LEAGUE FEES
League members admission fees / annual subscriptions for the season 2008-2009 (showing minimal increase from the previous season) have been set by the Ruling Management Council as £125.00 per team for all teams joining the league. Existing teams will be given a £10 reduction in line with funding raised by them throughout the season, and specifically the Christmas Draw (2007-2008). The league fees are due on, or before, 26th May 2008 and must accompany the application form.

A late payment will result in a £30.00 fine being issued. (Refer to Rule 2(b) in league handbook) Further, any teams not returning their forms by the date shown above will be deemed to have left the league and will then be issued with the relevant fines. Any non-payment of fines by teams having left the league will be reported to Birmingham County Football Association, without exception.

DEPOSIT BONDS
New Teams must also lodge a £50 bond/deposit. This deposit is refundable to teams withdrawing from the league providing they have fulfilled their fixtures and complied with all the orders of the League Management Committee. (Refer to Rule 2(c) in the league handbook)

Deposits and Bonds, held by the Solihull & District Oakbourne Football League are returnable to clubs at the conclusion of any season should they then wish to withdraw from the league. As the Deposit Fees have varied since their original introduction, a listing of actual payments by each member team is held by the League treasurer.

The figure held by the league treasurer as a ‘deposit fee’ will be returnable to the team withdrawing from the league assuming that they have completed all of their league and cup fixtures in the current season, and have complied with all of the League Councils directives. Further, all teams withdrawing from the league must follow the directives laid down for doing so (including the pitch payments and the Birmingham County Football Association Fines – directive 34) and must also clear any team debts they may have with the league.

Deposits / Bonds are returned at the conclusion of the season. Any particular season is declared concluded at the closure of the League Annual General Meeting in the season following acceptance of accounts for the period by the member teams present. The League Annual General Meeting is generally held in June of each year.

COUNTY AFFILIATION
The affiliation fee set by the Birmingham County Football Association, for the season 2008-2009 must be paid direct to the Birmingham County Football Association by the member teams themselves. Affiliation of all member teams is mandatory.

Whilst the Birmingham County Football Association set their own dates for this figure to be paid, the league insist that their member teams pay the affiliation on, or before, 9th June 2008. Each club should then advise the league general secretary of the issued affiliation number immediately. Teams who do not pay as requested, or fail to advise of their affiliation number when required, will be fined accordingly at the discretion of the committee. The reason for setting a ‘league date’ is due to the paperwork that the league itself have to complete by given dates that have to include the club affiliation numbers.

Teams should also check Directive 29 regarding "Team Insurance"

Also check Directive 34"Debts" regarding Pitch Payments and Fines Due to BCFA in respect of any team leaving the league and having outstanding figures due for either item.