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WARRINGTON & DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE STANDING ORDERS FOR SEASON 2010/11
To be read in conjunction with the LEAGUE RULE BOOK as printed August 2008 and amendments made at subsequent A,G.M.’s

1. At all meetings of the council each club shall be entitled to one vote only (Rule 6D). The vote shall be cast by the secretary of that Club or by his duty accredited Representative.
2. Each Club at all general meetings shall have the opportunity to speak not more than once on any particular matter. Further discussion may be allowed on the absolute discretion of the Chairman for the time being.

3. Any delegate wishing to address the meeting shall stand and begin to speak only when requested to do so by the Chairman of that meeting.

4. The Council shall have the power to elect at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting convened for that purpose Vice Life Presidents and Life Members of the league. Life Vice-presidents must have served as an Officer of the League for not less than 10 years, and Life Members must have completed 21 years service with the League.

5. Management Committee members shall be eligible for a Long Service Award upon completing 10, 15 and 21 year’s service upon the Committee.

6. Each Member Club shall be liable for the cost of two tickets for the Annual Presentation Evening. Any in addition to the allocation must be paid for before the tickets are issued.
Tickets are not transferrable

7. Each Member Club shall be liable for the cost of not less than three copies per team of the Annual Club’s Directory and Fixture Lists. The cost of the Club Directory and the League Rules Book shall be shall be fixed by the Management Committee from time to time

8. The Annual Subscription for season 2010/2011 shall be as follows:-
Premier Division £110
First Division £100
Second Division £95
Third Division £90
Fourth & Fifth Division £85

9. The financial year end of the League shall be 30th April each year.

10. League Meetings shall be arranged at the discretion of the Management Committee.
11. All Clubs “MUST” provide the League with an “email address” which the league will send League business and correspondence too.

12. The home club shall pay the referees as follows:

All Games - £25.00 including expenses
Asst.Refs. - £12.50 including expenses

In all semi-finals the team drawn at home shall pay ALL the match officials and claim the fees from the League Treasurer

14. The Management Committee is empowered to call upon any Member Club for the use of their ground, subject to the payment of all reasonable expenses.

15. Unless otherwise notified by the Management Committee the following shall be the times of kick-off:

In August, September, October, March, April, May - 3.00p.m.
In November, January, February - 2.30p.m.
In December - 2.00p.m.

In all cases, cup-ties shall kick-off 30 minutes before the appointed kick-off time EXCEPT December.
16. The entrance fees for the knock-out competitions shall be as Follows: - All Cups £15.00 Fee

17. The season shall start on Saturday 14th August 2010 and shall end on 31st May 2011.

18. Registrations - (a) It shall be the responsibility of each Club (unless otherwise authorised) to ensure that at least 10 days prior to the start of the season (S.O.No. 17 refers) that they have sufficient players (Minimum of 11) per team registered with the league to fulfil the Clubs scheduled fixture(s)
(b) - It shall be the responsibility of each Club to ensure that no player partakes in any League or Cup games prior to the Club receiving the players registration receipt or the club having confirmed with the league Registration Secretary that the player/players are registered with the League. Failure to comply with either section of this S.O. could leave the Club liable to disciplinary action.
19. It shall be the responsibility of each Club to ensure that it has an adequate supply of the League’s pre-printed literature.

20. Each Club shall donate £1 per open age team to the Benevolent Fund.

21. A fee of £5 will be charged for each player transfer approved by the Management Committee to be paid with application.
22. In semi-final ties and finals of Cup Competitions both competing teams shall provide a match ball which shall be presented to the Referee, 15 minutes before kick-off time.

23. A fee of £2.00 will be charged for each player registered with the League; this fee registers the player in the Benevolent Fund with benefits as described in Benevolent Fund Rule No.7.

25. All clubs entering (or having to enter) their County F.A’s Cup Competitions must advise the Fixture Secretary on or before the 31/7/09. All county cup competitions results should be called into the PRO officer as per league rules for reporting results.

26. Results of all games including cup ties must be telephoned by the home teams to the appointed League Officer (as advised in the Management Committee minutes) before 6.00p.m.On the day of the matches. For night games results must be phoned to the appointed officer by 21.30 hrs on the day of the match. Failure to comply will leave the club/s liable to disciplinary action.
In all Semi-Finals the team drawn at home shall RING THE RESULT OF THE GAME TO THE FIXTURE SECRETARY BEFORE 17.30hrs
27. Committee procedure - All propositions in Council or Management Committee must have a second-der.

28. NON-FULFILMENT OF FIXTURE
If, for whatever reason a Club is unable to fulfil a fixture as scheduled, the Club may be liable to the following disciplinary action:

(a) A Fine not exceeding:-

Two days Day before Day of
Prior to game the game the match
Min Max
Premier Division £50 £75 £100 £200
First Teams £50 £75 £100 £200
Reserve Teams £50 £75 £100 £200

A Club incurring three (3) non-fulfilments of fixtures will be summoned to appear before the Discipline Committee.

(b) Both clubs involved in a non fulfilment of a fixture must ensure the fixture and referees Appointment Secretaries and advise at once and the offending Club/s must advise the League Secretary (in writing) within three days of the scheduled game the reasons for the non fulfilment. Failure to comply could leave the Club liable to disciplinary action.

NOTE: Each None fulfilment will be dealt with on its own merit.
If the referee attends the ground then the offending Club will be liable to pay his full match fee (which MUST be paid by the Home Team and subsequently claimed from their opponents via the League Treasurer).

(C) The non offending team may be awarded points, if, in the committee’s opinion, the non fulfilment of fixture was not justified.

29. All teams must play in numbered shirts.

30. It shall be the responsibility of the home club to confirm with the referee and his assistants (If appointment is known) at least FIVE DAYS prior to the game.
(1) The match details
(2) Directions to the ground
(3) Kick off time
(4) In ALL cup ties if the home drawn teams pitch is unfit/or unavailable then every effort “MUST “be made to either find an alternative ground or reverse the fixture.
Failure to comply with this Standing Order will leave the club/s liable for disciplinary action.

S.O. No. 31
It shall be the responsibility of the Club Chairman & Secretary to ensure that no material is included on the Clubs ‘website’ that could be considered derogatory, abusive or likely to cause offence.
The D.C. will examine any such possible transactions to consider if the League has been “brought into disrepute.”
Any Club considered to have done so will be summoned to appear before the D.C. to answer the charge.
All Clubs must register (on the form provided by the League) their “website” with the League Secretary.

32. All Premier Division teams must when playing at home have their pitches completely roped or fenced off at an appropriate distance from the playing area. The roping or fencing should be adequately erected to ensure spectators are not able to encroach onto the pitch and should at least be the full length of both touchlines, and must not allow more than two non-playing persons to be inside the fenced or roped off area. Substitutes and Substituted players are classed as non-playing persons.

33. DISCIPLINE CODE: League Rule 8 (h) (iii) refers.

The League to operate a disciplinary code to ensure clubs and players maintain an acceptable standard of behaviour on the field. Accordingly the following points system is observed:-

A player receiving a caution 2 points

COUNTY .F.A. SUSPENSION FROM A GAME(S) IN THE LEAGUE

Suspension of 14 days or less 5 points
Sent off 21 days 7 points
Sent off 28 – 35 days 10 points
Sent off 42 – 56 days 15 points
Sent off over 56 days 20 points
Sent off over 84 days 25 points
Any team found guilty of misconduct by it’s
Club Officials or spectators 20 points

Any player accumulating 15 points over a season will receive a written warning as to future conduct.

Any player accumulating 20 points during a season will receive a final written warning

Any player accumulating 25 points may have his registration withheld within the League. If so review will be at the discretion of the Management Committee.

If a player receives a total of 113 days or more suspension from football in a rolling 24 month period the League will not hesitate in requesting the removal of that player by the County Football Association from participation in the League.

A Team accumulating 50 points will receive a written warning.
A Team accumulating 75 points will receive a written warning and may be fined.
A Team accumulating 100 points may have its membership withdrawn.

34 ANNUAL FEES AND INCIDENTALS
All the above fees having been invoiced by the league Treasurer must be paid on before the 30.9.10 failure to do so will leave the club liable to having their fixtures suspended until such times as the account is settled.
Any fixtures suspended will be dealt with as a Non Fulfilment of fixture.
35. County Cup competitions – All county cup competitions results should be called into the PRO officer as per league rules for reporting results.

PROCEDURE FOR THE DECIDING OF GAMES BY THE TAKING OF PENALTIES

“When a team finishes the match with a greater number of players than their opponents, they shall reduce their numbers to equate with that of their opponents and inform the referee the name and number of each player excluded. The team captain has this responsibility. Before the start of the kicks from the penalty mark, the referee shall ensure that only an equal number of players from each team remain within the centre circle and they shall take the kicks.”

(a) The Referee shall choose the goal at which all the kicks shall be taken.

(b) The referee tosses a coin and the team whose Captain wins the toss decides whether to take the first or second kick.

(c) Subject to the terms of paragraphs (*) both teams shall take five kicks. The kicks shall be taken alternatively.
* If, before both teams have taken five kicks, one team has scored the more goals than the other could, even if it were to complete its five kicks, the taking of kicks shall cease.

* If both teams have taken five kicks, both teams have scored the same number of goals, or have not scored any goals, the taking of kicks shall continue, in the same order, until such time as both have taken an equal number of kicks (not necessarily five more kicks), and one team has scored a goal more than the other).

(d) The team which scored the greater number of goals, whether the number of kicks taken in accordance with the terms of the foregoing paragraphs shall qualify for the next for the next round of the Competition, or shall be declared winner of the Competition as the case may be.

(e) With the exception referred to in the following paragraph, only the players who are on the field of play at the end of the match, which shall mean at the end of extra time, in so far as a match in which extra time is authorised is concerned, and any who having left the field temporarily with or without the Referee’s permission are not on the field of play at that time, shall take part in the taking of the kicks.
Provided that his team has not already made use of the maximum number of substitutes permitted by the rules of the competition
Under which the match was played, a goalkeeper who sustains an injury. During the taking of the kicks and who, because of the injury, is unable to continue as goalkeeper, may be replaced by a substitute.

(f) Each kick shall be taken by a different player, and not until all eligible players of any team, including the goalkeeper or the named substitute by whom he was replaced in terms of the previous paragraph as the case may be, have each taken a kick, may a player of the sane team take a second kick.

(g) Subject to the terms of a paragraph (e) any player who is eligible may change places with his goalkeeper at any time during the taking of the kicks.

(h) Other than the player taking the kick from the penalty mark, and the opposing goalkeeper, and all other players shall remain on the field, outside the penalty area and at least 10 yards from the penalty spot.

(i) Unless stated to the contrary in the foregoing paragraphs (a) to (h), the Laws of the Game, and the International Board Decisions relating thereto, shall, in so far as they can, apply to the taking of kicks.

(j) In the event of the light failing before the end of the taking of kicks from the penalty mark, the result shall be decided by the toss of a coin carried out by the Referee.

GUIDE LINES FOR CONFIRMATION OF SATURDAY FIXTURES
(First issued March 1982 and re-issued annually)

* The HOME CLUB shall before Tuesday contact their opponents regarding the game for the following Saturday.

*At the time of confirmation and wherever possible and especially during inclement weather arrangements “MUST” be made to reverse the fixture.

* Any AWAY TEAM not having had any confirmation by such time may contact the League Secretary or other League Officers before 9.00p.m. On the Tuesday evening. The matter will then be considered as a late confirmation by the Management Committee at their Next Management Meeting
* Failure by the AWAY TEAM to advise the League as suggested may leave both Clubs liable should the game not take place as arranged.

* The following must be arranged at confirmation time:-
(1) Date of match
(2) Kick off time
(3) Colours
(4) Venue and changing rooms
(5) A telephone number where visiting teams can be contacted immediately prior to leaving on the Saturday, i.e. a team arranging to commence travel at 1.00p.m.should have someone standing by a telephone from 12.30p.m. To 12.45p.m.

(6) Warning by the Away Team if there is a possibility of the ground not being available; if this is the case early contact should also be made with the Referee (See Guide Lines for ACTION regarding unfit or suspect grounds).

* It is the Home Teams responsibility to ensure their ground is fit for play (Private or otherwise) bearing in mind the departure of their opponents.

* Many teams have travelled only to find that their games cancelled.
Home Clubs have left opponents and Referees unattended at their grounds knowing that their game has been called off. This kind of thing will not be accepted, hence as and from this date the Management Committee will thoroughly investigate such happenings and take the appropriate action.

* Your attention is drawn in particular to LEAGUE RULE 10 (b, c, d, e, g).

ACTION REGARDING UNFIT OR SUSPECT GROUNDS

(1) It is the responsibility of the Home Team to ensure their ground (private or otherwise) is fit for play.
(2) Consideration must be given to the travel arrangements of the Away Team and the match referee has agreed at confirmation time.
(3) Referees must also be considered and if there is any doubt about the ground being fit to play the match the Referee must be advised as soon as possible and arrangements made with him.
(a) An early pitch inspection. Which should be early enough preferably within two hours of the game to avoid opponents and Referee Travelling should be arranged
(b) A late contact point just prior to him travelling.
(4) Having found it necessary to have the ground inspected

Clubs MUST:
(a) Advise the match referee and invite him to inspect the ground.
(b) Should the match referee agree that another local referee may inspect the ground, the Club MUST call in a referee on the Warrington & District League Referees’ panel, or with the consent of the referees Secretary a registered referee from outside the competition, who must not be associated in any way with the either club.
(5) If a referee declares the ground is unfit - his signature should be obtained on a team sheet confirming the same. And “ALL” parties including the Appointed Match Referee; Fixtures & Referee’s Secretaries should be immediately advised.

(6) Referees who carry out these duties are entitled to expenses.

(7) If for any reason a Home Club finds out too late to stop opponents or Referee from travelling it is essential that Members/Officials of the Home Team are at the ground to meet them. If circumstances such as this do happen a full written explanation must be sent by both Home and Away Clubs to the League Secretary.


HomePage Useful links Sponsors Standing Orders Roll of Honour League Contacts Players Suspensions Admin Forms Warrington And District Support Kick It Out	WARRINGTON & DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE STANDING ORDERS FOR SEASON 2010/11 To be read in conjunction with the LEAGUE RULE BOOK as printed August 2008 and amendments made at subsequent A,G.M.’s 1. At all meetings of the council each club shall be entitled to one vote only (Rule 6D). The vote shall be cast by the secretary of that Club or by his duty accredited Representative. 2. Each Club at all general meetings shall have the opportunity to speak not more than once on any particular matter. Further discussion may be allowed on the absolute discretion of the Chairman for the time being. 3. Any delegate wishing to address the meeting shall stand and begin to speak only when requested to do so by the Chairman of that meeting. 4. The Council shall have the power to elect at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting convened for that purpose Vice Life Presidents and Life Members of the league. Life Vice-presidents must have served as an Officer of the League for not less than 10 years, and Life Members must have completed 21 years service with the League. 5. Management Committee members shall be eligible for a Long Service Award upon completing 10, 15 and 21 year’s service upon the Committee. 6. Each Member Club shall be liable for the cost of two tickets for the Annual Presentation Evening. Any in addition to the allocation must be paid for before the tickets are issued. Tickets are not transferrable 7. Each Member Club shall be liable for the cost of not less than three copies per team of the Annual Club’s Directory and Fixture Lists. The cost of the Club Directory and the League Rules Book shall be shall be fixed by the Management Committee from time to time 8. The Annual Subscription for season 2010/2011 shall be as follows:- Premier Division £110 First Division £100 Second Division £95 Third Division £90 Fourth & Fifth Division £85 9. The financial year end of the League shall be 30th April each year. 10. League Meetings shall be arranged at the discretion of the Management Committee. 11. All Clubs “MUST” provide the League with an “email address” which the league will send League business and correspondence too. 12. The home club shall pay the referees as follows: All Games - £25.00 including expenses Asst.Refs. - £12.50 including expenses In all semi-finals the team drawn at home shall pay ALL the match officials and claim the fees from the League Treasurer 14. The Management Committee is empowered to call upon any Member Club for the use of their ground, subject to the payment of all reasonable expenses. 15. Unless otherwise notified by the Management Committee the following shall be the times of kick-off: In August, September, October, March, April, May - 3.00p.m. In November, January, February - 2.30p.m. In December - 2.00p.m. In all cases, cup-ties shall kick-off 30 minutes before the appointed kick-off time EXCEPT December. 16. The entrance fees for the knock-out competitions shall be as Follows: - All Cups £15.00 Fee 17. The season shall start on Saturday 14th August 2010 and shall end on 31st May 2011. 18. Registrations - (a) It shall be the responsibility of each Club (unless otherwise authorised) to ensure that at least 10 days prior to the start of the season (S.O.No. 17 refers) that they have sufficient players (Minimum of 11) per team registered with the league to fulfil the Clubs scheduled fixture(s) (b) - It shall be the responsibility of each Club to ensure that no player partakes in any League or Cup games prior to the Club receiving the players registration receipt or the club having confirmed with the league Registration Secretary that the player/players are registered with the League. Failure to comply with either section of this S.O. could leave the Club liable to disciplinary action. 19. It shall be the responsibility of each Club to ensure that it has an adequate supply of the League’s pre-printed literature. 20. Each Club shall donate £1 per open age team to the Benevolent Fund. 21. A fee of £5 will be charged for each player transfer approved by the Management Committee to be paid with application. 22. In semi-final ties and finals of Cup Competitions both competing teams shall provide a match ball which shall be presented to the Referee, 15 minutes before kick-off time. 23. A fee of £2.00 will be charged for each player registered with the League; this fee registers the player in the Benevolent Fund with benefits as described in Benevolent Fund Rule No.7. 25. All clubs entering (or having to enter) their County F.A’s Cup Competitions must advise the Fixture Secretary on or before the 31/7/09. All county cup competitions results should be called into the PRO officer as per league rules for reporting results. 26. Results of all games including cup ties must be telephoned by the home teams to the appointed League Officer (as advised in the Management Committee minutes) before 6.00p.m.On the day of the matches. For night games results must be phoned to the appointed officer by 21.30 hrs on the day of the match. Failure to comply will leave the club/s liable to disciplinary action. In all Semi-Finals the team drawn at home shall RING THE RESULT OF THE GAME TO THE FIXTURE SECRETARY BEFORE 17.30hrs 27. Committee procedure - All propositions in Council or Management Committee must have a second-der. 28. NON-FULFILMENT OF FIXTURE If, for whatever reason a Club is unable to fulfil a fixture as scheduled, the Club may be liable to the following disciplinary action: (a) A Fine not exceeding:- Two days Day before Day of Prior to game the game the match Min Max Premier Division £50 £75 £100 £200 First Teams £50 £75 £100 £200 Reserve Teams £50 £75 £100 £200 A Club incurring three (3) non-fulfilments of fixtures will be summoned to appear before the Discipline Committee. (b) Both clubs involved in a non fulfilment of a fixture must ensure the fixture and referees Appointment Secretaries and advise at once and the offending Club/s must advise the League Secretary (in writing) within three days of the scheduled game the reasons for the non fulfilment. Failure to comply could leave the Club liable to disciplinary action. NOTE: Each None fulfilment will be dealt with on its own merit. If the referee attends the ground then the offending Club will be liable to pay his full match fee (which MUST be paid by the Home Team and subsequently claimed from their opponents via the League Treasurer). (C) The non offending team may be awarded points, if, in the committee’s opinion, the non fulfilment of fixture was not justified. 29. All teams must play in numbered shirts. 30. It shall be the responsibility of the home club to confirm with the referee and his assistants (If appointment is known) at least FIVE DAYS prior to the game. (1) The match details (2) Directions to the ground (3) Kick off time (4) In ALL cup ties if the home drawn teams pitch is unfit/or unavailable then every effort “MUST “be made to either find an alternative ground or reverse the fixture. Failure to comply with this Standing Order will leave the club/s liable for disciplinary action. S.O. No. 31 It shall be the responsibility of the Club Chairman & Secretary to ensure that no material is included on the Clubs ‘website’ that could be considered derogatory, abusive or likely to cause offence. The D.C. will examine any such possible transactions to consider if the League has been “brought into disrepute.” Any Club considered to have done so will be summoned to appear before the D.C. to answer the charge. All Clubs must register (on the form provided by the League) their “website” with the League Secretary. 32. All Premier Division teams must when playing at home have their pitches completely roped or fenced off at an appropriate distance from the playing area. The roping or fencing should be adequately erected to ensure spectators are not able to encroach onto the pitch and should at least be the full length of both touchlines, and must not allow more than two non-playing persons to be inside the fenced or roped off area. Substitutes and Substituted players are classed as non-playing persons. 33. DISCIPLINE CODE: League Rule 8 (h) (iii) refers. The League to operate a disciplinary code to ensure clubs and players maintain an acceptable standard of behaviour on the field. Accordingly the following points system is observed:- A player receiving a caution 2 points COUNTY .F.A. SUSPENSION FROM A GAME(S) IN THE LEAGUE Suspension of 14 days or less 5 points Sent off 21 days 7 points Sent off 28 – 35 days 10 points Sent off 42 – 56 days 15 points Sent off over 56 days 20 points Sent off over 84 days 25 points Any team found guilty of misconduct by it’s Club Officials or spectators 20 points Any player accumulating 15 points over a season will receive a written warning as to future conduct. Any player accumulating 20 points during a season will receive a final written warning Any player accumulating 25 points may have his registration withheld within the League. If so review will be at the discretion of the Management Committee. If a player receives a total of 113 days or more suspension from football in a rolling 24 month period the League will not hesitate in requesting the removal of that player by the County Football Association from participation in the League. A Team accumulating 50 points will receive a written warning. A Team accumulating 75 points will receive a written warning and may be fined. A Team accumulating 100 points may have its membership withdrawn. 34 ANNUAL FEES AND INCIDENTALS All the above fees having been invoiced by the league Treasurer must be paid on before the 30.9.10 failure to do so will leave the club liable to having their fixtures suspended until such times as the account is settled. Any fixtures suspended will be dealt with as a Non Fulfilment of fixture. 35. County Cup competitions – All county cup competitions results should be called into the PRO officer as per league rules for reporting results. PROCEDURE FOR THE DECIDING OF GAMES BY THE TAKING OF PENALTIES “When a team finishes the match with a greater number of players than their opponents, they shall reduce their numbers to equate with that of their opponents and inform the referee the name and number of each player excluded. The team captain has this responsibility. Before the start of the kicks from the penalty mark, the referee shall ensure that only an equal number of players from each team remain within the centre circle and they shall take the kicks.” (a) The Referee shall choose the goal at which all the kicks shall be taken. (b) The referee tosses a coin and the team whose Captain wins the toss decides whether to take the first or second kick. (c) Subject to the terms of paragraphs () both teams shall take five kicks. The kicks shall be taken alternatively. If, before both teams have taken five kicks, one team has scored the more goals than the other could, even if it were to complete its five kicks, the taking of kicks shall cease. * If both teams have taken five kicks, both teams have scored the same number of goals, or have not scored any goals, the taking of kicks shall continue, in the same order, until such time as both have taken an equal number of kicks (not necessarily five more kicks), and one team has scored a goal more than the other). (d) The team which scored the greater number of goals, whether the number of kicks taken in accordance with the terms of the foregoing paragraphs shall qualify for the next for the next round of the Competition, or shall be declared winner of the Competition as the case may be. (e) With the exception referred to in the following paragraph, only the players who are on the field of play at the end of the match, which shall mean at the end of extra time, in so far as a match in which extra time is authorised is concerned, and any who having left the field temporarily with or without the Referee’s permission are not on the field of play at that time, shall take part in the taking of the kicks. Provided that his team has not already made use of the maximum number of substitutes permitted by the rules of the competition Under which the match was played, a goalkeeper who sustains an injury. During the taking of the kicks and who, because of the injury, is unable to continue as goalkeeper, may be replaced by a substitute. (f) Each kick shall be taken by a different player, and not until all eligible players of any team, including the goalkeeper or the named substitute by whom he was replaced in terms of the previous paragraph as the case may be, have each taken a kick, may a player of the sane team take a second kick. (g) Subject to the terms of a paragraph (e) any player who is eligible may change places with his goalkeeper at any time during the taking of the kicks. (h) Other than the player taking the kick from the penalty mark, and the opposing goalkeeper, and all other players shall remain on the field, outside the penalty area and at least 10 yards from the penalty spot. (i) Unless stated to the contrary in the foregoing paragraphs (a) to (h), the Laws of the Game, and the International Board Decisions relating thereto, shall, in so far as they can, apply to the taking of kicks. (j) In the event of the light failing before the end of the taking of kicks from the penalty mark, the result shall be decided by the toss of a coin carried out by the Referee. GUIDE LINES FOR CONFIRMATION OF SATURDAY FIXTURES (First issued March 1982 and re-issued annually) * The HOME CLUB shall before Tuesday contact their opponents regarding the game for the following Saturday. At the time of confirmation and wherever possible and especially during inclement weather arrangements “MUST” be made to reverse the fixture. Any AWAY TEAM not having had any confirmation by such time may contact the League Secretary or other League Officers before 9.00p.m. On the Tuesday evening. The matter will then be considered as a late confirmation by the Management Committee at their Next Management Meeting * Failure by the AWAY TEAM to advise the League as suggested may leave both Clubs liable should the game not take place as arranged. * The following must be arranged at confirmation time:- (1) Date of match (2) Kick off time (3) Colours (4) Venue and changing rooms (5) A telephone number where visiting teams can be contacted immediately prior to leaving on the Saturday, i.e. a team arranging to commence travel at 1.00p.m.should have someone standing by a telephone from 12.30p.m. To 12.45p.m. (6) Warning by the Away Team if there is a possibility of the ground not being available; if this is the case early contact should also be made with the Referee (See Guide Lines for ACTION regarding unfit or suspect grounds). * It is the Home Teams responsibility to ensure their ground is fit for play (Private or otherwise) bearing in mind the departure of their opponents. * Many teams have travelled only to find that their games cancelled. Home Clubs have left opponents and Referees unattended at their grounds knowing that their game has been called off. This kind of thing will not be accepted, hence as and from this date the Management Committee will thoroughly investigate such happenings and take the appropriate action. * Your attention is drawn in particular to LEAGUE RULE 10 (b, c, d, e, g). ACTION REGARDING UNFIT OR SUSPECT GROUNDS (1) It is the responsibility of the Home Team to ensure their ground (private or otherwise) is fit for play. (2) Consideration must be given to the travel arrangements of the Away Team and the match referee has agreed at confirmation time. (3) Referees must also be considered and if there is any doubt about the ground being fit to play the match the Referee must be advised as soon as possible and arrangements made with him. (a) An early pitch inspection. Which should be early enough preferably within two hours of the game to avoid opponents and Referee Travelling should be arranged (b) A late contact point just prior to him travelling. (4) Having found it necessary to have the ground inspected Clubs MUST: (a) Advise the match referee and invite him to inspect the ground. (b) Should the match referee agree that another local referee may inspect the ground, the Club MUST call in a referee on the Warrington & District League Referees’ panel, or with the consent of the referees Secretary a registered referee from outside the competition, who must not be associated in any way with the either club. (5) If a referee declares the ground is unfit - his signature should be obtained on a team sheet confirming the same. And “ALL” parties including the Appointed Match Referee; Fixtures & Referee’s Secretaries should be immediately advised. (6) Referees who carry out these duties are entitled to expenses. (7) If for any reason a Home Club finds out too late to stop opponents or Referee from travelling it is essential that Members/Officials of the Home Team are at the ground to meet them. If circumstances such as this do happen a full written explanation must be sent by both Home and Away Clubs to the League Secretary.