Quote Originally Posted by sammydog View Post
You can extend that to clubs in NPL and NL1 being able to run SAP. Plenty of community clubs would love to hang onto and develop their kids, but can't due to it being exclusive to the "premier clubs".

Its the same thing with facilities and NPL. the way the criteria and focus is on the facilities, it locks everyone else out of the NPL. Hardly an open system.

Scrap the Zone League, open up NL1 to include as many levels as want to enter, throw in promotion relegation with NPL. Consistent junior development through and clubs will find their appropriate level and those with ambition have the chance to climb. Those clubs with ambition will be working on their facilities and shouldn't be held back because of it.
So you're suggesting have NPL, NPL1 and make ZPL NPL2 so there can be promotion relegation? Also allows NPL2 clubs to have SAP jnrs