NATIONAL 2 WEST 25/26
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Topic: NATIONAL 2 WEST 25/26
Posted By: WILD BOAR 1
Subject: NATIONAL 2 WEST 25/26
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2025 at 17:26
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Quite a lot of this has been discussed in the 'Longest Journey 25/26' (Clubhouse Chat) But moving on to the league itself, if the current positions remain as is I guess Barnstaple & Syston will be promoted along with a level transfer from 2N, which I believe will be Lymm. This will add to the excessive overall travel in this league (I guess at least twice that of 2N & E?). As I mentioned before returning Henley & Oxford H to 2W and moving Syston/Hinckley or LS to 2E might balance it up a bit. Any thoughts?
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Posted By: Dagfish
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2025 at 17:48
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My understanding is that since the last restructure, there is no such thing as level transfer. The idea was that every year they take all 42 National 2 teams, and work out the best way to divide them between 3 leagues with the shortest possible total travelling distance. Theoretically, this could mean that the leagues needn't even be North, East & West - it all depends on where the 42 teams are each season. Whether this actually happens, who knows? We can only wait until the decision is announced.
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Posted By: WILD BOAR 1
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2025 at 18:26
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The level transfer does exist, but the best way does not unfortunately Dagfish. Agree with wait and see, as for the RFU following the best way??!!
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Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2025 at 20:22
| 42 clubs, split into 3 = leagues, based on some form of assessment of geographical synergy which is hard to follow and can't realistically be second-guessed. Whether you call it level transfer or best way, it comes to the same thing, doesn't it?! |
Posted By: Thatbloke
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2025 at 10:35
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You would think that yes but with "Level Transfer" came a few caveats as follows: - a right of appeal (although very seldom successful) - a club that was relegated would be guaranteed to return to it's home region - there was also something about a club couldn't be asked to do it twice within a certain time period Now it's a case of chuck the 42 post codes into a computer and you go where you're told (none of the above caveats now apply)
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Posted By: Deva Delinquent
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2025 at 10:48
That's how I understand it. Not sure if we'll be sent West for next season, not had a chance to look at the permutations tbh, but I think with Macclesfield avoiding the drop to L5 they will end up staying West and Chester staying North.
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Thatbloke wrote:Posted By: sedgley dave
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2025 at 13:58
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I fear you will be West, alongside Macclesfield, Diva - at least you will have a derby match! Unless they send (newly promoted) Scunnythorpe East. It might just depend on which of Leic Lions or Esher is relegated. The only certainty is that 2 North is already full and overflowing, so clubs at the southern edge are vulnerable.
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Posted By: Thatbloke
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2025 at 14:17
| If anyone is going East it won't be Scunny. The 2 Sheffield clubs are way further south but just to add to the confusion Scunny are a Midlands club whereas Sheff are in the North. |