Newport Astroturf™ League

Another year, another Agm and this one didnt pass without a few controversial issues.

Transfers:- The rule is still 2 weeks between letting Simon/Mel know and playing for your new team, we would like to be able to announce transfers on the web once Mel/Simon have been informed but this may not be an efficient way of doing it

Borrowing players: the current rule is that if you are short of players for the start of the game you can borrow a player with the permission of the following team, in the past, when your own players turn up the borrowed player has to finish, from now on they can continue playing, the new rules are:-

MAXIMUM of 2 Players

Borrow from the same division or lower, lose 1 goal per player

Borrow from ahigher division and its 2 goals per player

Once again, the other team captain has to agree

Cuptied: If a player is cuptied for a team that has folded, he is no longer cup tied

The Cup and Plate, in the group stages, the top 2 goes in the cup, the bottom 2 goes in the plate, as a consequence there will no longer be a 2 legged semi in the plate

There will be an independant commitee created as and when we need to change a rule mid season, anyone can volunteer for this comitee when its needed

Referees will continue to manage the issue of mixed colour shirts within the team, all teams should match but the referee makes that decision.

We are ging to investigate the possibility of turning the league into 3 divisions, this will be discussed on the forum with ammeeting arranged on week 11 to decide.