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1. Your Name:
'Steve O'Neil Ramsadeo'
2. Your Email address:
'steveonramsadeo@hotmail.com'
3. Your Telephone Number:
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4. Your motion you wish to raise:
'To appoint one person to organise and maintain stock of the tea cupboard at the Raynes Pk home ground.'
5. Rationale for motion:
'The hospitality provided to our opponents was woefully poor this season - this is nothing to do with Louise's superb contribution whatsoever. At several fixtures we were short of plates and squashes - especially when two home games were being played at RP. It was embarrassing to see players having to use serviettes as plates. Jim P admirably bought squshes at the 'last minute' but we can't expect him to do everything - he already has a lot 'on his plate!'. Let's make life easier for ourselves by being more organised on the tea front, being fine hosts to our visitors, and by being a Club which cares that visitors leave with a good experience overall.'
6. Motion Seconder :
'Open to members at the AGM'
7. Todays date:
'19 Oct '08'

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1. Your Name:
'Steve O'Neil Ramsadeo'
2. Your Email address:
'steveonramsadeo@hotmal.com'
3. Your Telephone Number:
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4. Your motion you wish to raise:
'To propose Nick Huges for the role of Website Manager.'
5. Rationale for motion:
'Nick is a professional web designer and it would be great use his talent to manage and develop the Club's website.

(I have texted Nick, but he has not yet replied. He may be away or hungover!!!)'
6. Motion Seconder :
'Open to all at the AGM.'
7. Todays date:
'18 Oct '08'

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1. Your Name:
'Steve O'Neil Ramsadeo'
2. Your Email address:
'steveonramsadeo@hotmail.com'
3. Your Telephone Number:
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4. Your motion you wish to raise:
'I propose that the Club creates a new role and appoints a Deputy Chairman.
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5. Rationale for motion:
'Obvious, but to complete the formality, the person in this new role to deputise for Chairman in his absence. Also it will be advantageous to have someone in the background who would gain the
experience of running the Club, and subject to the membership vote, could assume the role of Chairman.

Steve O'Neil Ramsadeo
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6. Motion Seconder :
'Seconder: Open to members
at the AGM'
7. Todays date:
'17 October 2008'

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1. Your Name:
'Brian Clifford'
2. Your Email address:
'brianjclifford@hotmail.com'
3. Your Telephone Number:
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4. Your motion you wish to raise:
'Club to obtain lockable storage facilities at their auxiliary ground - Dundonald Rec - in order that it can store basic supplies to ensure teas can be provides to a decent standard and in good surroundings.'
5. Rationale for motion:
'At present we have no facility to store cups, plates, milk or juice at Dundonald Rec. When hosting teams this, along with our lack of scoreboard and boundary markers, makes us look amateurish and reflects badly on the club as a whole. '
6. Motion Seconder :
'Theo, Raj et al'
7. Todays date:
'12 Oct'

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1. Your Name:
'Brian Clifford'
2. Your Email address:
'brianjclifford@hotmail.com'
3. Your Telephone Number:
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4. Your motion you wish to raise:
'Purchase a lightweight, portable scoreboard which can be used b teams not playing at RPSG'
5. Rationale for motion:
'Self explanatory. All reasons to support this motion were documented this time last year when this motion was seconded and approved at the 2007 AGM. It ha still not been actioned and we should do so over this close season. '
6. Motion Seconder :
'The third team. En masse. '
7. Todays date:
'12 Oct'

Here are the 2008 Motions submitted so far. Please remember when submitting motions you need to propose seconder.

Proposed by Steve O’Neil Ramsadeo

Introduction

I have been asked by the Chairman to provide some guidance on the rational behind the proposed change of name for the Club.

I am proposing as a motion at the 2008 AGM that we change the Club’s name to Wimbledon Corinthians. I have sought a senior view from the Rugby Club and there would be no objection to the change. Their interest is having our membership and support in ‘corporate’ matters.

It was agreed earlier in the year to delay any formal discussion on changing the name of the Club until the end of the current season, especially as 2008 is our 10^th anniversary. Effectively, it would be a great milestone to complete a decade under the Morden Corinthians banner, and then move on to debating the proposed change. It is now that time to make the case for change.

The case for Changing our name

I believe we’ve reached a critical stage in the Club’s growth within which this matter deserves serious consideration.

It will be a positive move for the Club as a whole to embrace such a move – not for snobbish value or just for the sake of change but for promoting and involving commercial opportunities, and having a strong ‘brand’ with which to move forward.

One of the obvious commercial benefits is sponsorship. That said, it would help our cause to have strong selling points - such as the ones we progressing –

• Youth Development Programme
• Growth of our league teams and initiatives
• Stable home ground
• Sponsorship developments & initiatives
• Good links with the local media
• Continued growth of membership
• Excellent website initiatives

These are just a few examples and there is still work to be done in many of the above areas. However, potential sponsors would be encouraged and want to be associated with a Club like ours – which has a vision and is professional and forward thinking.

Why ‘Wimbledon’:

The name almost speaks for itself…

• It has a large business base – ideal for sponsorship opportunities
• Highly recognizable geographically – SW19
• It’s a positive brand with high recall and awareness
• A local council which is keen to develop youth cricket in partnership with our Club
• It is memorable world-wide for its Tennis tournament
• It has renowned heritage and community links – including the Village, Wimbledon Common, Canizario Park

Conclusion

Changing our name doesn’t mean we are moving away from the Rugby Club. We are still going to be affiliated to RSPSC, supporting each other in activities and initiatives to mutual benefit. RSPSC is not too concerned about our name, so long as we lend our support and maintain our affiliation, which we are happy to continue, the relationship is safe.

By also retaining the Corinthians in the title, the Club is not losing its history, links and achievements – these are all faithfully documented.

The proposal for change is simply one of strategic commercial opportunity, and the above values are all robust, positive images with which to be associated both for the Club and for the organisations and its partners.

-Ends-

AGM MOTION from Steve O Ramsadeo:

I nominate Jim Patel to be accepted as an Honorary Member of the Club

As Jim has retired from Club cricket I believe it would be fitting for the Club to
bestow this award upon him in recognitation for his devotion, passion and
support that he has given to the Club over the many years of valued service.
As an Honorary Member, Jim would not be required to pay any membership fee whatsoever.

AGM MOTION from Steve O Ramsadeo:

I propose that Graham Pinkney be officially recognised as the Founder of
Morden Corinthians.

It was Graham that set up the Club and organised fixtures in the first two seasons.
His enthusiasm and early work should be recognised and I feel this would
be a fitting acknowledgement for Graham in the Club's history.

Your Name:Brian Clifford
Your motion you wish to raise:
The club to run nets during the season, not necessarily weekly, but instead on a fortnightly or three weekly basis.
Rationale for motion:'I feel this will help the club in several ways -
a) It allows players who are out of form to get net practice, rather than trying to regain form during matches.
b) It gives an opportunity for potential new members to come along and gauge the standard and atmosphere of the club (and vice versa, the club to gauge the standard of potential new members).
c) It would allow the league captain(s) to see whether players playing for the friendly sides are good enough to be considered for promotion to the league team.
d) It would provide an opportunity for players in different sides to meet each other regularly during the season. This would build links with the different teams and also I suppose aid the captains of the various teams as they will not feel guilty about moving players to other sides where they may not know any of the other players (this is certainly something I've had a problem with during 2007!).
Motion Seconder :Adam Walker

Your Name: Brian Clifford
Your motion you wish to raise:
That the club considers organising a formal disciplinary committee and process
Rationale for motion:
Historically, when there was one team on a Saturday and one on a Sunday, any players stepping out of line could quickly be reprimanded by one of the senior players and all indiscretions were quickly known about and dealt with, due to the large level of overlap between the two sides.
Now that we have grown such behaviour appears to be a lot harder to manage, as there are many different teams and a much, much larger base of players than ever before, so any sort of cohesive way of keeping tabs on un-Corinthian behaviour has become quite difficult.This season I have seen (or heard of) various incidents with players –
a) Openly disputing umpires' decisions and becoming embroiled in stand up rows with the opposition.
b) Not turning up for games (or pulling out at very short notice).
c) Turning up significantly late for games.
This is not a personal attack on those players who have been involved in the above incidents, but I'm sure as a club we all recognise that such behaviour is disrespectful to both their fellow players, their opposition and the club as a whole. It also reflects badly on our cricket club and is most certainly against the MCCC mission statement
Motion Seconder: Theo Moore

Your Name:Imran Ahmad
Your Motion you wish to raise:
Anyone wishing to qualify for the category of student membership must be a full-time student and provide documentary evidence when paying their membership
- letter from their unversity/college saying that you're a full time student
or
- a photocopy of your student ID / NUS card
Rationale for motion
To faciliate payment of membership as the treasurer has had to follow up with people to provide this information before they can be listed on the members list
Motion Seconder: TBC

Your Name:Imran Ahmad
Your motion you wish to raise:
To bring the payment of membership fee deadline forward to 31st November.
Rationale for motion:
Last year we had a shortfall of players and so by bringing the date forward it gives the membership and the other officers more notice when doing a recruitment drive how many peolpe we need to recruit for the number of teams we intend to put out. This will mean soon after the AGM we can start making plans.
Motion Seconder: Brian Clifford

Your Name:Brian Clifford
Your motion you wish to raise:
That the club continues to operate two friendly sides not just throughout the 2008 season, but also for the foreseeable future.
Rationale for motion:
The club was founded as a social club, welcoming players of all abilities and backgrounds. With a reduction in friendly cricket and a corresponding increase in the quantity of league cricket, it is difficult to imagine that this will not lead to a clear shift away from the ideals along which the club was founded. Indeed one of the primary reasons for the creation of MCCC was that the founder members were annoyed at continually having players taken away from them in order to fill up the league teams.
Furthermore, although the friendly sides struggled at times to field two full teams on a Saturday, as the season progressed both teams became more settled and developed their own identities with a reasonably consistent player base for each.
Breaking this up to field a combined 1st and 2nd team in the league, leaving the remaining (presumably weaker) players to compete in friendly matches (against sides we struggled to beat at "full strength" last year) would undo the hard work put in last season by the captains (and players) of those friendly sides.
I therefore feel it is important to retain two friendly sides in future and that any additional league side fielded on a Saturday should be in addition to the current friendly sides, rather than at the expense of one of them'6. Motion Seconder :'Theo Moore, amongst many others.

Your Name: Tushar Wadhwa
Your motion you wish to raise:
Incoming or standing or current chairman should state the objectives for the season and if the last chairman should state what was acheived last year. These should be in writing and should be distributed prior to members through email prior to AGM
Rationale for motion:
This will help members at AGM to decide in which Direction a chairman wants to take the club. Also it will help them deciding what the current chairman has acheived in comparison to the promised.
Motion Seconder: Jim Patel

Your Name: Tushar Wadhwa
Your motion you wish to raise:
Mixture of Saturday 1st and 2nd in the league.
Rationale for motion:
It is a friendly and social League. It will serve its purpose by keeping the MCCC friendly and social. Also it will take alot of burden off Jim Patel(social secretary). Besides it will provide as measure of providing players to Saturday League Team when required.
Also it will leave the rest of players of the same standard for which it will be easier to find fixtures.
Motion Seconder: Jim Patel
Chairman's note:
To clarify: This motion would mean that we still have 3 saturday teams with two of these teams playing league cricket and the remaining team would continue as a social side. Some of the existing social fixtures we have will have to be cancelled in order to make provision for league cricket

Your Name:
Tushar Wadhwa
Your motion you wish to raise:
Secret ballet for all the officers including captains and Vice captains at AGM.
Rationale for motion:
We are a big club now and it will stop the awkwardness an open voting system can lead to. Besides it is a good practice which motivates and allows individual to vote for the right person rather than friend.
Motion Seconder:
Jim Patel

Your name:
Imran Ahmad
Your motion you wish to raise:
I'd like to the club to create a new officers position called Cricket Development and Youth Officer.
Rationale for motion:
1. In order for players to improve the cricketting ability someone needs to oversee and arrange initiatives such as coaching, practice and nets.
2. As part of the club commitment to a youth development policy we need to have a dedicated officer looking after this responsibility. Last year it was split amoung several officers.
Responsibilities of new officer
1. Organise net sessions for club
2. Develop a youth plan
3. Organise Youth regular training days in association with local community and RPSC.
Motion Seconder:
Steve Vickery

Your name: Imran Ahmad
Your motion you wish to raise:
Those members who didn't play any games this season to only have to get a 50% rebate on 2008 membership
Rationale for motion:
Encourages those members who work or personal commitments have impacted the amount of time they had to play cricket in 2007 to have some incentive to join again in 2008
Motion Seconder: Brian Clifford

Your Name: Pal Chakravorty
Your motion you wish to raise:
Nets to begin sooner
Rationale for motion:
Ensures we start the season well prepared.
A good way of attracting new talent, eg Spring nets attracted me to MCCC last year
Motion Seconder : Brian Clifford

Your Name: Jadid Khan
Your motion you wish to raise:
I will not be able to attend the AGM but second all motions submitted by Imran so far - namely - more net sessions + hiring a coach.

Your Name: sayad imran ahmed
Your motion you wish to raise:
we should get more net ptactices prior to the seasons start during the winters.and should arrange for a coach during this training session as just coming in for net sessions wont make any difference untill we as players have someone to look upto and learn from,which not only is good for the teams motivation and moral but will also help us inorder to take our club a step further every year in terms of league games even though we are doing well as a team.we would be more organised and sound technically,and mentally. b)we should try focusing more on specialist, as in positioning the player who suites the best in the slot. eg.trying to mature players according to their capabilities rather than only just given an opportunity to someone who just needs a game and needs to be taken care of. like building up an specialist opening batsman, or an opening pair of bowlers etc. '
Rationale for motion:
well the most obvious rationale ! explanation to have more net sessions and a coach is that the time we spend in the nets are more worth and from where we can learn with every forward moving step that we take as a team not only technically but psychologically.this if done will defenately boost the moral of the players and we would be more deciplined as a team.(not that we are not) it will just bring that extra edge to our club.'
Motion Seconder : Jadid Khan

Your Name:Brian Clifford
Your motion you wish to raise:
If MCCC teams continue to play at Dundonald Rec on a regular basis, then MCCC to obtain a secure storage facility at this ground in order to store squash/jugs and the second scoreboard.
Rationale for motion:
At present the lack of a scoreboard and the constant trips to the local newsagent to buy more squash each week make MCCC look unprofessional and give off a poor impression on visiting teams who believe they are visiting our ‘home’ ground. Obviously our preference is that we play at Taunton Ave on a regular basis next year, however if this does not come to fruition then there should be a back up plan in place so that problems encountered this year do not resurface.
Motion Seconder : Ewan Cotter.