Anybody know how my boy Alfie got on in at his judiciary hearing tonight? Another 6 month ban I suspect.
The NZFMA is calling for entries for its Programme of the Year category as part of its 2013 annual awards. The category is open to all New Zealand clubs and federations and covers the 2013 calendar year.
To enter, simply send three different copies of programmes which appeared in 2013 to Simon Kay, 23 Coates Rd, Papatoetoe, Manukau 2025, or email links for three online programmes to [email protected]. Please include with your entry the names of the person or people who are primarily responsible for putting the programme together. Any queries can be directed to [email protected]
All entries must be received by 5pm, Monday, June 9.
Since 2000, the winners of this category have included Napier City Rovers, Cambridge, Lower Hutt City, Island Bay United and the Otago FA. Last year's winners were Petone, with Auckland City, Ngaruawahia and Cambridge highly commended.
The judge had this to say regarding the 2012 entries: "All programmes should supply most, if not all, of the following: Team lists, results, league tables, columns from the chairman, coach and/or manager. I looked for programmes which did the standard things better than most and then delivered even more. Some entries were particularly strong in certain areas - Western Springs, for example, was extremely well designed. Massey University's entry was notable for the only programmes which included a quiz and a map from the ground to the pub for the after-match.
"Auckland City produced a quality programme, with all the usual content done to a high standard, plus a player poster and profile. Ngaruawahia had plenty of photos, including of the opposition, and historic results and photos from previous games against that weekend's opponents, plus a quirky column from Ryan Kerr-Bell. Cambridge again submitted a strong, well edited entry, continuing the concept of focusing on sides other than the first team, complete with pen portraits of each player as part of a good editorial mix.
"But Petone ticked all the boxes with their 24-page programmes: good covers, quality paper, action photos, well edited, a chairman's column that steered clear of the usual cliches. It had things most or none of the other entries had: informative profiles of each weekend's opponents and of Petone life members, plus an entertaining column, Sam Boyd's From The Balcony. This category is notoriously hard to judge but Petone are worthy winners."
