Promotion looks like Kings Lynn, Fylde, Ebbsfleet and maybe Dartford. So two more almost metropolitan clubs, one fairly plastic club, and Kings Lynn who seem quite boing boing. And all the clubs going down from the National are potential EFL clubs. Is that a good thing? Only if we get out this season, or next. If the National League is meant to feed the EFL none of those new clubs would be a popular EFL addition if they achieved a second promotion.
The clubs overbalance the North / South divide simply because that reflects the wealth of the country. All the investment is in the South, so Gloucester and Hereford play in the North at the moment. Given the 3-1 split of relegated National League clubs South over North that should mean either Hereford or Gloucester go back South - VAR will obviously be drawing the dividing line.
The nearest National League club to the South West is Eastleigh for next season isn't it? Hampshire?
If Notts County don't make it through the play-offs and it isn't because we chose the final to play our best game of the season, do you think any of the other clubs in the running will be good for the EFL? There are three who will struggle to pay the wages necessary and will lack the crowds too, one is usually either being lectured by the Bank Manager or the Revenue and the other has had several goes without ever sustaining EFL status ......... The three up theory sounds good, but what about the extra one down, which maybe a club on its only bad season for which relegation is a real disaster?
The clubs overbalance the North / South divide simply because that reflects the wealth of the country. All the investment is in the South, so Gloucester and Hereford play in the North at the moment. Given the 3-1 split of relegated National League clubs South over North that should mean either Hereford or Gloucester go back South - VAR will obviously be drawing the dividing line.
The nearest National League club to the South West is Eastleigh for next season isn't it? Hampshire?
If Notts County don't make it through the play-offs and it isn't because we chose the final to play our best game of the season, do you think any of the other clubs in the running will be good for the EFL? There are three who will struggle to pay the wages necessary and will lack the crowds too, one is usually either being lectured by the Bank Manager or the Revenue and the other has had several goes without ever sustaining EFL status ......... The three up theory sounds good, but what about the extra one down, which maybe a club on its only bad season for which relegation is a real disaster?