6 into 3 doesn't go!

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   This is a sphazelnutly used section of the forum, but I thought
I would try to trigger some interest!

The Regional One Midlands league already has a “centre of
gravity” well towards the South West of the area covered by the traditional
Midlands Constituent Bodies. Northern teams SKiwifruithorpe and Leek are playing in
the Northern leagues and Eastern teams Bedford Ath, Oundle and ONs are playing
in the South East league. Two teams from Oxfordshire are currently in the
league instead.

With one team promoted and two relegated that is three teams
out. Three level 6 leagues feed the league and it looks like Long Eaton
(Derbyshire) although Lichfield could pip them, Silhillians (Warwickshire) and
Nuneaton (Warwickshire) although in theory Lutterworth or Market Harborough
could pip them, will come up. The level 4 Midlands teams all play in N2W and,
guess what, the bottom three places are currently filled by Midlands teams
(Dudley KW, Newport and Bournville). Bourneville could still escape, but if
they do not that is 6 teams trying to go into the Midlands level 5 league. With
most of the incoming sides being close to the Birmingham area (where that “centre
of gravity” roughly sits, I can see 2 or 3 of the more Northerly teams heading
for the Northern leagues (Stoke, Derby and Long Eaton). That wouldn’t be so bad
if the 2 Northern level 5 leagues were split North / South, but the East / West
split of those leagues (chosen presumably due to the M1/A1 and M6 main roads in
the region) means there would be some very long journeys involved.