Reply To: The reality of the national league summed up

[Anonymous]

Looking at the distribution map of NLN clubs, there’s still a lot of travelling to be done next season.

Both leagues have 24 teams – too many IMHO. 46 games on sub optimal pitches will result in injuries.

In the depths of winter, it must be hard for the Groundsman of those clubs with grass pitches to get the games on?

I’d introduce a National League Central.
3 leagues with 22 teams – 42 game season.

Champions automatically promoted.
Runners up play a Round Robin with winners rewarded with promotion.

What if two teams finished ‘joint top’?

Goal difference.
Goals scored.
If still identical – then games won in regular season.

20 teams would be desirable but the games would be their biggest source of revenue I guess – so we have to find a ‘happy medium’?