At some stage this week, the National League will make a decision on their competitions above tier seven of the pyramid system. It is to be hoped they make a better job of it than the Football Association.
Tier six comprises National League’s North and South, tier five is the National League. All leagues above are still in abeyance, all leagues below have been cancelled — and not entirely fairly. Jersey Bulls have had the worst of it, but there are others.
It isn’t easy being a football club with ambition on Jersey. The island had its own 13 team league split into two divisions, but was refused entry as a separate national entity by FIFA in February 2018.