Down the Hill wrote:Meltdown from who? I think league regs give the league discretion to allow a club one season in a Division with Reserves but not field a Reserves team. This enabled Gaza to compete in D4 in 2024 based on the extraordinary situation they found themselves in. Could never see the league being faced with a similar situation in the higher divisions.
Which is why there would be a meltdown.
Opposing clubs would be ropeable if a club couldn't field a Reserves, especially given that means they also wouldn't have a C grade which would be frowned upon enough.