Non-League Paper

NLP says…

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 May 2020

Three-up plan - could it be the right time?

THE THREE-UP, three-down debate has rumbled on for many years. The National League have always said it is their ambition. Is it one that will ever be realised?
For their part, the National League have been trying to make their case as healthy as possible. We’ve seen that with the growth of a youth competition and community incentives to demonstrate the clubs they send into the EFL are strong and have plenty to offer.
Crucially, Football League clubs would need to give the go-ahead. And any time the debate is had, the same phrase comes out&he...

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