Some chairmen at lower league clubs have had preliminary discussions about a radical restructuring of the divisions that would merge League Two and the National League on a regional basis and turn them into League Two North and League Two South.
The plans, which are still at a tentative stage, would mean there were five divisions in English football’s Premier League and EFL pyramid for the first time and would boost shattered finances by swelling attendances through more local derbies in each club’s fixtures, as well as creating massive savings in travelling costs.
The lower leagues have been gripped by uncertainty about the way to exit the coronavirus crisis.