want some info

[NUMBER ONE]

I want some info here chaps

my committee are driving me up the wall, they want to charge players

[Greg_Dyke]

I run 2 sunday league teams and charge each player

[Teflon]

Hi Mick,

 

We charge

[Big J R]

Lots of clubs charge a signing-on fee.

 

Asking the visiting team to pay the officials would probably breach league rules !

[NUMBER ONE]

BJR sorry mate probably didnt make it clear the away teams in pre season i mean not league.

Teffs

[Hartley Hare]

Our third team get asked to pay officials on away pre-season games

Can't see it happening at Senior level

 

 

 

[Hartley Hare]

However wouldn't be a bad thing

Lots of clubs don't have their pitch ready to play at home it might be an incentive to do so!

[Teflon]

The money to run teams has to come from some where Mick, ok we've only been a senior team for a couple of years and continued what we previously did.

[Big J R]

Most officials at pre-season friendlies do it for the love, or a couple of drinks and a burger afterwards.

 

(Now I know where he is !!!)

[Ex EL_Gaffer]

Difficult one really mick

 

With regards to the 'signing on fee' i've never known of a Saturday senior side at our level to do that. Our local sports club (pub football/cricket) charges

[NUMBER ONE]

at senior level most of the costs should be covered by sponsorship surely. Not getting paid or no expenses is one thing but not having to pay at senior level.

Teffs didnt you have an expenses cover for your players though

[Ex EL_Gaffer]

I agree with you mick, i don't think clubs should expect players to pay a membership at our level. Most will surely have to pay travel expenses throughout the season so anything on top is just going to turn potential players away

[Teflon]

Yes match fees are covered by seperate sponsorship, I agree its difficult to get money out of the players which is a big problem, most of our players have been at the club many years so they know the score, the newer players is an issue and we are looking at alternative ways so it may change.

 

Players got a win bonus this year no expenses to any players.

 

We as a club cannot afford it, also how can we charge the Saturday 3rd team and the Sunday teams without charging the senior teams. Hence we try and give them something back from the club.

 

Its not easy Mick and good luck.

[eye1]

We charge our players a membership fee, we have to according to our rules, if you are a members club so should you, otherwise you would be discriminating against the other members, we can not charge the juniors and youth teams and then let the seniors off without paying anything, as they are all playing full members of the club. We quite often split the cost of refs for friendly matches.

[RTFC Barmy Army drummer]

I don't pay any membership!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Big J R]

Maybe they hope you'll DRUM up some more business, Barmey !

 

[Stephen]

Do not know if this is any use to you but I know of some clubs in the league that say players have to be members to use the bar. They pay a small fee to become associate members that means that they cannot vote on club issues.

[return of the mac]

i play for cove and we pay an

[nut250]

think you might find that under your licensing rules to sell alcohol everyone using the premises has to be a member,

we charge all our players to sign on , we run four adult sides on a saturday one sunday and cricket in the summer so to make some pay and others not would not be fair , although the first team normally get sponsored for there fee .

very difficult issue which we have had meeting upon meeting about , but something that has to be done to make ends meet , and the bar is subsidised as well

[Big J R]

Originally Posted By: nut250

think you might find that under your licensing rules to sell alcohol everyone using the premises has to be a member,

Most sports clubs are covered on their licence to serve alcohol to bona fide visiting teams and officials without them having to join the club/association or sign in.

Your local friendly licensing officer will be pleased to help !