National League at risk

I wouldn’t be surprised to see teams carry on, but having money dry up before the season’s out. Expect players to be out on strike like Macc last season.

Quoted from Mikey_345

It may very well do. The point I and others are making is in what form. 5/6 teams refuse that then makes a mockery out of the ‘competition’

Dover already have up to 8 games to catch up on other teams in the league. If their next 2 or 3 are called off for refusing to play then it'll be a hell of a job for them to finish the season if the NL try to make them carry on.

I wish we could focus 69 pages worth of positive energy into escaping the relegation battle than hypothesising about whether or not the NL will discontinue.

Quoted from gtfc_akpa_akpro

I wish we could focus 69 pages worth of positive energy into escaping the relegation battle than hypothesising about whether or not the NL will discontinue.

I kind of agree but realistically we could be in that league next season so it is somewhat important where it goes

Quoted from gtfc_akpa_akpro

I wish we could focus 69 pages worth of positive energy into escaping the relegation battle than hypothesising about whether or not the NL will discontinue.

Nobody’s stopping you, Eileen Drewery.

Quoted from ska face

Nobody’s stopping you, Eileen Drewery.

Staring down at the precipice from the cliff edge of League 2,  it is more likely to be Eileen Dover

Quoted from gtfc_akpa_akpro

I wish we could focus 69 pages worth of positive energy into escaping the relegation battle than hypothesising about whether or not the NL will discontinue.

We only play for 90 minutes a week. There are 9,990 other minutes to spend sleeping, eating, expelling bodily wastes, gazing despondently at the league table and a little time left to speculate on which way the National League vote is going to go.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

The EFL are the 72 member clubs. The 72 member clubs are the EFL. Grimsby Town are 1 72 /72 of the EFL.

I know bashing the EFL is all the rage, but the general failure to realise the above if incredible.

And anyway, the EFL have rules about cessation of membership and the rule is quite clear. The club exiting downwards must have a league to join. If the NL can not 100% guarantee the 2021/22 will start on time and be completed in full the EFL will not allow 2 of its members to have to become NL clubs.

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Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

Staring down at the precipice from the cliff edge of League 2,  it is more likely to be Eileen Dover

Ben's sister ?

So, having followed this thread a tiny bit, what are the potential scenarios assuming Town fail to climb out of the League Two relegation zone?

- NL clubs vote to complete the season, season completes: Town are relegated

- NL clubs vote to complete the season: season fails to complete by end of May: Town are reprieved

- NL clubs vote to end the season: Town are reprieved

Are there other scenarios, or is that simple? I've seen it suggested on here that the EFL have already confirmed that they will not allow promotion / relegation to / from League Two in the event that it is able to complete but the NL cannot (i.e. PPG cannot be applied to a promotion scenario only) - is this definitely the case?

If I have it right (and adittedly there's every chance I don't!), you'd have to say that as we enter the second half of February with more than half the season to play for most sides, and the possibility of more postponements due to a combination of weather and Covid, it does look a tall order to get everything completed in time.