Next Season

What do you reckon?

I am Thinking:

They may give the play off to Tonbridge due to better playing record (as it is unlikely that we will find ime to play it). 

Straight ups n downs for me, no play offs as they'd be getting played in August at this rate.

with Hull and Canterbury down replaced by Caldy and 1 from 2s..Replace Leeds with present leader in Nat 1 Sarries down Falcons up.

Controversial Offside 194 - As would be any system applied! - It looks as though you have used the average points per game scenario leading to 3rd placed Harrogate in Northern Prem taking precedence over Sandal who sit 2nd. Slight complication - you have listed 43 clubs - only room for 42! Although I've just noticed you have "Lions" in North/Mids & Leicester in South so might be OK?? 

Edited by Thatbloke - 23 Mar 2020 at 18:03

In this scenario how many in Nat 1 and what promotion are you assuming because if Nat 1 reduces to 14 three down is very harsh if you think that the winners of each division get automatic promotion. I would say 3 winners and most points second team play ff for 2 promotion spots

I seem to recall that the RFU said there will be no alterations made to the Leagues or, the number of Clubs in the Leagues, until season 2021/22.

Agree with Raider, SW looks very weak, from what I have seen this season there is very little there that can compete with Redruth and Clifton, unless Dings Bristol Bears contingent are available on a regular basis.

donnyladinsheffield wrote: Raider999 wrote: Sid James wrote: I seem to recall that the RFU said there will be no alterations made to the Leagues or, the number of Clubs in the Leagues, until season 2021/22. Also, I cannot understand why some are speculating that the RFU & NCA will ignore or abandon the regulations in place at the begining of season 2019/20? Now that season 2019/20 is ended, some Clubs clearly occupy the promition and relegation positions in the Premiership, Championship, Nat 1 and N2N & N2S. Therefore, the simplest thing to do is to do what was intended at the begining of the season: Saracens down and Newcastle up; York's Carnegie down and Richmond up; Rotherham, Canterbury & Hull Ionians down and Caldy, Taunton & Tonbridge up (no play off needed as after 25 matches Tonbridge have more points and more wins than Fylde). Simple. Totally agree, only possible exception might be only 2 down from N1 and winners only from N2. Very difficult to see how the play-off could be determined, although one could argue that TJs are playing in a more competitive league than Fylde (the top 4 in the South all have a better record than Fylde in the North) therefore would be at home and have a huge advantage. Doesn't that indicate it is less competitive?

Definitely not, whilst N2N has one outstanding side N2S has 4 sides with better records than the 2nd place side in N2N indicating a more level and competitive league.

I would say that Caldy probably have a better chance of doing well in N1 as they are obviously an outstanding side.

However, history tells us that sides from N2N have yo-yod between N1 and N2N in recent years (e.g. Macclesfield and Hull Ionians) whereas a number of teams recently promoted from N2S are doing fairly well in N1 and above (Rams, Chinnor, Hartpury)

Richmond were in London One when I started supporting them.