999	2000
Tuesday 7th September	Tuesday 4th January
Tuesday 5th October	Tuesday 8th February
Tuesday 26th October	Tuesday 14th March
Tuesday 30th November	Tuesday 18th April
	Tuesday 9th May

Meeting concluded at 8pm

Next meeting - Tuesday 7th September at 6.30pm, 20 Finsbury Circus, EC2