Stop pointing fingers and get your finger out

It's easy for people to take pot shots at social media and point fingers regarding the drop in numbers in the MGBSFL. But that won't achieve anything. Now is the time for calm.

The clubs voted in favour of a new format suggested by the league and now they must back it to the hilt.

Jason Stein summed it up perfectly when he said: "The league is a fantastic community institution and it has a special place in Jewish life in London. All sides of the debate, clubs, players and committees have the best interests of the league at heart, so it's time to come up with creative ways to stimulate involvement."

So what does the league need now? It needs fresh faces to put up a hand and offer help. People are always quick to knock the league. It's easy to judge and criticise from afar but it's not so easy to get your knees dirty and go out on a limb to help a communal organisation. After all, boys in their late teens and early 20s have better things to do.

It takes a certain type of individual to volunteer their services for any club, let alone a committee. Hours of thankless tasks such as contacting players to pick them, drop them, schmooze them, tell them they're a world-beater (when indeed they are no more than a body on the pitch and would be doing you and the team a huge favour to ensure a game isn't forfeited). It can be a thankless task. But someone has to do it.

On a positive note, I'm delighted to see Scrabble returning to the MGBSFL. Having dominated during the late 1990s, it's clear boss Ray Abrahams and chairman Adrian Lewis still have the bug following a lengthy sabbatical.

A Scrabble spokesman said: "The ambition is to see Scrabble back where they belong in the Premier League as soon as possible.

"We're certainly looking to challenge for the title this season, and build on that in the coming years."

● The Wimbledon fortnight is a highlight for many. Having enjoyed his best run for years, it was sad to see Jonathan Erlich's hopes quashed by a knee injury.

Erlich recently told me of his intention to open a new tennis academy with bosom buddy Andy Ram in Israel, but he was happy to give his backing to The David Squad and shares the view of Angela Buxton that Yshai Oliel has a "bright future". Having trained with young Yshai on Davis Cup duty, Erlich went on to say: "The David Squad has very good management and is a great thing for Israeli tennis."