Secondly, promises about having two home matches in the Papa John’s have often fallen foul because of numerous walkovers, and thirdly promises of matches against localised opponents have not been kept to, with West Yorkshire clubs often travelling either over the Pennines, up to Durham and Northumberland or into the Midlands.

However, perhaps criticism of the Papa John’s will be more muted where Bradford Salem are concerned.

As Ian Scott-Brown, league secretary of Counties One Yorkshire, said when he handed over the league trophy to Salem skipper Christian Baines in their clubhouse: “You need to thank Papa John’s.

“You won Yorkshire Division Two (2014-15) and then finished second from bottom (2021-22) in Yorkshire Division One, but because the leagues were re-structured from 14 teams to 12 to introduce the Papa John’s Cup no-one was relegated, so you have Papa John’s to thank for that.

“You should also remember to thank the coaches who have helped you during the season, the people who clean the changing rooms, the people who mark the pitches, the caterers and the sponsors, who all help a hell of a lot.”

Salem, who had a bye in the first round, start their campaign in the Papa John’s Community Cup with a quarter-final tie at Wensleydale in the Counties One North Plate on Saturday (April 20).