SLIGO/LEITRIM LEAGUE AGM HELD TUESDAY 9^TH May  2006 – REPORT

The league AGM held recently was short and sweet and not many matters arose to concern us, the main ones being certain rule changes in relation to signing a player who has played outside the Sligo/Leitrim league or played at a higher level. A rulebook will be issued to all clubs.
The new season will start the weekend of 19^th/20^th August 2006. This is a week earlier than normal. The season will start with league games for a number of weeks before any cup games take place, basically the same as the season just gone by.
League entry fee will remain at 1,025 Euro but this season each club will have to pay 10 Euro for every Registration form submitted
The first meeting of the new season will take place in the Southern Hotel on July 17^th at which stage it will be known whether there will still be 4 divisions or just 3. At the moment MCR and Rosses Point have withdrawn from the league.
The League Secretary, Noel Kennedy showed everyone a defibrillator donated to the League on behalf of a woman whose grandson died of sudden cardiac death syndrome (SADS).
Noel proposed that every club try and purchase one of these machines and the league are willing to help by organising a Christmas draw with substantial prizes at no cost to the club. The machine will cost 1,800 Euro. The league will issue those clubs who is interested with as many tickets as they want. The tickets will be 10 Euro each and basically all you have to do is sell 180 tickets. If you sell anymore you keep the money or if you sell less you can top it up with club money, eitherway he encourages all clubs to have one of these machines.

ISSUES ARISING FROM LAST AGM

Enclosed is the detailed treasurer’s report for the 2005/06 season. The clubs financial position has improved very little since the last AGM despite the bonus ball running for 38 weeks. A detailed breakdown of all figures is also enclosed.
The club has no outstanding bill except for a possible water charge. The club was advised to blank off the tap located at the entrance to the Community Park because of misuse. This has been done.
The fundraising calendar similar to Chaffpool United has been put on the back burner as fundraising for the pitch continues. The club has to decide to run some event during the upcoming festival at the end of July and suggestions are welcome.
Any question on the financial side is welcome also.
The clubs disciplinary record has again been close to excellent with referees commentating on how well our players behave in difficult situations.
At the last AGM I asked for more players to get involved in the coaching side, unfortunately this has not happened yet. Introductory coaching courses are always being advertised and only consist of a few hours.
I hope all club members have their own personal accident insurance and health cover now, regardless of age as the cover provided by the club will not cover all costs incase of injury.
The dressing room cleaning list did not materialise and it was left to one or two to keep the place kind of clean. It took us long enough to get the dressing rooms we need to start looking after them now.
The pitch-lining list was missing also and needs to be sorted for next season. It’s very easy for one person to line the pitch now with the new marker and paint.
The jersey-cleaning list was not transparent and relied on people taking them a number of times.
Over the coming years the club will have the added responsibility for not alone the upkeep of the dressing rooms but also the field in general, we need to be ready.
People who accept jobs must be prepared to do the work the job requires, whether it’s the secetarys job or Treasurers  job or just cleaning the dressing rooms.

This equates to a loss of 170.74 for the season
26/5/06 Closing Balance  577.24 Over Drawn

* €10 Monthly Contribution to pitch fundraising - Payable for 66 more months.

Income Facts - This year the bonus ball was our main fundraiser, special thanks to Alistair price who idea it was and who continues to push it on the clubs behalf. Sales of the bonus ball were good up to Christmas but it started to die off hence I brought it into the showgrounds in order to get more names and thus make it more interesting to others to purchase. This resulted in almost full sheets every week but reduced profits as along with the €100 prize money the €50 for Sligo Rovers also had to be paid. From now on I propose we keep with the bonus ball idea and each player pushes the sheet for a few days before returning it for completion to O'Grady's or the happy landing.
Registration and fine payments were excellent this year with almost all monies coming in and even a payment from last season. Next season I propose fees remain at €100 for all those working and €50 for students. The insurance payment to Pete Murtagh just went straight in and out of our account. While this insurance payment may seem large it did not full cover Pete’s losses. I believe every club member/player should have their own personal insurance and health cover no mater what age you are. It will eventually come to where you must have your own insurance to play regardless if the club is insured, again I emphasize everybody should have their own personal accident insurance.
The income from Thomas Christy went in and out of the account as a bonus ball win not collected for a number of weeks. The youth soccer club contributed €800 towards the insurance and I believe a similar amount will be fine next season. The two quizzes’s raised €880 between them; these are always easy to run nights and a small but important source of finance. In general our income could be better especially in relation to the bonus ball as this can raise €110 per week with a bit of effort from all.

Expenditure Facts - Registration fee of €1025 with the league remained the same and will again next season, however the league plan to charge €10 for every registration form submitted, going on this seasons numbers this will be a €250 payment extra. This fee should not be passed on to club members on top of registration fee but instead be taken out of club funds. Rental to Sligo Rovers came to €690 and while an expenditure it was a good venue for training and should be continued in 2006/07.
Insurance to O'Driscoll/O'Neill increased due to the number of youth teams in the club now. Again this is a necessary expenditure and perhaps the club would like to improve the cover it has from silver to gold?? The bill in O'Grady's was outstanding from last season and also included some items purchased for the dressing rooms this season.
The payments to Pete Murtagh and Thomas Christy are explained previously. Payments to the ESB increased even though we did not use the dressing rooms much, this is mainly due to increased electricity costs plus also the fact that the payment is for more than 12 months supply. The bill with ct electric is for work carried out on the training pitch with regards fixing the lights and running a cable back to the dressing rooms. Special thanks to Paddy Gormley and Mick Marren and Barry Gormley, who provided a teleporter for doing the necessary work. Payments to referees increased this year due to all our league games  being played and a number of home cup games where we pay full costs. Bank charges increased due to overdraft facility and extra lodgement fees plus standing order set up charge.

The use of McSharry Park for the game vs Carrick Town was a necessary cost at the time and hopefully won't be incurred next season. The payment of €60 to Coolaney development company is for a period of 6 months, ie: €10 per month. This is the clubs contribution to the fundraising effort and will continue for another 66 months when a total of €720 will have been paid. This payment is by standing order. Sending off fees of €60 were paid immediately as any delay sees the cost increase very quickly.
Seamus Doyle received €60 for the quiz in the happy landing at the  end of April and is well worth the expense for the work put in. The payment of €100 to Pete Murtagh was made last season but only went through the account after the AGM in 2005.
This season the club made a loss of170.74 for the season and has an overdrawn account of 577.25. The bonus ball should be continued for a number of weeks to see if the new sales push is working. The club has no fines or bills outstanding bar the monthly contribution to the development club.

After 3 years as treasurer I will not be seeking re-election and feel it would be better for the club for a fresh face to take over the job. I will continue to push the bonus ball and whatever other fundraising ideas are proposed by the new treasurer.
More club members need to join the development club and I propose once club finances have improved these members should pay reduced registration fees

Club finances have improved the registration fee should be reduced for those who have joined the development club. It reflects very poor on the club if the clubs members are not doing their bit with regards fundraising. The pitch will be of benefit to the club.

The fundraising festival at the end of July is an opportunity for the club to do its bit and cho0se an idea to raise funds for the pitch in conclusion special thanks to noel for taking on the managers job and doing an excellent job, hopefully next season will bring silverware.
Thanks to Stephen Farry for keeping the website up to date, it’s a great  asset to the club and is very informative.
Thanks to Alan Duggan and Anthony Walsh for painting the goals and doing the ticket selling at the quiz. Thanks to those who helped mark out the pitch and set up the goals, also to Nigel Durkin for organizing the Christmas tournament.
Thanks to all who purchased the bonus balls especially those who have won nothing so far.
Thanks to all involved with Coolaney/Mullinabreena who changed games to accommodate players who wished to play both games.
Thanks to all club members who have joined the development club and are helping with fundraising. Thanks to all the players who togged out for the club this season, hopefully next season will bring promotion to mark the new pitch's opening.
A special word of thanks to the sponsors who include Padraig McCarrick for hosting the website and providing training DVD's along with jerseys.
Thanks to O'Grady's for providing the field at no charge and for sponsoring the paint for the goals along with the pitch marker and paint and spot prizes for the quiz's.
Thanks to Gerry McCormack for sponsoring the quiz and the after match snacks.
Thanks to Value Centre - Sligo , Mangans - Collooney and Western Beverages who also sponsored spot prizes for the quizzes.
Congratulations to Padraig McHugh on winning player of the year and Trevor as leading goalscorer.
Any questions are welcome

Jerry O'Grady 26/05/2006

Update On New Season By Jerry
Coolaney United F.C. aims to fit within the Football Association of Ireland's development strategy 2002-2006 "One Game, One Association" which provides a blueprint for progress in all aspects of football. Coolaney United F.C. will also be implementing the FAI's recently published "Technical Development Plan" over the coming years as the club believe this is the way forward for Football in the area.
The FAI State the ideal football club is one that is community based and that caters for several teams within the community. The "One Game, One Association" document states that the aims of a club should include the following:

Football for all the community - Men, Women, Youths, Schoolboys, Schoolgirls and people with special needs.
Lifelong membership and involvement for participants wheter they are aged 8 or 80.
Facilities for playing, training, changing and showering at recreational or competitive levels.
Encouragement so that more people will become involved in non-playing roles, such as referring, administration, coaching, fundraising and ground maintenance.

Clubs are further encouraged to have a strong management structure aided by having the following in place:
A meaningful constitution and mission statement
A code of ethics.
A sustainable financial structure.
A club development plan for the future.

Coolaney United have a long way to go before all the above is in place but the club has to start somewhere. The excellent dressing rooms and the upcoming development of the Community Park Pitch give the club a great platform with which to develop and improve.
People will be needed to carry the club forward at all levels, so come onboard and help us turn Coolaney United F.C. into a great club for all.

Jerry O' Grady

Update On New Season By Jerry
Coolaney United would like to announce that pre season training will start this Friday evening in the community park at 8pm. All those interested in signing for the new season and those interested in just getting fit and playing football are welcome to come along.
Coolaney United would like to wish Noel Farry all the best for the forthcomming season as he takes up the managers job in what will be Coolaney United's 30th season playing Junior soccer in the Sligo/Leitrim area. The forthcomming season will see the club at the forefront in fundraising for the new pitch development for which tenders have been recieved and the contract in the process of being awarded. More details later.

AGM Report By Jerry O'Grady
FERGAL DAVEY was voted COOLANEY UTD Player of the year and well deserved it was.
Donal Doherty and Clive Goulden shared the Leading Scorer Award. with six goals a piece.
The following officers were re elected
CHAIRMAN Trevor Mac Guinn
TREASURER Jerry O Grady
SECRETARY  Patrick Gormley
P.R.O               Seamus Doyle
Coolaney finished with 15 points
Quayside and Dicey Reillys were relegated
with Gurteen Celtic Champions with 42 points
The Clubs detailed treasurers report is now available to read in detail below

Coolaney United Treasurers Statement For 2004/05 Season
Attached is the detailed financial position of the club since the last AGM on 6th June 2004. The club continues to struggle on the financial side and a change of personnel may be needed especially with regard to collection of monies for registration. Player registration should have brought in € 1,900 if all players joined at the start of the season, however a number of players were late signing and it would be unfair to request the full amount. The final amount contributed via registration came to €1,510, A number of other factors have contributed to the current financial situation and these include the payment of a large oil bill since last season via O'Grady's. The theft of the Michael Marren's generator in March 04 had to be sorted and the club purchased a generator from Sam Hire at a cost of € 500. The generator payment is ongoing again via O'Grady's and is included in the outstanding bill part of the detailed financial situation. The fundraising cmttee of Trevor McGuinn, Alan Taaffe, Paul Haran, Martin Toolan and Jerry O'Grady set up at the last AGM came up with the round bale roll and this venture raised € 1,280, perhaps another Committee would have other ideas. The table quiz in February was a success with over 16 teams and €510 profit was made of which € 300 was used to clear part of the bill owed in O'Grady's and the rest, €210, was lodged.
An anonymous donation of € 200 was received during the season of which the club is very grateful The youth club contributed €500 towards insurance and other costs. As for expenses the team's registration with the League was smaller due to only 1 team involved this season. The insurance with O'Neil O'Driscoll was also similar to last season, however there is a possibility it may increases next season due to a number of claims over the last 2 seasons. The ESB payments should average at €40 every 2 months. Payments of €100 were made to Alan Taaffe and Pete Murtagh as part of their insurance claims.
Referee expenses are about average as the club did not progress in any of the cups and a number of games were not played.
Bank fees are higher due to the club using its overdraft facility.
New ideas on fundraising are needed and the possibility of setting up a fortnightly lotto on our own or with Coolaney/Mullinabreena and St. Nathy's ladies should be explored. The calendar/local phone numbers idea similar to Chaffpool Uniteds should be considered, Chaffpool united charge € 40 for every number listed and on the current calendar over 200 numbers are listed.
This year the club will also be at the forefront of the fundraising drive for the community park pitch development and everyone will have to do their part.
Any question's regarding the financial position are welcome*
A note from Jerry...............  

Temporary Manager / Trainer's Statement For 2004/05 Season
As temporary manager and trainer I would like to thank all the players who choose to wear the Coolaney jersey and give their time and effort to the club over the season. Special thanks to Martin Toolan, Mick Marren, Paddy Gormley, Alan Martin, Clive Coulden and Brian McDermott who had the best attendance at training. Thankfully the club survived on goal difference and shall play again in division 1 next season.
For the forthcoming season I would like to see the club improve on and off the pitch and perhaps the best way to do this is to follow the FAI's recently published Technical Development Plan. From this I would like to see the club:
Introduce a code of conduct which all players must sign up too and will include how players treat fellow players, Managers, referees and supporters.
Have more players and others involved with all age levels do the introductory coaching course and perhaps progress to further advanced courses.
The eventual outcome would see only certified coaches working with the youth and senior teams.
On the managerial front the club needs a strong-minded manager who knows the game and he must be respected by all players/ and others regardless of selection decisions he makes.
On the player front I would like to see all players being encouraged to join the VHI or BUPA from an early age for their own sake.Off the pitch the dressing rooms need to be cleaned on a more regular basis, The pitch for next season should be ready for use before pre season starts . New people and fresh ideas are wanted in the club who will help the club get ready for the expected influx of recruits the new developments in the village will bring. Over the last 12 months 9 boys have been born in the area.
People are wanted to take up positions within the club who will carry it forward and get it in shape for the future.
In winding up I would like to thank Brendan Taaffe for his efforts, it's a shame it didn't work out but we can only blame ourselves.
Thanks to Micheal Gorman who gave us the hire of a generator for 2 months free of charge. Congratulation to Fergal Davey on being voted player of the year and well done to Clive and Donal who shared the leading goal scorer award.
Finally best wishes to Padraig and Trevor who get married, not to each other, over the summer.

Income 2004/2005
16/04 Donation + Fine Payment..................€250
19/04 Registration.......................................€1,310
19/04 Bale Roll............................................€1,1790.20
10/04 Registration.......................................€150
10/04 Registration.......................................€50
11/04 Table Quiz..........................................€210
4/05   Bale Roll............................................€100

GRAND TOTAL........................                               €3749.20

INCOMES OUTSTANDING
Fines....................€200

BILLS OUTSTANDING
O Gradys..............€620