REPRESENTATIVES in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League have been given a stark choice at their annual meeting next month – keep the newly-formed executive committee or revert to having a management committee as was the case before last November.

Only having five meetings in 12 months, as happens now, has put a greater onus on a steady flow of information from league officials, which, they admit hasn't always been as smooth as it might have, with, for example, minutes from the June meeting not yet available.

However, reverting to ten meetings a year, as with a management committee, would improve the flow of information and give delegates the chance to ask queries more often, but would also mean a severe increase in administration for the top table, who may already have busy lives both outside and inside of cricket.

The league had an extraordinary general meeting, also at Clayton Rugby League Club, to clear the air in September but it was obvious from the league's autumn meeting that feelings between, on the one hand, league secretary Taj Butt and league chairman Nick Spachis, and, on the other hand, former league fixture secretary Graham Langton were still running high.

Cross Roads & Daisy Hill – Langton's club – have proposed that the executive committee be scrapped and replaced by a management committee, and Langton said: "This year has not worked, and last year did work – in my opinion and a lot of clubs' opinions.

"I have been painted as the only bad guy – it's always me – but there has been no communication between the executive and the clubs."

Spachis replied: "The meetings before the executive committee was formed had become a talking shop and we were not making progress as a league. I don't know of any league now that isn't run by an executive.

"We were constantly being told that we were the Mafia. None of us have said that we were perfect but, as far as I am concerned, our executive committee has made clear decisions and does not override the feelings of the clubs."

Butt added: "We don't get a kick out of doing what we are doing but we take decisions on behalf of the league.

"Sometimes I would go straight to a cricket meeting from work and not get home until 10pm."

A vote will take place on Cross Roads & Daisy Hill's proposal at the league's annual meeting on Tuesday, November 18 (7.30pm).

West Bowling have proposed that matches start half an hour earlier at 1.30pm for the whole of the season, while life vice-president Stewart Roberts want a winning draw to be reduced from 16 points to 11 points but that clubs also be allowed to earn batting bonus points.