More Conference Farce

[PhilHull]

Because of the demise of Rushden and Diamonds the Conference have forced Bishops Stortford to play in the Conference North. The Club have protested but have been given no choice. I didn't know they had flat caps and whippets in Hertfordshire.

[BigCrompy]

Knowing and loving the Conference as we do, I'm guessing that without even looking at a map the league planner's gone and said &quotI've heard of that Bishops Stortford, it's in County Durham near Darlington&quot.

In fact they probably let the Work Experience lad do that sort of thing.

[bspittles]

Unfortunately, there is little alternative. Because the Conference is fed by three leagues (two Southern, one Northern), there has been a gradual moving of the border towards the South.

There are 22 clubs further South than Bishop's Stortford, and so they must head to the North. They knew it was a possibility and voted for the current situation at the previous AGM.

The solution to the problem would be to introduce a fourth feeder to the Conference, so that the North and Midlands had an equal number of promotion places as the South.