New claims state when National League football could return

New claims state when National League football could return according to national journalist Oliver Holt on Wednesday night.

His tweet came after it was announced that the remaining fixtures for those in the top three tiers of non league return are cancelled.

Holt, the chief sports writer at the Mail on Sunday, said: “Re:National League. Told that once this season’s issues decided, top 3 divisions of non-league won’t be back until January.”

An official decision from the league themselves on when it resumes is yet been confirmed.

This could shut down the reported claims by BBC journalist Ollie Bayliss that playoff games could still be on the table.

The National League chairman has also said that: “I don’t think we’ll be playing non-league football this year’

“The options regarding the sporting outcomes of the 2019/20 remain under timely and careful consideration.”

A statement from the league on Wednesday said: “National League Clubs were asked to support an ordinary resolution on 9 April to end the Playing Season for all fixtures scheduled up to and including 25 April 2020.

“With almost 90% of responses returned it is evident a clear majority of Clubs are in favour, including a majority of Clubs in each of the National League, National League North and National League South divisions.

“In the knowledge that the ordinary resolution has passed, the League’s Board has chosen to communicate the decision now and before the last few responses are received, which will not change the outcome, to enable Clubs to make business decisions with greater clarity as soon as possible. Clubs yet to respond still have an opportunity to do so, and the League wishes to include as many preferences as possible before the final voting result is declared.”

The choice is likely to be to ‘decide leagues by PPG’ or ‘make it void’, something yet to be announced from the league.

Fans reacted after seeing new claims state when National League football could return…

It’s all conjecture at this stage Ollie, but even if it’s half true at least we can rest easy that we’ll have the “advanced funds” of £13,363 per club from the extremely generous Premier League to help us little clubs through the dark times ?

— Seb White (@sebdwhite) April 23, 2020

In which case would there be any National League clubs left in existence to return in January?

— Nigel Dean (@Deano230) April 22, 2020

News to me and I’m the secretary of a team in one of the top 3 divisions

— Tricky (@ItsTricky73) April 22, 2020

Impossible! What would happen to the National League winners. When would they join Division 2?

— Y Ddraig Goch ??????? (@Welsh_Dragon_71) April 22, 2020

Possibly the worst idea I’ve ever heard

— George? #HULG (@Foooooden01) April 22, 2020

Why would such a mad position be discussed now when NONE OF US know where things will be in 2-3 months time.

Stop being a doom merchant looking for likes and RT’s ???

— Billy Wood (@BillyWood__) April 22, 2020

By who? As a director of one of the leagues at Step 3 this is news to me!

— Stuart Fuller (@theballisround) April 22, 2020

Exactly what I’m thinking pal.

— Anthony Johnson (@amjonno) April 22, 2020

Surely at that rate they would be better to freeze the league now and pick it up in 12months times and finish it off then

— David Rothwell (@RothwellDavid) April 22, 2020

If this is the case then surely next season will have to be halved (for Chester FC’s case 12 home and 11 away games), because no way would a full season be completed in time for the following season.

— Rio Doherty (@Rio_Doherty) April 22, 2020

So sorry to disappoint you, Ian, especially somebody with such an amazing education like yours. Just repeating what I’ve been told by somebody who knows more than you. Hope it changes and we come back sooner.

— Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) April 22, 2020