The Isthmian

This is something of a bugbear for me...

Theres the Unibond for the North of England and the Doc Martens for the South of England, so can someone tell me why there should be a Ryman league pretty much exclusively for London teams (plus Kettering and Salisbury City!) only?

I am sure that the football pyramid in England is close to being complete!

Especially with the conference north and south being formed!

They are organising similar ability leagues in areas that do not involve 400 mile round trips!

But fair point!

I would also be interested to hear peoples views!

I pretty much know the non-league structure, so here it goes;

STEP ONE

Accrington Stanley
Aldershot Town
Barnet
Burton Albion
Canvey Island
Carlisle United
Crawley Town
Dagenham & Redbridge
Exeter City
Farnborough Town
Forest Green Rovers
Gravesend & Northfleet
Halifax Town
Hereford United
Leigh RMI
Morecambe
Northwich Victoria
Scarborough
Stevenage Borough
Tamworth
Woking
York City

STEP TWO

Northern Southern

Alfreton Town
Altrincham
Ashton United
Barrow
Bradford Park Avenue
Droylsden
Gainsborough Trinity
Harrogate Town
Hinckley United
Hucknall Town
Kettering Town
Lancaster City
Moor Green
Nuneaton Borough
Redditch United
Runcorn FC Halton
Southport
Stafford Rangers
Stalybridge Celtic
Vauxhall Motors
Worcester City
Worksop Town


Basingstoke Town
Bishop's Stortford
Bognor Regis Town
Cambridge City
Carshalton Athletic
Dorchester Town
Eastbourne Borough
Grays Athletic
Havant & Waterlooville
Hayes
Hornchurch
Lewes
Maidenhead United
Margate
Newport County
Redbridge
St Albans City
Sutton United
Thurrock
Welling United
Weston Super Mare
Weymouth

STEP THREE
Northern Premier ,Southern, Isthmian

Bamber Bridge
Bishop Auckland
Blyth Spartans
Bridlington Town
Burscough
Farsley Celtic
Frickley Athletic
Gateshead
Guiseley
Hyde United
Leek Town
Lincoln United
Marine
Matlock Town
Ossett Town
Prescot Cables
Radcliffe Borough
Spennymoor United
Wakefield & Emley
Whitby Town
Witton Albion
Workington
Aylesbury United
Banbury United
Bath City
Bedford Town
Chesham United
Chippenham Town
Cirencester Town
Dunstable Town
Gloucester City
Grantham Town
Halesowen Town
Hednesford Town
Hemel Hempstead
Histon
Hitchin Town
King's Lynn
Merthyr Tydfil
Rugby United
Solihull Borough
Stamford
Team Bath
Tiverton Town
Billericay Town
Braintree Town
Chelmsford City
Cheshunt
Dover Athletic
Eastleigh
Folkestone Invicta
Hampton & Richmond
Harrow Borough
Hendon
Heybridge Swifts
Kingstonian
Leyton
Northwood
Salisbury City
Slough Town
Staines Town
Tonbridge Angels
Wealdstone
Windsor & Eton
Worthing
Yeading

STEP FOUR

Northern Premier, Southern, Isthmian

AFC Telford United
Belper Town
Brigg Town
Chorley
Clitheroe
Colwyn Bay
Eastwood Town
Gresley Rovers
Ilkeston Town
Kendal Town
Kidsgrove Athletic
Mossley
North Ferriby United
Ossett Albion
Rocester
Rossendale United
Shepshed Dynamo
Spalding United
Stocksbridge PS
Warrington Town
Willenhall Town
Woodley Sports
Arlesey Town
Aveley
Barking & East Ham United
Barton Rovers
Beaconsfield SYCOB
Berkhamsted Town
Boreham Wood
Chatham Town
Dartford
East Thurrock United
Erith & Belvedere
Fisher Athletic
Great Wakering Rovers
Harlow Town
Leighton Town
Maldon Town
Sittingbourne
Tilbury
Uxbridge
Waltham Forest
Wingate & Finchley
Wivenhoe Town
Ashford Town (Mx)
Bedworth United
Brackley Town
Bracknell Town
Bromsgrove Rovers
Burnham
Cinderford Town
Clevedon Town
Corby Town
Egham Town
Evesham United
Mangotsfield United
Marlow
Oxford City
Paulton Rovers
Rothwell Town
Stourport Swifts
Sutton Coldfield
Swindon Supermarine
Taunton Town
Thame United
Yate Town
AFC Wimbledon
Ashford Town
Banstead Athletic
Bashley
Bromley
Burgess Hill Town
Corinthian-Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Croydon
Croydon Athletic
Dorking
Dulwich Hamlet
Fleet Town
Hastings United
Horsham
Leatherhead
Metropolitan Police
Molesey
Newport IOW
Tooting & Mitcham
Walton & Hersham
Whyteleafe

Definitely glad it's all change. There was something distinctly unfair about it all when Tiverton Town have to play against Kings Lynn whilst a typical idea of an overnighter for Hendon fans is an arduous trip to Hitchin...

Yeah i played in my time for:-

AFC Stamford - UCL
Holbeach - UCL
Irthlingborough Diamonds - UCL the year before they combined with Rushden
Sudbury Town - Jewson League
Diss Town - Jewson League
Cambridge City - Souther Premier League

Amonst others and the travelling was a joke!

I am also very pleased at the amendments!