Quote Originally Posted by upthemaggies View Post
You could make that argument, but nobody does because we've had three up-three down at higher levels since 1973/74 and there's never going to be much of an appetite to change back to an old system that doesn't offer any obvious benefits.

Between tier 4 and non-league since 1973 we've gone from a re-election process to one up-one down automatically (together with a stadium requirement rule that prevented numerous clubs from being promoted or relegated) to two up-two down and also a change in the structure of the play offs at 5th tier level.

Additionally, it's the same two-up and play off system in tier 6 North and tier 6 South and maybe the same in some leagues lower down. They won't be able to increase without relegating six clubs, which would be ridiculous.

Great if 3 up-3 down happens, but removing my Notts scarf for a moment, I can see why this idea has been rejected over and over again and will probably continue to be so.
It’s four up four down between this level and the one below, not two. Fourth to fifth tier is a complete outlier in terms of promotion/relegation places in English football because of a hangover from the days when it represented where it turned from professional into semi-professional football, and all of the associated ground grading and infrastructure issues.

That stuff doesn’t exist any more, all bar two clubs in the division are fully professional, all bar one or two have grounds that would be EFL standard. There’s no logical explanation for there only being two promotion places.