Mark Ives is Disciplinary Manager at the Football Association and the man who has overseen the introduction of a new match-based disciplinary system for all adult football in England from the start of this season.

Club Website caught up with Mark this month to find out a bit more about the new procedures, what it means for our teams and why Mark believes it is provides a "fairer" resolution to disciplinary matters.

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Another great offer in store for Club Website teams this month, courtesy of our partnership with Lucozade Powerleague. When you next book a pitch for a training session, just quote 'Club Website training pitch offer' and you'll receive a second pitch booking completely free.

What's more, if your team books with Lucozade Powerleague you can also take advantage of half price weekend pitch hire if your 11-a-side game is postponed and free function room hire for club events. Offer available at selected times only and subject to availability - contact your local centre for details.

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If you like getting out into the fresh air and having a kick about in your local park then mark 18 October in your diary.

For four weeks only, you can show your support for your local green spaces as part of the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge - a campaign to get local authorities and landowners to protect your outdoor spaces for future generations to enjoy.

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Club Website has joined forces with Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion campaign, and Lucozade Powerleague for a new initiative giving grassroots teams a unique opportunity to be managed by a football legend.

The Kick It Out Cup will give Club Website teams the opportunity to support equality and inclusion in football as part of the One Game One Community weeks of action by doing what you do best - playing the game!

The nationwide tournament will run from 30 October - 13 November so stick the dates in the diary and keep your eyes peeled for full details coming very soon!

Do you have trouble getting people to take the kit home to wash? Do people go missing when that least-favourite of jobs comes up for discussion? If so, a state-of-the-art large load washing machine could be the answer to your prayers!

Courtesy of our friends at Appliances Online, we're giving away the new Samsung Ecobubble - a revolutionary machine with a whopping 12kg drum that's big enough to wash 18 football kits at once!

With an A+++ energy rating and taking up the same room as a regular sized washing machine, this machine means you can bring the laundrette to your own home to take the slack when the final whistle blows. Result!

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It's been a bumper month for Club Website competitions with no less than three great prizes up for grabs with eight lucky winners!

Two Club Website teams will soon be able to train with a Crazy Catch Double Trouble rebound net, five winners will be reading The Man with Maradona's Shirt, while two lucky chaps got the chance to see Liverpool vs Wolves at Anfield last weekend. Find out if you're a winner via the link below!

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Urmston Town JFC Eagles got their season off to flyer with a 'Lads & Dads' day out at the Alton Towers Resort, having won the trip in a Club Website competition.

Chantal Bramwell, mother of competition winner Luke, said: "They had a fantastic day and are still talking about it. It was a great way to start the season. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Club Website."

With top prizes up for grabs, make sure you keep checking our competitions page for your chance to be a Club Website winner. You've got to be in it to win it!

People continue to join our Facebook page in their thousands. They must have heard about the topical grassroots football debate, Club Website updates, funny videos and exclusive competitions to Facebook users.

If you want to join them take a trip to facebook.com/clubwebsite and get yourself involved... at last count there were 17,400 and that number is growing rapidly!

Don't forget we're also on Twitter where you can follow us @clubwebsite. If you're a Club Website team drop us a line and we'll always follow back!

Senior figures at the Football Association were "positive" as the Your Kids Your Say roadshow drew to a close this month. But the proposed changes on youth football in England continue to get people talking, so make sure you have your say.

Liverpool legend Craig Johnston made an impassioned please to Premier League chairmen this month to halve professional player's salaries and invest the money in grassroots football in their local area. It's a candid and fascinating interview so be sure to check it out.

The Barclays Community Sports Awards are open again for the 2011-12 season, rewarding some of the game's unsung heroes. Gareth Southgate is chief judge for the awards and we heard from the ex-England defender this month as he spoke to Connect Sport about how football can heal community rifts.

And finally, there was news this week on the positive power of football as the Football Foundation and Sport Relief's Extra Time scheme showed how the game has lessened the strain on the health service by engaging over-55s and providing regular sport and social activity at 30 professional football clubs.