Solly Sports Central Yorkshire League clubs that fail to respond to requests for action or information from the management committee will suffer points deductions in 2008.

The committee have discovered that fines have proved no deterrent and that their requests have therefore had no impact.

Next season's programme starts on April 19 and finishes on September 13.

The Premier Division, Division One and Division Two will all have 12 teams, while Division Three will have ten teams and Division Four eight.

The top four divisions will all have a 22-game season, while Division Four will have a 21-game schedule.

This means that clubs in Division Three will have to play two clubs four times and the remainder twice, although this may be reviewed before the start of the season.

Clubs in Division Four will face each other three times.

Two teams will be relegated from the Premier Division and two teams promoted from Division One but three teams will be relegated from Division One and Division Two, with three teams promoted from Division Two and Division Three.

Two teams will be relegated from Division Three and two teams promoted from Division Four.

Constitution - Premier Division: Townville, Wrenthorpe, Methley, Birstall, Mirfield PC, New Farnley, Scholes, Ossett, Northowram Fields, Wakefield Thornes, Liversedge, Batley. Division One: East Leeds, Wakefield St Michaels, Moorlands, Altofts, Buttershaw St Paul's, East Ardsley, Stanley, Hopton Mills, Carlton, Wakefield City, Hunslet Nelson, Wrenthorpe A. Division Two: Liversedge A, Wakefield St Michaels A, Methley A, Birstall A, Mirfield PC A, East Ardsley A, Woodkirk, Ossett A, Gildersome, Townville A, Batley A, Wakefield City A. Division Three: Wakefield Thornes A, Buttershaw St Paul's A, Scholes A, New Farnley A, Carlton A, Adwalton, Westwood Park, Stanley A, Moorlands A, Gildersome A. Division Four: Westwood Park A, Northowram Fields A, Altofts A, Hunslet Nelson A, Hopton Mills A, East Leeds A, Woodkirk A, Adwalton A.

Final venues for 2008 are Methley (Jack Hampshire Memorial Trophy, August 17), Wrenthorpe (Wheatley Cup, July 27), Townville (Barry Winstanley Trophy, August 10), Liversedge (Yorkshire Council Senior Competition final) and Hunslet Nelson (Yorkshire Council Supple-mentary Competition final, September 7).

As only two clubs (Scholes and Townville) had entered the V&E Trophy (evening league), the competition has been cancelled for next season.

John Sheard has replaced Paul Parkin as secretary of the Umpires' Association, while Ken Kingsbury and Martin Stubbs are dealing with umpires' appointments now that Gary Hebdon has resigned.

Barry Prentice is the Umpires' Association representative on the management committee, replacing John Bibey.

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