Restructure Option B

Details of Proposals for Restructure
Proposal B

Proposal B New Conference with Two Regional Divisions

In this option, the Conference would increase its clubs to 44 and these would be allocated geographically in a Conference North and Conference South. The additional 22 clubs would be invited to join using various criteria, such as playing standards and ground grading.

Promotion / Relegation

3 clubs would be relegated from each Conference division. This would mean that the 1^st placed club, The Champions, of the feeder leagues would be promoted.

The 2^nd promotional place could be decided by a play-off within that league.

Next step

Here the same situation would occur as in Proposal A with the existing three feeder leagues re-aligning boundaries. They would also move clubs from their 1^st divisions into their Premier divisions to make the number of clubs 22. This would, as in Proposal A, mean some clubs transferring from the current Isthmian League into the Southern League and vice-versa.

Advantages

Reduces the financial pressures due to travelling on existing Conference clubs

22 clubs promoted to Conference status

Re-organisation of boundaries in the south

No reduction in status of clubs

Introduction of play-offs

Disadvantages

The existing Conference becomes a regional league

No national division at the pinnacle of The National League System

Standards of existing Conference may reduce

Increased pressure of ground grading on additional clubs

Link To One Of The Following Pages

Proposal Summary : Main Proposals Summary Page

Proposal A : New Second National Conference Division

Proposal B : New Conference With Two Regional Divisions

Proposal C : Two New Regional Divisions Beneath The Conference

Proposal D : Retain Existing Structure But With Realligned Boundaries

Proposal E : No Change