The EAPL has confirmed their start date as the 16th April.  This is early in April when the weather and pitch preparation could be difficult and is also Easter Saturday.  Could member clubs consider the following options and feedback to Alan Rogers or Rick Jones before the AGM on Wednesday13th October please?

  1. We stay in line with Divisions 1-5 going along with the EAPL dates.
  2. We start our programme a week later on the 23rd April.  This would mean that to accommodate the EAPL play offs Division 1 clubs would need to play one match on a Bank Holiday Monday.
  3. Division 1 runs in line with the EAPL and the remaining divisions fall in with option 2 playing one round of fixtures on the first date of the EAPL play offs.  With this option the MSC would regulate those playing on that day to ensure that clubs do not strengthen up.