Latymer Old Boys Football Club

Alex Barnes had a lot to say for himself. Most of the detail is to be issued in form of club action plan and mission statement.

Highlights:

AB disclosed that he agreed to be chairman because he was inspired by the way that other club members had stepped up to the plate and because he LOVES LOBFC.
Highlighted exciting combination of energetic, enthusiastic youngsters and moaning old gits on the new look executive.
New exec structure means that everyone supports each other and nobody has to work excessively hard.
The club needs to be better organised and as such Alex intends to boss everyone around!
Nashy responded on behalf of the rest of the Exec to express how glad we were that Alex had taken up post as Chairman and was willing to form focal point of the club.
AB went on to set the scene for this year and the clubs future:
a) Objectives to be set and delivered on by each section of the new look executive.
b) Complete transparency of action of the executive and effective communication to the normal plebeian members of the club.
c) A 5-year plan for the club to be developed by the end of the season.
AB closed his report by proposing that the committee co-opt Dave Naish into the position of Botany Bay liaison as this position had not been properly elected at the AGM (oops!). The committee agreed unanimously that in order to keep young David off the streets this was a very good idea.

Requested info to fully update league on club officers. Details received and submitted (although the league have queried the age of our chairman as they say he does not look 29!).
Agreed to issue all meeting notes by the end of the week in which the meeting is held.
Secretary was asked to put together a club diary of major annual events with the able assistance of Mike Deasey.
Mr Michael Deasey esq. will issue the AGM minutes as soon as someone has checked his spelling.

Numbers at training had peaked at 27!
We are having 2 new kits with the help of KAPPA. The kits are in a skin tight Spurs style so everyone better get to training!! They will cost the club a total of £600. People should think about potential sponsors.
The exec members all tried on the kit while Stu Freeman took their photos (perv!) but Luffy would not have his photo taken as he had been on a bender and looked rough.
Snakes lane is booked for training because the school are being a bit funny about us using the nice new sports hall. Deasey is going to try and help them come to a sensible decision.
2 types of training tops would also be available to club members, warm ones (for jessies) at £28 and lightweight ones at £19.

No exact details for start of league season yet. We already have friendly matches on 19th (interclub), 26th (x2 against Grammarians), 2nd September (x1).
Further friendly to be arranged so that we have 4 sides playing each weekend from the 9th September.

Agreed change to fee structure at AGM.
Membership fees to be collected with effect this Saturday.
Lost over £2000 last season and we cannot have that happen again.
Youth players match subs may have negative effect but we have to suck it and see – Club captain will have discretion over youth players match subs in special circumstances.
Audit of last seasons accounts due by January 2007.
Cheque signatories to be arranged. Halifax account needs sorting as a matter of urgency.
Cheque signatories to be Mark Shewring, Alex Barnes & Andrew Shapland - any one from 3.
Debtors – treasurers proposal to write off debts from 03/04 and before – action agreed for list to be circulated to the exec first. Debtors outstanding on 16th September cannot pay for the club until they have cleared the debt. All members of exec to take responsibility for debtors over whom they hold sway.

Agreed to organise 4 social events this season including the end of season dinner dance. Sub committee to be formed to help.
People find it hard to get home from the bay when pissed therefore minibuses to the town to be investigated.
Start of season drinks to be organised for September 30th and last season’s trophies to be presented.

New goalposts are on their way but not in time for the start of the new season.
Question was raised about standard of dressing room maintenance in the football season as opposed to the cricket season.
Paul McG raised concerns about the divots and long grass on the football pitch – he will speak directly to the groundsman.
4 new keys to be cut for the captains.
LOBFC to go halves with the cricket club on getting a water supply for the pitches on the far side of the road. This may give us up to 2 more months use of the football pitch (April and May).

AB to reinvigorate his club database that we can then use to help run the club. This database needs bringing up to date as Alex first built it on his Spectrum PC when he was a young blonde club secretary.
Welcome pack for new players and players handbook for existing members to be developed – MD has already made a fantastic start.
Templates to be developed by PMcG and AS for all standard club documents.
AS to organise results board as someone tried totake £140 off MD for one
All exec members must send a profile of themselves to Graham Archer to put on the website by 25th August 2006.
AS and MD have been developing relationship with Lea Valley United boys club with a view to taking players from them at age of 18 and sharing facilities. A sub-committee was recommended to take the proposal forward and Mike Deasey, Andrew Shapland and Dai Baynes were nominated and elected to this sub-committee.

Please download Club Minutes 14/08/2006 in Word document format