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Annual General Meeting The AGM will be on Tuesday 27th May at Hampden Park 7pm.
All Member Clubs should have their re-applications for Season 2008/09 in to John McFarlane and the £60 deposit on the League Subscription is to be paid at the AGM.
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Sponsorship News
Thanks to John Paul McDougal the League has secured Sponsorship from tartanweb.com
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If you are looking to rent Formal or Highland Dress contact:
St Kilda Retail,
St Georges Place,
St Georges Cross,
Glasgow,
G20 7QB,
Tel: 0141 353 3400.
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Scottish Amateur Cup
1st Round: Five Clubs were drawn in the 1st Round with Victoria Park the sole victors thanks to a 2-1 defeat of Rapid United from the Paisley & District League. Kelvinbank Star were edged out 6-5 by Carrick Amateurs while Blochairn Star, Windlaw and Skye Wanderers went down having been drawn away to strong opposition.
2nd Round: A further ten Clubs joined Victoria Park in the 2nd Round. Airdrieonians 5-0 defeat of AFC Columba from the GDSML was the most emphatic but there were also excellent wins for Clydebank Thistle against Tarbert Ams, AS Airdrie over Kirkintilloch Ams and Riverside over Johnston Thistle. Firhill United joined them in the 3rd Round after drawing 3-3, then 2-2 with Ardrossan Castle Rovers before finally winning on penalties. Sadly departing at the 2nd Round stage were Baillieston Villa, Kelvinbridge, Greenhills Dynamo, Victoria Park, Shawbridge and Whinhall United.
3rd Round: Airdrieonians and Riverside kept the League flag flying with excellent wins over Ayrshire opponents, Airdrieonians over Irvine Thistle (1-0) and Riverside over Monkton Thistle (7-5). AS Airdrie went down 4-2 (aet) in their replay their Lanarkshire derby against Woodhall Thistle after a 1-1 draw. Sadly Clydebank Thistle and Firhill United went down to Lumphinnans United and Rhu respectively.
4th Round: Airdrieonians were on the wrong end of a 5-1 scoreline against Kennoway while Riverside meet Castlemilk Amateurs.
West of Scotland Cup
1st Round: Airdrieonians, Kelvinbridge and Victoria Park were all drawn in the 1st Round with only Victoria Park progressing with a 3-2 victory over Kirkintilloch Miners Welfare. Airdrieonians went down 3-4 to Inverclyde with Kelvinbridge going down to former SSMFL members Clydebank Rovers.
2nd Round: Victoria Park’s reward was to draw Tynecastle (in the first all SSMFL tie I can recall) with Tynecastle going through 4-1. Blochairn Star overcame Lanarkshire League leaders Overtown Thistle 2-1 while AS Airdrie won 3-2 against Erskine Bridge. Firhill United continued their tradition of drawing with Ayrshire Clubs, this time 2-2 with Carrick only to lose out on penalties. Clydebank United lost 1-0 to Cumbernauld Thistle from the Central League while Clydebank Thistle went down to Rhu of the Caledonian League. Skye Wanderers lost ou 3-1 away to Uddingston Anvil.
3rd Round: AS Airdrie advanced into the 4th Round thanks to an impressive 2-1 victory away to Rolls Royce EK while Tynecastle went down 5-2 to Bannockburn in a narrower game than the scoreline would suggest. Blochairn Star's involvement ended after extra time 5-4 against Beith.
4th Round: AS Airdrie play Drumchapel United away on 15th December.
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New Fixture Arrangements
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We will split fixture setting by Division for the foreseeable future. It is best that the person doing the Division has no involvement in it so Stephen Culbertson will do Division One, John Paul McDougall Divisions Two and John McFarlane Division Three.
I have emailed round an amended spreadsheet of games played and the home lets up to Christmas. CHECK THAT THE HOME LET WEEKS ARE CORRECT AS HOME GAMES WILL BE SET BY WHAT'S IN THE SPREADSHEET.
The Fixtures will be drafted for a few weeks in advance but the League reserves the right to change them due to Cup Ties etc. This should give enough notice to cancel parks and give John Wallace a decent time to allocate referees. Clubs would still contact referees as at present and if your referee is not available text John on 07835 222066.
For the moment Clubs will continue to text me the Results and I will update the Tables.
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October League Meeting The next full League Meeting involving all Clubs will be held on Monday 8th October at Hampden Park. It will commence at 7 p.m. This Meeting is being called by the Executive Committee as a Special General Meeting in order to elect two additional Committee Members to new posts on the Executive Committee:
John McFarlane: Assistant League Secretary
John Wallace: League Observer
John McFarlane has held various posts on Amateur Football Committees in the UK and abroad. He approached us about becoming involved in the administration of the League and we will benefit from the knowledge gained from his broad experience in the game.
John Wallace has played and refereed in the League for many years before injury has sadly curtailed his involvement. He brings a direct knowledge and experience of the League and will be a further Committee Member who is unburdened by a role with a member Club and therefore able to independently observe and report on Clubs and Match Officials.
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Fixtures
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Clubs are reminded that fixtures are listed for every Saturday that parks are available, including holiday weekends. If a Club is seeking a free week this must be done so in writing, ideally 14 days in advance. The Executive have recently awarded points and declared matches as unfulfilled fixtures where less than 7 days notice was given.
The final Saturday of 2007 with scheduled fixtures will be 15th December with fixtures recommencing in 2008 on Saturday 12th January. There will be scheduled fixtures at Easter.
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Player Registration & Teamlines
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We will be checking random samples of Teamlines against the lists of Registered players. Where Clubs have breached the Player Registration regulations appropriate action will be taken by the League. In addition fines will be imposed where Teamlines fail to provide full player and address details or do not have James Mullen’s address on the reverse page.
Clubs are reminded that Teamlines should be given to the referee prior to kick off. Referees will be instructed that games can only commence when Teamlines are available and the offending Club will be held responsible for any late kick off.
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Disciplinary
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There are some Clubs who’s Disciplinary Points Totals are of concern, even at this early stage in the Season. This is a situation that we will continue to monitor and Clubs should be aware that it is not one that will be tolerated if it continues.
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