NLS Next Season

[Old Codger]

Southern League play offs completed, Bedford and Telford will go up from Premier Central and Merthyr Town and AFC Totton from Premier South.

Horsham and Dover go up from Isthmian Premier.

Dagenham, Maidenhead, Ebbsfleet and AFC Fylde are relegated.

On the face of it, Dagenham, Maidenhead, Ebbsfleet, Horsham, Dover and AFC Totton will go to National League South. 

AFC Fylde, Bedford and Telford will go to National League North.

Merthyr will probably also therefore be placed in National League North.

Remaining NLS North allocation made up from Northern Premier League.

We shall see if that all works out after the FA have completed their allocations.

 

 

[andydick]

57 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

On the face of it, Dagenham, Maidenhead, Ebbsfleet, Horsham, Dover and AFC Totton will go to National League South. 

 

That's the obvious 6. Would have been quite nice to see Merthyr Town in the South but that would have needed Boston to go down from the National League. Unfortunately, with 3 sides from the NL dropping into the NLS it means one fewer being promoted from step 3.

[Fat Tom Daley]

Just read online that Hemel is approximately 0.5 mile further north that Merthyr. 

That would be harsh if they got moved North!

[andydick]

Teams already in the division tend to not get moved unless there is significant distances involved. Braintree is more north than Bishop's Stortford but it was Stortford (as the newly promoted side) that ended up in the NLN.

 

[Mr Happy]

Hope Hemel stay in the NLS.  Not many 'local' games for London based clubs now that Aveley and St. Albans have dropped.

[cup of tea]

Think I saw something about transport links playing a part in the decision making.

 

[Old Codger]

Using a slide rule and invoking the spirit of Pythagoras, Chelmsford is about the same latitude as the town of St Albans (no longer in the league of course) and St Albans is just north of Hemel Hempstead.

Merthyr fractionally north of Hemel but appears to be marginally below Chelmsford.

Fine margins, but, as said earlier, it is unlikely that they would shift a long standing member of the league north on such a tight figure. 

[The Crowing Cockerel]

I've seen it suggested by some Merthyr fans that they would prefer to be in the North as they thought it had some better away days.

[cup of tea]

7 hours ago, The Crowing Cockerel said:

I've seen it suggested by some Merthyr fans that they would prefer to be in the North as they thought it had some better away days.

That kinda works out for everyone then if they are in the North

[Robh 1962]

As someone who doesn’t like or go to long distance away games I’m just glad that Dagenham have replaced Averley.