ANDY ASHWELL reflects on what promised to be a dramatic climax in the Step 7 Northern Alliance Premier Division and the effects that the null-and-void season may now have on the handful of promotion contenders…

THE decision to null and void the season at Steps 3-7 has huge implications for a multitude of clubs looking to break into the upper echelons of the Non-League pyramid.
But how does the decision affect clubs at the other end of the scale, at Step 7, where the change in ground grading requirements for promotion means investment potentially into five figures?
Minimum requirement...