Posted by Stranded Hatter on 24/2/2020, 3:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Bury AFC"
It isn’t fair but it would be consistent with the rules of Phoenix clubs, I don’t know why Isle of Man have been. I guess it’s because they’re a new club as well whereas the other clubs play already at a lower level.
From what the Guardian have reported their application has been accepted and they have been “listed for inclusion to join the league” whatever that means.
I think (although I could be wrong here) any of the teams that have applied will be accepted if they meet ground grading and they finish high enough in their league. Which is possibly why (I’m speculating here) Bury and IoM are effectively already accepted. There’s been a lot of restructuring of non league in recent years and ongoing so they may want more clubs in that level.