EFL respond to National League chiefs' calls for three promotion spots

The EFL are sympathetic to the National League's caller "three-up" run which wants to present an other promotion spot into League Two from adjacent season

EFL chiefs person opened the doorway to the National League’s “three-up” campaign.

But they person insisted they indispensable beryllium portion of a “broader bundle of reforms” crossed the full of the pyramid.

All 72 National League clubs - including the likes of Oldham, Altrincham, Southend and Hartlepool - person backed a missive to the EFL asking for an other promotion spot into League Two from adjacent season.

They privation it brought successful from the commencement of the 2025/26 play which would beryllium revolutionary for the National League arsenic it would spot 3 clubs spell up 3 down alternatively than the existent two. National League bosses judge it would make a much fluid promotion and relegation but ceremonial talks with the EFL person been connected the backmost burner for a while.

The EFL are sympathetic to the run and it could adjacent assistance immoderate clubs but it would necessitate a ballot from each clubs to present an other place. It besides requires an further ballot - and bulk - from Championship clubs arsenic it represents a alteration to the statute.

An EFL Spokesperson said: “Recognising the spot of the pyramid, the League has been accordant successful its committedness to looking some upwards and down erstwhile considering aboriginal changes.

“As such, we stay consenting to see changes to the existent presumption connected promotion and relegation successful the EFL, but these discussions indispensable beryllium portion of a broader bundle of reforms which payment each levels of the game.”

National League Chair Jack Pearce believes the determination would mean "increased fiscal stability" for clubs and make a much "fluid shot pyramid". Pearce said: “An other promotion spot for these Clubs into the EFL would make an invaluable aspiration for each these clubs and supporters - positive clubs successful the leagues below.

“We simply can’t hold immoderate longer for parity wrong the game. As good arsenic accrued fiscal stability, 3UP would mean a fluid shot pyramid wherever teams tin triumph promotion from the bottommost to the apical fairly. It volition springiness much accidental to clubs relegated from EFL League 2 to ‘bounce back’.

“Whilst we recognise and respect the EFL’s verbal enactment for the National League connected 3 promotions, our clubs person present made it abundantly wide that they spot nary crushed for a further hold connected the authoritative process. Rick Parry, the EFL Chair, has often said that ‘the EFL should look down arsenic good arsenic up’ truthful we’d present similar that to really happen.”

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