1. Dinner

SK and NE had looked at alternative venues and decided to remain at The Radisson Hotel for a further year. The date was agreed for Friday 22nd March 2002. NE will agree the menus closer to the date, SK will send out the invites in January and NE, SK, JT, to organise speakers. Pencilled in are Geoff Powell (Daily Mail) or David Sheepshanks (Ipswich Town chairman) as main speaker and Chris Saunders on behalf of the club.

2. Finances and Outstanding Monies

• Balance - £ 850.00
• Invoices - RG to pay annual league and cup subscriptions, Battersea, Cobham and any fines a.s.a.p.
• Subscriptions - Only half of the expected subscriptions have been collected. AP and BC to complete the collection from their players and AM to continue to collect those presently training but not playing. KG suggested that we collect any email addresses from players that we do not have to ease the subs collection.
• Outstanding monies - Some monies have been collected. RG to produce the complete outstanding list including this year's subs by next meeting.
  

3. Captain's Report & Recruitment

The size of the squad was discussed as well as the players who had been to training. 41 players have so far appeared excluding those on OL day. It was a concern that there are a number of players attending training and not getting games. BC to talk to each of the players concerned and encourage them to keep training. Although results have not been good for the 1's, the squad is looking very strong and AP to keep encouraging the youngsters.

4. Club Management

BW is away between 26 October and 19 November. AM will fill in as Fixtures secretary. PH distributed cup forms that need to be filled out by captains.

Saturday admin for home games - Captains to ensure half time oranges are available as well as first aid kits by the side of the pitch. Phone call to Bryant with score must be made before 6pm.

Newsletter and reports - It was agreed that a newsletter will not be sent out after last season's cancellation. AM, AP, BC to provide reports by the end of October for the Lancing magazine. AM to collect asap and forward to PH.

Player availability now on website - Captains to encourage players to fill out the form to make their selection easier.

5. Tour 2002

It was agreed that the club will tour to Madrid in May 2002. The agenda will be two matches as well as watching Real Madrid. PH to look at the Real Madrid fixture list, AM to contact Old Malvernians who enjoyed a tour there last year. Ed Davies also spent time in Madrid recently and says he can arrange a game. A Tour organiser is needed.

6. Any other business

• Insurance - NB raised the important issue of club insurance. The Arthurian league are still to make a recommendation to the clubs. AM to keep track in the Arthurian league meetings.
• Dunn vs Charterhouse (away) - 2pm K.O.- JT to inform Nick Rimmer of the date asap so he can organise the travelling army.
• Club Night- Saturday 27th October (now Saturday 3rd November) at The Ship. Captains to inform their players of this date, Gibo to place it on the website, AM to let people at training know
  

The meeting concluded at 7:40pm

Next meeting Monday 26 November 2001
at 1 Appold Street, EC2 at 6.30PM