League Notes

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CHANGES TO RULES :

** FINES :

After every game the referees will submit a match summary to Khun

Baeng and myself, based on what information I have then fines will be

levied on teams as follows

- Red Card : THB 500 (The is no appeal)

- Unsporting Conduct : THB 2,000  (There is no appeal)

Unsporting conduct will be defined as, any event on the pitch that

continues beyond the referee or linesmen stating that it should stop.

Any attempt to provoke fighting. Any attempt by players / managers /

fans to enter the pitch, to throw items onto the pitch, abuse of the

linesmen or referee. Any threat of violence (action or verbal,

intended or not) towards the referee or linesmen.

Ultimately it's common sense, as discussed I will be asking the

referees to be stronger in their enforcement of the rules, to take

full advantage of the right of the referee to move a free kick, book

players for dangerous tackles and verbal abuse.

If you have players you can't control then you may want to think

twice about allowing them to play for you.

All fines will be paid to Patana's Charity of choice or to one

adopted by the league if Patana have no Charity of choice.

** REFEREES :

I will meet with Khun Daeng and the referees this Saturday to advise

them on the need for stronger in their enforcement of the rules and

less latitude towards infringements, and greater use of cards.

** RED CARDS :

Are a one match ban, it is not optional. A team caught violating the

ban will lose the match in progress 3-0 and be fined THB 2,000

** VIOLENCE :

If a player throws a punch, with intent, then that player will be

expelled from the league, incidents that go beyond the involvement of

a single player from one team will result in the team being suspended

for the remainder of the season with no refund of fees paid. All

matches versus this team will be set to 0-0 draws. (Goals scored will

still count towards players tallies)

** NEXT SEASON :

Hi All,

The following is the process for registering your squads for next

year. If you fail to have a squad of at least 11 registered by end of

the third week of September then you will not be eligible to play in

your first match.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

For each EXPAT player you need to collect

1. A copy of their passport (picture and details pages only)

2. A colour Photo 2" by 2" size

3. A Valid Email

For each THAI player you need to collect

1. A copy of their National ID card

2. A colour Photo 2" by 2" size

3. A Valid Email

4. Compile all info locally in MS Excel or MS Word

5. Call or Email paul once done to ask him to pick up all the docs and

compiled data.

Cards will display

1. Full Name

2. Nationality

3. Date of Birth

4. Picture

5. The Squad Name

All passport and ID card copies will be destroyed after they are used.

Emails will be used by Paul for marketing, I will be testing emails

for validity, any one giving in fake emails will be suspended until

they provide a valid one. Harsh yes, but I value Paul's sponsorship of

the league and don't think the occasional promo to players is too much

to ask.

http://www.somtam.com/

Edited October 5, 2005 by tytus

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Hi All,

Please find below a summary of the meeting along with the resulting

decisions made

Scans and Patana were all absent.

RC Pattaya Informed me they could not get a representative to the

meeting.

1. Unfortunately we will lose one team next season as the Bangkok

Blitz will dissolve , naturally with so many teams in the league I

don't doubt that the players will soon get picked up by the other teams

2. We have two prospective new teams looking to join the league, one

from English First the other an as yet to be defined company, both

expat focused squads.

Discussion centered around having new teams pay a one time entry fee

to join the league and therefore ensure they are serious. I am in

favour of this and we will from here on charge new teams THB 30,000 to

join the league. All money to go towards league events / covering

part of the league fees / more cup events / beer / registration

process etc for the present teams.

3. The major change for next year is the requirement for ALL players

to be registered. Registration will require that all players from all

teams submit a Width 35mm x Height 45mm color size photo and a copy

of the information page of their passport and a 'real' e-mail address,

if they have one.

Thai players with no passport will need to send a copy of their

national ID card

Passport copies will be destroyed after being used to verify the name

and nationality of the players.

Nationality of the passport will define the nationality of the player.

i.e. players of Thai/British decent are British if they have a UK

passport, Thai if they don't.

Photo and passport copy must be signed by the player in question .

Email address and names will be given to the sponsor as part of the

package to ensure they get full value for their supporting the league

The exact process of collection will be defined with the Sponsor / me

later this year, however i highly recommend you start collecting now.

New players may be added to a squad at any time but CAN NOT play if

they have no ID card. ID cards will take up to one week to process for

new players.

ID Cards must be given to the referees at the start of every match.

Managers will also present to the referee the list of all players and

the shirt number.

Teams must have two distinctly different colored strips, with enough

shirts to ensure ALL players that play in a match have a unique number

(no shirt sharing). Players are not required to use the same number

each week (but feel free to do so)

4. This year we expect to have 15 or 16 teams, there will be a single

division. HOWEVER if in 2006/2007 the league expands beyond 16 teams

we will split to an upper and lower division system, ALL teams are

aware that the teams that finish in the bottom half of the league in

2005/2006 would find themselves in division 2 if the league does

divide. All new teams will always start in division 2.

As an example, if in 2006/2007 we have 2 new teams, then these 2 and

the bottom 7 teams from 2005/2006 will make up division 2.

5. Pattaya, All matches at Pattaya will from now on be scheduled the

same was as the matches at Patana. We are looking at one of two

available locations. This will be defined before the start of next

season

6. Week Day Games : IF a team wishes to play a few week day matches

these must be declared at the START of the season when I am doing the

fixtures and must have the consent of the opposition, opposition has

the final word.

7. As per this season no matches may be changed once the season has

started without exceedingly good reason.

8. All teams must commit to field a team for all matches scheduled. It

is unfair on the opposition when matches are cancelled as money has

been paid and the pitches booked. If a team can not commit to play at

least 90% of all matches then they should re-consider having a squad

in the league.

9. Patana, again we have enjoyed the luxury of the Patana pitches and

we hope to see this continue into the new season.

10. Sponsors. This season is the final year of the secured sponsorship

for the league by MBMG International, and we all owe Paul Gambles some

hearty thanks for being the first (only) company to step forwards when

we needed a sponsor and for being available for offering to loan us

the Patana costs in the first year there when it was looking doubtful

that we'd get all the money in time. MBMG International are very

interested in continuing to sponsor the league. However if your

company or one that you know is interested in sponsoring the league

then please contact me for more details on the kind of package we are

looking to get next year as well as what we can offer.

11. The Cup. The Cup will be moved to a preseason tournament along

with a pre season get together, we always have more people at the

start of the season and so having the cup as "kick off" event means

greater participation. Money paid this year will be held ready for the

cup in around Sept/Oct 2005.

12 Start date of 2005/2006 season. Will be defined once I have met

with Patana to check on availability for next season.

If you have any questions or spot anything erroneous in the above

please let me know.

I believe it was also mentioned that maybe the word "casual" is no

longer applicable to our league and we become simply the "Sponsors

Name League", which makes sense to me.

Cheers

Chris

http://www.somtam.com/

[Jockstar]

Thats an old email. I saw that months ago. Regarding all the rules about fighting etc. That was brought in after the French attcked one of our players and it excalated from there. One guy got his jaw broken and a few others got hit from both sides. Though it was only really about 5 people involved as the rest of us were trying to split it up.

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Yeah that was an old email but Chris just send it to us so that we know whats going on before

Wow it must be a very cracking match all season....With fights going on i bet i will be more like a Rugby game...

Edited September 17, 2005 by tytus

[Jockstar]

Yeah that was an old email but Chris just send it to us so that we know whats going on before

Wow it must be a very cracking match all season....With fights going on i bet i will be more like a Rugby game...   

Sorry for sounding as if i know it all. It wasnt meant to come accross like that. But yes. passions run high in some matches.ie the French had the worst record regarding cards all season. Though they didnt psot their cards and sending off on the website. We had quite a few yellows last season. But all our cards were there to see.. Many other teams also didnt post their cards.

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** Penalties defined for the the teams and individuals involved :

3 Match Ban and presence at Patana for the period covering the 3

matches is not welcome (i.e. not as a spectator either)

- Phillipe (Les Galouis)

- Jeff (Les Galouis)

- Khun Leng (Winking Frog)

10 Match Ban and presence at Patana for the period covering the 10

matches is not welcome (i.e. not as a spectator either)

- Andre (Winking Frog)

Banned for life from the League and the premises of Patana

International School.

- John Robinson (Winking Frog)

Both Teams :

- Fined THB 20,000 to be paid to the Patana's Charity of choice. If

Patana have no choice then the league will adopt a charity (see below

for more on this). Fine to be paid prior to Feb 6th or within one week

of Patana providing payment details, which ever is the greater.

If either team decides that it would rather not abide by the above

they may elect to withdraw from the league, all matches versus these

teams will be set to 0-0 draws. (Goals scored will still count towards

players tallies)

If the individual players believe they are being hard done by then

they are welcome to find another league to join.

Banned for life from the League and the premises of Patana

International School.

- John Robinson (Winking Frog)

Wow Banned For life ??? It must ve a serious offence

Edited September 17, 2005 by tytus

[Jockstar]

** Penalties defined for the the teams and individuals involved :

3 Match Ban and presence at Patana for the period covering the 3

matches is not welcome (i.e. not as a spectator either)

- Phillipe (Les Galouis)

- Jeff  (Les Galouis)

- Khun Leng (Winking Frog)

10 Match Ban and presence at Patana for the period covering the 10

matches is not welcome  (i.e. not as a spectator either)

- Andre (Winking Frog)

Banned for life from the League and the premises of Patana

International School.

- John Robinson (Winking Frog)

Both Teams :

- Fined THB 20,000 to be paid to the Patana's Charity of choice. If

Patana have no choice then the league will adopt a charity (see below

for more on this). Fine to be paid prior to Feb 6th or within one week

of Patana providing payment details, which ever is the greater.

If either team decides that it would rather not abide by the above

they may elect to withdraw from the league, all matches versus these

teams will be set to 0-0 draws. (Goals scored will still count towards

players tallies)

If the individual players believe they are being hard done by then

they are welcome to find another league to join.

Banned for life from the League and the premises of Patana

International School.

- John Robinson (Winking Frog)

Wow Banned For life ??? It must ve a serious offence

Yes he was actually a supporter. Long story. But yes banned for life.

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Well Jockstar I hope the Winking Frog will play easy on us ok...Because we're just a small,Tiny Decent Football Team :)

[Jockstar]

Well Jockstar I hope the Winking Frog will play easy on us ok...Because we're just a small,Tiny Decent Football Team :)

Actually the French started it, We were winning 3-0 5 minutes to go, They should have had a penalty. The ref never gave it. They then attacked the guy who caused the foul and it all kicked off. Dont need to worry about us mate,We are a fair team.

[Sunderland]

Well Jockstar I hope the Winking Frog will play easy on us ok...Because we're just a small,Tiny Decent Football Team :)

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Actually the French started it, We were winning 3-0 5 minutes to go, They should have had a penalty. The ref never gave it. They then attacked the guy who caused the foul and it all kicked off. Dont need to worry about us mate,We are a fair team.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I will back him up on that. They play hard, but fair. They look to play the ball around the field too ... so I'd be more worried about their football skills than their boxing talent.

[Spit the Dog]

As most teams appear to play thier home games at Patana school, are there any advantages in being the home team??

Apart from getting to wear your first choice kit, are there any other advantages.

E.g Can you choose the pitch, kick off time etc....?

Just curious.

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Can you choose the pitch, kick off time etc....?

Yes this is possible depending if our opponent agree on the pitch and time changes and it have to be done before Somtam.com finalised the Fixture..But its too late now as the final fixture have already been done...

Edited September 21, 2005 by tytus

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All players take note::

Red Card : THB 500 (There is no appeal)

Unsporting Conduct : THB 2,000 (There is no appeal)

Edited September 26, 2005 by tytus

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Email from Chris Sanderson....

Hi All,

I will be sending out a consolidated rules and regs sheet soon but

before then please see the below.

PAYMENT.

Before the end of the month please from all teams, so far 5 teams have

paid.

ID CARDS.

All teams now have their ID cards expect one.

Before every match your ID cards must be presented to the referee and

be available for myself or the opposition captain and to review upon

request. Playing a team that is unregistered will result in an

immediate 3-0 loss... or the actual result if that is greater than

3-0. I hope that the use of Id cards becomes a totally pointless

exercise but I would rather we have them and they be pointless than

not have them and have issues.

At the end of every match the referee may request to see the ID card

of any players that were booked or scored to double check their

information is correct.

TEAM SHEETS (SEE ATTACHED)

Before every match you must present the attached team sheet to the

referee. The Referee will then give/send these to me so I can have a

record of all goals and bookings.

As stated earlier players may NOT change shirts during a match, if you

have more than 28 players then get shirts and numbers to cover them

and extend the sheet attached to fit them.

If your players always use the same shirt numbers then it will be easy

for you to fill in the attached once and print it out with minor

changes each match...if your teams shirts change then you might want

to put in the names for easy printing and add the shirt numbers before

each match.

Through the team sheets and ID cards it will be easier for everyone to

keep track of all aspects of the league.

RED CARDS

A straight red is an immediate one match ban and a THB 500 baht fine

Two yellows is a THB 500 Baht fine, no ban

Cheers

Chris

Edited October 4, 2005 by tytus

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REGULATIONS FOR CASUALS LEAGUE 2005/2006

REGULATIONS FOR CASUALS LEAGUE 2005/2006

Date : Friday, October 07, 2005

The below are the regulations, at the end of the day though, common sense and captains mutual agreements are what should be used in the case where the below do not cover a particular situation or the situation calls for a variation in the rulings.

Please note, as agreed at the end of last season, if the 2006/2007 season sees more than 15 teams in the league we will split to a 1st and 2nd division system.

Sponsor :

The league is sponsored by MBMG International. MBMG will take care of all the following in the 2005/2006 season

• ID Cards and registration of players

• The 2005/2006 League Cup

• The 2005/2006 Beach Football Tournament (Excluding accommodation)

Squads :

The following are the regulations regarding squads.

1. A squad can have an unlimited number of players

2. All members of a squad must be registered before they play.

3. All Squads must have two strips of a different colour.

4. Squad strips must have enough shirts for each player to have their own number for a full match.

5. Squads may not include Professional or Semi Professional players

a. i.e. anyone who is paid to play by any other league.

6. There is no limit on the number of players allowed from the “Farang League - Bangkok Football League”, within the bounds of regulations 3 and 4.

7. For a match to be played a team must field a squad of at least 7 players at kick off.

ID Cards and Team Sheets

The following are the regulations regarding ID Cards and Team Sheets.

1. All players must have a League ID Card

2. ID Cards for the squad must be presented to the referee before the match starts

3. Opposition captain and league commissioner may request to view the ID Cards at any time during a match

4. The referee may request to review the ID Cards any time before, during or after the match.

5. Playing an unregistered player will result in a 3-0 loss, or the actually result of the match as chosen by the opposition.

6. Nationality of a player is defined by passport submitted for registration and is displayed on the ID card.

7. The captain of each team must submit a full team sheet to the referee before the match starts.

Match Regulations

The following govern the league during play.

1. A squad may not have more than 5 Thai nationals on the pitch at any time.

2. The team listed first on the Excel fixture is considered the home team when it comes to deciding strip colours.

3. Rolling substitutes is the basis for all changes of players. Players may come on and off the field as often as they like.

4. Play must have come to a stop before a substitution can be made, and must have been approved to go ahead by the referee.

5. Linesmen may request to check the studs of boots before a player goes on to the pitch. If the linesman considers the studs are not safe then the boots must be changed

6. Players may not change or share shirts during a match (i.e each player must have the same shirt number for the entire match)

7. General FIFA rules apply in all other aspects of the match.

8. Kick off will start on time assuming a team has 7 payers present.

9. Failure to field 7 players at the time of kick off, will result in the referee waiting 5 minutes, if the team still fails to field 7 players then the opposition may declare a walk over 3-0 win or wait further.

Referees

The following regulations govern all aspects of dealing with the referees

1. Referees are to be respected at all times regardless of whether a player disagrees with their decisions.

2. Referees are empowered to book and send off abuse players

3. Referees are requested to send off players who retaliate in any way to tackles or provocation.

4.  Referees are requested to send off and report players who aim to provoke incidents.

5. Pushing or Prodding etc any of the referees will result in an immediate 10 match suspension and THB 2000 fine.

Bookings / Fines and Suspensions

1. Bookings do not accumulate

2. A straight red card will result in an immediate 1 match suspension

3. Two yellows does not  result in a suspension.

4. A red or 2 yellows results in a THB 500 fine payable to the league and passed on to the charity of Patana’s choice

5. Any incident requiring further review can result in a larger fine, suspension and/or ban at the complete order of the league commissioner.

6. Any incident that involves players or fans coming on to the pitch from the side lines will result in an immediate expulsion from the league for that team for the remainder of the season, and a life time ban for all people involved from the Patana premises.

Postponing / Cancelling Matches

The following governs when and how matches can be postponed and rescheduled.

1. A match may only be postponed and rescheduled (After the start of the season) due to reasons of great impact, tragedy or events beyond the control of the league (e.g. Patana Floods)

2. The request to postpone and reschedule must be sent to the league commissioner

3. The league commissioner will review and if agreeable will send the request to the opposition along with the reason for the change.

4. The opposition has final say, if they reject the change, then it is final.

5. If agreed then the league commissioner will arrange a new date with Patana Sports Department that is primarily agreeable with the opposition. If no new date is available then the match must be played as scheduled.

6. If the Patana Football team cancels a match then they are fined THB2,000, payable to the opposition.

7. In the case that a team cancels, then the pitch is open for the opposition to use for training or a friendly along with the referees at no cost.

8. In all cases where a match is not played then the team that fails to field a squad loses 3-0.

Match Reports.

It is not required, but appreciated, if teams can send in a match report. It adds to the enjoyment of the league that there are reports to read and helps to provide content for the weekly round ups that are published.

League Cup.

The 2005/2005 league cup will take place at the end of the regular season

Pattaya Beach Cup.

There will be a 2005/2005 beach football tournament that will take place in Pattaya, the exact time and location is yet to be defined.

By Somtam.com

Edited October 7, 2005 by tytus

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Hi All,

This month we have allowed players to play as long as their ID card

was in processing to allow everything to get sorted and allow for

hiccups to happen and be smoothed out.

Next month players will ONLY be allowed on the field if they have an

ID card. (Being in process will no longer be allowed, at all, so

please don't ask)

NOTES :

1. New ID cards must be requested from Paul and all the info with Paul

by Tuesday 5PM if you hope to have an ID card ready, cards might get

done if they are sent later, BUT there are are no guarantees and there

will be no exceptions if the card is not ready. Info sent before Tues

5pm will be ready for the weekend. You may fax the paper details and

email scanned images of photos to Paul to speed up the delivery process

2. If a player changes teams...

a. I need to be informed

b. His ID card needs to be returned to Paul

c. A new ID card needs to be issued for the new team

This effectively stops people from playing for multiple teams.

As always, IF a team is short and the opposition agrees then a player

from another team WITH an ID card can play, the opposition as always

has the final decision on this. Goals scored while subbing for another

team do not count towards a players league goals tally.

3. ID cards are in existence mainly as a post event "check system", if

after a match you wish to review the oppositions ID cards you are 100%

entitled to do so, as is the referee or myself.

Hopefully I have no need to remind you , that playing a squad that has

players with no ID card will result in a 3-0 loss (or the effective

score if you lost anyway), constant breaking of this rule will result

in your team being removed from the league.

Cheers

Chris

http://www.somtam.com/

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Hi All,

I've asked previously and it is not being done.

So here we are again, with the alternative..

PLEASE ensure your players, coaches, fans and so forth all stay at LEAST 1 meter away from the side line.

It is somewhat amusing to watch a match where a full FIFTY PERCENT of the side line is blocked by players and then hear players bitch about a decision which the referees assistant couldn't get to be inline with even if he wanted too.

So you can either enforce this in your team or I will have Hugh draw up coaches boxes on the side of each pitch and you'll be required to stay in that area for the entire match, or sit in the provided stands.

ON TOP of this I saw a couple of coaches advance onto the pitch during play when throwing insults at the referees! Setting foot on the pitch by any person not playing or a coach is not allowed, read the rules, next time I see it I will enforce it.

As it now seems that abuse of the referees has moved to players on the side line and coaching staff I am considering allowing the referee to book players who are on the side lines. In the case of coaches this will mean (yellow banned to stands) Red, removed from Patana and an attendance ban... it's getting bad enough that action needs to be taken before I just get pissed off with someone and ban their whole team. Take note and get some discipline sorted out please.

Not every team is guilty of the above, but one team doing it is too much.

Cheers

Chris

http://www.somtam.com/

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Hi All,

First off the thank you's and then we'll get stuff into yet another

mail of what is becoming a pretty standard part of the week.

Thank you Junior for helping calming things down, and thank you to

both team managers (Ken and Carey) for ensuring this didn't go too far

and taking action to get their teams away from the incident. Thank you

Carey for taking the right approach to discuss his (not incident

related) concerns with me.

Thank you also to Andy, Ken, Neil and Carey for their post match

apologies.

First Issue :Winking Frog vs Londoner

The events on the pitch should have ended once the Danai had

retaliated, he was on the way to a red card (a fact that neither he or

the team captain disputes), yes it was stupid, hot blooded, and the

ref had no choice but to send him off... but as usual some one on the

side line has to get involved, and once one person gets involved, well

it escalates. Should we thankful that we didn't have a repeat of last

year? I think not, I think we should be yet again wondering why this

continues to happen, why players continue to act like a bunch of child

like thugs and the once a match is over act like they were innocent of

anything! Yes it was the refs fault, it was the light, it was Chris,

it was anybody but themselves.

It's a minority but it's still actually rather pathetic.

If I'd been referring that match there'd have been more than one red

card. Perhaps the player that gave the referee the finger after he was

booked thinks he was being smart, perhaps he'd like to find a new

league to play in? Perhaps the people who decide to whine and bitch

after a match and get in my face think they are above the rules,

perhaps there's a better league they would prefer to play in? I

believe it can be arranged. Actually the bitching started barely 1

minute into the match... you have to wonder if some players come to

play football or simply want to open their mouths and belch foul

language for an hour and a half.

Perhaps the players who decided to insult the referee after the match

think that they are also very clever, or did they forget that we now

know who every player is, perhaps they'll learn to keep their thoughts

to themselves.

I actually think I've been too lenient, obviously a bit of enforcement

is needed

So.... first off, as I know it'll be asked, Danai Downer committed a

foul, he was sent off and has been fined and that's the end of it.

The below are not open to discussion.

UN SPORTING CONDUCT FINES

Winking Frog THB 2,000

Londoner THB 2,000

SUSPENSIONS.

Andy Silvas : Lond : Pitch Infringement - 1 Match

Khun Leng : W Frog : Pitch Infringement - 1 Match

Khun Leng : W Frog : Post match comments to refs - 1 Match (Total 2)

Suspensions are immediate. Violation is a 3-0 loss in any match they

participate while suspended. Fines to be paid to me on or before the

19th of November.

Andy Silvas did apologize after the incident, however that's a far

second to not getting involved in the first place.

NEXT -

If you or your players have an issue that you wish to raise with me

then either you or the team captain will bring it to me and you will

present it in a calm and polite fashion, I shall no longer stand for

any one thinking that I am there as an invitation for their verbal

abuse, I don't care who they are or what happened, the only thing they

will accomplish by such actions is to irritate me, which will mean I

ignore anything that was asked or said.

I have spent too many years , too much time and too much effort to

raise this league to the standard it is at present to have to listen

to any form of abuse from any one. If your player has an issue they

should bring it to you and you or the team captain will present it to

me.

FINALLY

1. I am in talks with Hugh to change match times by 15 minutes, this

is NOT yet finalized

2. Ambulance coverage is in the process of being arranged

3. Ref Training is in the process of being arranged and we may have a

British FIFA certified ref we can use soon to. I will allocate which

matches he refs and the spare ref will act as a fourth official.

4. Shin pads are now required by all players, players with no shin pads

will not be allowed on the pitch.

Cheers

Chris

http://www.somtam.com/

[StateSix]

Thats fair enough. You have to have some discipline and rules or there will be anarchy and fights every week.

Fair play to Chris for taking firm action early on. Hope he sticks to it (unless I am involved )

[Sunderland]

Thats fair enough.  You have to have some discipline and rules or there will be anarchy and fights every week.

Fair play to Chris for taking firm action early on.  Hope he sticks to it (unless I am involved  )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Absolutely, if we let the idiots control the game then the league will fall apart rather than become stronger and more recognized.

Fair comments by Chris IMO.

[Firefan]

Fully agree! Cheers!

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REGULATIONS FOR CASUALS LEAGUE 2005/2006

Last Update : Monday, November 14, 2005

The below are the regulations, at the end of the day though, common sense and captains mutual agreements are what should be used in the case where the below do not cover a particular situation or the situation calls for a variation in the rulings.

Please note, as agreed at the end of last season, if the 2006/2007 season sees more than 15 teams in the league we will split to a 1st and 2nd division system.

Sponsor :

The league is sponsored by MBMG International. MBMG will take care of all the following in the 2005/2006 season

• ID Cards and registration of players

• The 2005/2006 League Cup

• The 2005/2006 Beach Football Tournament (Excluding accommodation)

Squads :

The following are the regulations regarding squads.

1. A squad can have an unlimited number of players

2. All members of a squad must be registered before they play.

3. All Squads must have two strips of a different colour.

4. Squad strips must have enough shirts for each player to have their own number for a full match.

5. Squads may not include Professional or Semi Professional players i.e. anyone who is paid to play by any other league (world wide).

6. There is no limit on the number of players allowed from the “Farang League - Bangkok Football League”,

7. For a match to be played a team must field a squad of at least 7 players at kick off.

Clothing / Kit :

The following are the regulations regarding clothing.

1. All teams must have two kits of different colors

2. All teams must have enough shirts for every player in the squad

3. All shirts must be numbered.

4. Shin pads are required for all players on the pitch at all times

ID Cards and Team Sheets

The following are the regulations regarding ID Cards and Team Sheets.

1. All players must have a League ID Card

2. ID Cards for the squad must be presented to the referee before the match starts

3. Opposition captain and league commissioner may request to view the ID Cards at any time during a match

4. The referee may request to review the ID Cards any time before, during or after the match.

5. Playing an unregistered player will result in a 3-0 loss, or the actually result of the match as chosen by the opposition.

6. Nationality of a player is defined by passport submitted for registration and is displayed on the ID card.

7. The captain of each team must submit a full team sheet to the referee before the match starts.

Match Regulations

The following govern the league during play.

1. A squad may not have more than 5 Thai nationals on the pitch at any time.

2. The team listed first on the Excel fixture is considered the home team when it comes to deciding strip colours. Home team provides the match ball.

3. Rolling substitutes is the basis for all changes of players. Players may come on and off the field as often as they like.

4. Play must have come to a stop before a substitution can be made, and must have been approved to go ahead by the referee.

5. Players, fans and team management must at all teams remain at least 1 metre from the side of the pitch, better yet, sat down in the stands.

6. Linesmen may request to check the studs of boots before a player goes on to the pitch. If the linesman considers the studs are not safe then the boots must be changed

7. Players may not change or share shirts during a match (i.e. each player must have the same shirt number for the entire match)

8. General FIFA rules apply in all other aspects of the match.

9. Kick off will start on time assuming a team has 7 payers present.

10. Failure to field 7 players at the time of kick off will mean that the opposition may declare a 3-0 walk over win, kick off immediately or wait a further, all time waited is considered playing time. i.e. a wait of 10 minutes, is 10 minutes of the match – this is needed to avoid delaying other matches.

Referees, Patana Staff and League Administrators

The following regulations govern all aspects of dealing with the referees

1. Referees are to be respected at all times regardless of whether a player disagrees with their decisions.

2. Referees are empowered to book and send off abusive players

3. Referees are requested to send off players who retaliate in any way to tackles or provocation.

4. Referees are requested to send off and report players who aim to provoke incidents.

5. Pushing or Prodding etc any of the referees will result in an immediate 10 match suspension and THB 2000 fine.

6. Approaching the referee or any league administrator after a match to make complaints in an unsporting manner will result in an immediate one match suspension and potential fines.

Bookings / Fines and Suspensions

1. Bookings do not accumulate

2. A straight red card will result in an immediate 1 match suspension

3. Two yellows does not result in a suspension.

4. A red or 2 yellows results in a THB 500 fine payable to the league and passed on to the charity of Patana’s choice

5. Any incident requiring further review can result in a larger fine, suspension and/or ban at the complete discretion of the league commissioner.

6. Any incident that involves players or fans coming on to the pitch from the side lines will result in punishment ranging from a THB 2,000 Fine and player suspensions, up to an immediate expulsion from the league for that team for the remainder of the season, as well as a life time ban for all people involved, from the Patana premises, dependant upon the seriousness of the incident.

Postponing / Cancelling Matches

The following governs when and how matches can be postponed and rescheduled.

1. A match may only be postponed and rescheduled (After the start of the season) due to reasons of great impact, tragedy or events beyond the control of the league (e.g. Patana Floods)

2. The request to postpone and reschedule must be sent to the league commissioner

3. The league commissioner will review and if agreeable will send the request to the opposition along with the reason for the change.

4. The opposition has final say, if they reject the change, then it is final.

5. If agreed then the league commissioner will arrange a new date with Patana Sports Department that is primarily agreeable with the opposition. If no new date is available then the match must be played as scheduled.

6. If the Patana Football team cancels a match then they are fined THB2,000, payable to the opposition.

7. In the case that a team cancels, then the pitch is open for the opposition to use for training or a friendly along with the referees at no cost.

8. In all cases where a match is not played then the team that fails to field a squad loses 3-0.

Match Reports.

It is not required, but appreciated, if teams can send in a match report. It adds to the enjoyment of the league that there are reports to read and helps to provide content for the weekly round ups that are published.

League Cup.

The 2005/2005 league cup will take place at the end of the regular season, potentially Saturday May 20th.

Pattaya Beach Cup.

There will hopefully be a 2005/2005 beach football tournament that will take place in Pattaya, the exact time and location is yet to be defined.

Rules and regulations may be changed to suit the situation by the league commissioner at any time without notice.

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Hi All,

Please circulate to your players / Pubs.

23/11 - IMAGE MAKERS FOOTBALL DINNER

* * * LIVERPOOL & WALES LEGEND IAN RUSH MBE * * *

SPONSORED BY IMAGE MAKERS

on WEDNESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2005 (from 6.30 pm, buffet dinner at 7.00 pm)

at The Landmark Bangkok, Ballroom

with Liverpool and Wales legend IAN RUSH MBE

AND

* MC & ESPN Premier League analyst, PAUL MASEFIELD

PLUS SOME GREAT AUCTION PRIZES

The cost for this event including full international buffet dinner and

free-flow beer & soft drinks is:

THB 2,250 per person (BCCT members)

THB 2,500 per person (non-BCCT members)

THB 20,000 for a table of 10 people (members and non-members)

* * * BOOKING * * *

To: BCCT (e-mail: [email protected], fax: 0 2651 5354)

I shall attend the IMAGE MAKERS FOOTBALL DINNER on WEDNESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER

2005. I shall be bringing ____ guest/s.

Name: ________________________________________________________

Position: ______________________________________________________

Company: _____________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________

Tel: _____________________________Fax: _________________________

E-mail: ________________________________________________________

Best regards

Greg Watkins

Executive Director

[email protected]

* * * SPEAKER'S PROFILE * * *

Standing supreme as Liverpool's all-time scoring king the lean Welshman was

one of the deadliest strikers in football history, blending superb

anticipation with lethal finishing. His attack partnership with Kenny

Dalglish is widely rated the best ever in British football.

Rush became Britain's most expensive teenager when Bob Paisley paid £300,000

to sign him from Chester in 1980. During his two-part Anfield career, split

by a season with Juventus in 1987-88 when he left and returned for a

combined £6 million, Rush scored 346 goals in 660 senior outings, although

in the League only he was 16 goals short of Roger Hunt's club record 245.

It was about the only one to elude him. Rush's haul of 44 FA Cup goals (39

of them for Liverpool) is a 20th century record while his five-goal total in

FA Cup Finals (two in 1986 and 1989 and one in 1992 all on winning Liverpool

sides) is an all-time best by an individual. Rush shares with Geoff Hurst

the League Cup scoring record of 49 and was the first player to win that

competition five times, completing his nap hand as Liverpool captain against

Bolton in 1995. He scored 10 times in 18 Wembley outings for the club.

He also collected five Championship medals, one European Cup and was awarded

the MBE. Rush scored an all-time Mersey derby record of 25 goals against

Everton, won Europe's Golden Boot with 32 League goals in 1984 when he was

also double Footballer of the Year and captained Wales, for whom he scored a

record 28 goals in 73 games. He joined Leeds in 1996 and later played for

Newcastle, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic.

Cheers

Chris

http://www.somtam.com/

[Jockstar]

The Winking Frog will be there. We have booked a table. Free beer. I can predict Thursday morning at work is going to be shit for me. Oh! Well. Its a hard life.

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Hi All

We got to week 2 before the incidents started, not sure if this is

better than last year or not.

In this case we had a match where 6 Thai players ended up on the

pitch for one team for a period of a few minutes. I have ruled the

result stands because it is ultimately the job of the referee to

control the match. An error he makes during the match is that, an

error he made

That Said : I see we've started off the season with a full on attitude

of "abuse the referee", and I am embarrassed by how the referees have

responded to this as I clearly told them to

1. Book abusive players

2. Inform me of abuse from fans and managers (they will be fined)

3. Send off players that get a second booking due to abuse

4. Keep the side lines clear.

5. STOP a match where players or fans refuse to obey their directions

until they are obeyed.

We have started off this season with some of the worst Sportsmanship

I have ever seen in this league, with players already kicking the ball

away after it is out of play, subs getting in the way and preventing

the flow of the game by holding back the ball, and more...great stuff

and we're only just through week 2. The very things that should be

making this league more fun and easier to play in actually seem to be

making it worse.

RULE CHANGE/ENFORCEMENT :

Rolling subs, in light of the issue last week, and to try and ensure a

little more control over subs.

1. Subs only come on once the ball is out of play AND the referee has

signalled the change can go ahead (this is the standard rule)

2. New player may NOT enter the pitch until the other player is off

the pitch

3. Player coming off the pitch and onto the pitch will exit/enter at

the the half way line. I.e. they're going to meet right at the same

point before the new player goes on...this applies to all positions.

4. Obviously injuries are the exception to the rule for point 3.

I will inform the referees on Saturday.

Finally I am speaking to Hugh regarding the issue with the referees to

see what can be done to ensure they have more presence on the pitch

and sidelines.

Cheers

Chris

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Hi All

Okay player Transfers are starting to get out of hand

So here are the new rules for transfers

1. Before a transfer starts the manager of the team they are presently

with needs to be informed by email by the new manager (CCed to me and the player)

2. After that I need an email from the player confirming their intent

to move, CCed to BOTH managers

3. After that has been done the manager of the team they are presently

with needs to be emailed again (CCed to me and the player) and asked

to return the players card to MBMG

4. Then you can send in the details for a new card to be created

5. No change in the process or rules regarding when the new card is

issued and when they can play. No card, no play.

IF at any time during the process the player has a change of heart,

they need to contact me and CC both managers.

There is no limit on how many times a player can change teams.

Cheers

Chris

[Jockstar]

I got that email. Sounds a bit complicated to me.

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Hi All

A few updates for everyone, please pay special attention to the below

notes for Feb 17/18 and the fixtures for that weekend.

On the weekend of Feb 17/18 there is a large Rugby Tournament and they have

agreed to be off Pitches 2 & 3 by 3:30 on Saturday and 4:30 on Sunday.

I am not in Thailand that weekend. On Feb 17/18 please do any warm up

on Pitch 4 (by the canteen area) and avoid areas around where rugby

matches are in progress.

Fixtures for that weekend (unchanged other than a "day error")

SATURDAY

17-Feb Sat 15:00 Winking Frog FC German All Stars

17-Feb Sat 16:30 WoodStock FC Vikings

17-Feb Sat 16:00 Pattaya City Les Gaulois (AT PATTAYA)

SUNDAY

18-Feb Sun 15:00 Bullshead Londoner FC

18-Feb Sun 16:30 Sunbelt Asia United British Club

18-Feb Sun 16:30 SCI Pickled Liver Bangkok United

OTHER ITEMS TO RESOLVE

BU vs Pattaya yet to be rescheduled

Scans vs Pattaya waiting on Pattaya to confirm away fixture.

I'll be sending the latest fixtures sheet shortly

Cheers

Chris

http://www.somtam.com/

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Updated Fixture

02-Feb 2007

123fixture.xls

[Spit the Dog]

SUNDAY

18-Feb Sun 15:00 Bullshead Londoner FC

18-Feb Sun 16:30 Sunbelt Asia United British Club

18-Feb Sun 16:30 SCI Pickled Liver Bangkok United

http://www.somtam.com/

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