RULE 10 (I) - Con't
10.CUP AND SHIELD MATCHES ONLY.
10. (I) continued -IN THE EVENT OF A CLUB FAILING TO KEEP ITS ENGAGEMENT OR REFUSING TO PLAY A MATCH THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE POWER TO INFLICT A FINE THE SUM NOT EXCEEDING
£200-00, AND AWARD THE CUP OR SHIELD TIE TO THEIR OPPONENTS., ORDER THE DEFAULTING CLUB PAY EXPENSES INCURRED ( NOT PERSONNEL EXPENSES ) I.e. PITCH FEES ( WHICH SHALL BE THE CURRENT COST OF A BIRMINGHAM PARKS FACILITATED SITE PITCH FEE )REFEREE ETC, OR OTHERWISE HAVE POWER TO ORDER A MATCH TO BE PLAYED ON A NEUTRAL GROUND OR OPPONENTS GROUND IF THEY ARE SATISFIED THAT SUCH ACTION IS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
A PLAYER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR A TEAM IN ANY CUP SEMI FINAL OR FINAL UNLESS THEY HAVE PLAYED IN FIVE GAMES FOR SAID CLUB ONE OF WHICH MUST BE THAT PARTICULAR CUP COMPETITION. TEN DAYS BEFORE A SEMI FINAL OR FINAL TIE, THE CLUBS CONCERNED SHALL SEND A NOMINATION FORM CONTAINING UP TO 20 BONA FIDE PLAYERS NAMES WHO CONFORM TO RULE, FROM WHICH THE TEAM WILL BE SELECTED. THIS FORM MUST BE SENT TO THE REGISTRATION SECRETARY, WHO SHALL DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF THE PLAYERS. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION FORM MAY RESULT IN A FINE THE SUM NOT EXCEEDING £20-00. ONLY PLAYERS NOMINATED SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THESE MATCHES. IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCE THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE POWER TO ALLOW A CLUB TO INCLUDE AN UNQUALIFIED PLAYER IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO NOMINATE 11 SO QUALIFIED.
IN ALL ROUNDS OF CUP AND SHIELD MATCHES, IF THE SCORE IS LEVEL AT THE END OF NORMAL TIME EXTRA TIME SHALL BE PLAYED OF UP TO 15 MINUTES BUT NOT LESS THAN 10 MINUTES EACH HALF. IF THE SCORE REMAINS LEVEL AT THE END OF EXTRA TIME, EACH TEAM SHALL TAKE FIVE PENALTIES ALTERNATIVELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH F.I.F.A. INSTRUCTIONS. IF AFTER THE FIVE PENALTIES THE SCORE STILL REMAINS EQUAL THE CLUBS SHALL CONTINUE TO TAKE ALTERNATIVE PENALTY KICKS UNTIL ONE TEAM FAILS TO SCORE FROM AN EQUAL NUMBER OF PENALTIES, TO DETERMINE THE WINNER.
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE POWER TO ORDER THE SEMI FINAL, OR FINAL TO BE PLAYED MID-WEEK IF IN THEIR OPINION IT IS NECESSARY. A CLUB FAILING TO PLAY ANY MATCH ON THE DATE ORDERED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OR THE PLAYING OF EXTRA TIME, OR THE TAKING OF PENALTIES IN ANY ROUND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE FORFEITED THE MATCH AND FINED A SUM NOT EXCEEDING £200.00
