I agree with your overall point. If there is to be 3 or 4 up and down then the National League might just as well be absorbed into the FL as a Div 5. On the very minor point of Tranmere though they were promoted from the NL in 2017/18, spent one season in L2 (promoted), one in L1 (relegated by...
Tranmere were promoted back to the league in 2018 and have also been in L1 since. Disappointing end to last season (as promotion seemed a possibility) and beginning of this but I wouldn’t say they have struggled overall.
Yeah, it’s an interesting story. I read up on it when we moved to the Wirral. Seems New Brighton Tower and New Brighton did not exist at the same time, which makes sense as Wallasey could barely support one FL club, let alone two. Tranmere have support from all over the Wirral, including...