There is a summary of the Scottish 3rd Division applicants at http://www.footballnews.co.uk/clubs/25/2536/news.page?STORY742411 if anyone is interested.

The opinion is that they could be successful which would leave a void in Division 1 and give a reprieve for Kendal Town.

Could always relegate Hyde afterall and get the Premier back to 22 teams, makes sense really...not that i'm biased!!!

I have nothing aginst Hyde but relegating them is exactly what should have happened to get rid of this nonsense of 23 teams.

Maybe so, but are the rules in place to allow it? They are in place to allow 23 clubs.

The rules just state that the League shall consist of no more than 45 clubs without specifying a split between Premier and 1st.