Looking at the Conference table, I notice that four of the bottom five are Northern clubs. We're only half way through the season, of course, but there seems to be a fairly good chance that more than one Northern club will be relegated, which brings up the seemingly-annual problem of how the Unibond League will cope with an increase in members.
The league will have to decide whether to increase the number of clubs (again), or force some-one to move to the Doc Martens League. The most Southerly club is Burton, but they are a good bet to move into the Conference. Which leaves us (if we manage to win promotion)! If we don't manage it this season, the Southerly most clubs are: Worksop, Colwyn Bay and Gainsborough. North Wales in the Southern League, anyone!!!
There is always the chance, however unpleasant, that a Unibond club will go out of business between now and the next August, but i think the Unibond League ought to be working out a strategy in case two clubs do come down.
I think the league's consitution says otherwise (something about a maximum of 45 clubs) but I don't see why the Prem can't have 24 clubs. It would mean no blank Saturdays for a start.
They always used to insist on 22 clubs and shifted Boston and Leek around to achieve it, but since they got saddled with Barrow a couple of seasons back they have stuck with 23, which makes no sense at all.
Quite right as one reply states Hucknall would be most southerly, Gainsboro. would't come into it as for Colwyn Bay and Alty, Runcorn etc. all class themselves as North West yet Worksop is classed as East Midland and running a line across country there aint a lot in it.