Diary Dates

•  Monday 4^th December  - Manager’s Meeting at the British Legion in Barrowby at 7.30pm.
• Sunday December 17^{th   -} Christmas Party for the 7- a-side teams. To be held at the British Legion, Barrowby. Time to be confirmed.
•  Saturday December 23^rd – last training session before Christmas.
•  Saturday January 6^th  - football training resumes at 9.30am at the Lowfields.

  Hooded tops

New tops have now arrived, so all of your Christmas present requirements can be met for the sum of £12.00.  See Richard Cross for more details.

 Also – One off sale of sizes 5-6, now available at £6 each. First come, first served.

 Barrowby FC Changing Rooms

 A joint meeting between the Barrowby Parish Council, the Lincs FA, Barrowby Allsports and Barrowby FC was held on November 6^th 2006. The feed back on the Changing Room project was extremely encouraging with a real likelihood of a breakthrough. There is still lot of work to do to achieve the Football Foundation Grant but it is a significant step in the project. So far the club, with the massive support of parents, players and managers has raised £20,000 towards the building, which is a superb effort.

 Under 7’s team first game

 The Barrowby Under 7’s played their first ever game on Sunday 12^th November against Cranwell under the guidance of Trevor “the Guvnor” Brady and they recorded a superb win. There is significant speculation as to the final score, but it was believed to be between 9 to 12 to Barrowby and 0 to Cranwell. Well-done Trevor and theboys.

Club Scarves now in stock and only £5 each- See Richard Cross for more details.

Chairman’s Annual Report 2005/06

         On the football field this last season has undoubtedly been the most successful season that the club has ever had. The GYFL finals and the League presentation night was a wonderful demonstration of Barrowby Football Club footballing prowess. It is almost concerning as to quite how this can be beaten in the future.

         However I do believe we have reached a point of consolidation. Financially the club is stronger than ever which is a great testament to the organisation and efforts of the managers involved. I believe it is now time to spend some of this money through procuring a significantly more vandal proof building to ensure that we can offer the basic toilet facilities without the continued problems of almost weekly vandalism. From a personal point of view, this has been the biggest disappointment over a period of time that has frequently made me wonder why I bother. I should also add that the help of people like Trevor, John and Simon amongst others to help with repairs has been invaluable.

         Kid’s football would be great if it wasn’t for the parents!    What does that say? I am concerned that parent power is making the role of the volunteer manager more and more difficult and don’t really know what the answer is, except that all of us must be confident to make our policies clear on training, substitutions, selection and strategy. If managers do that, any parent who chooses to go elsewhere – well good luck to them!

         Finally – big thanks to the officeholders for the past season. John has done a tremendous job yet again, despite failing to keep with play! (last managers vs parents game). Derek has again helped to keep the club’s finances under the tightest of control and once again thanks to all the managers who have made Barrowby FC the best club in the area by a mile

Richard Cross

26/7/06