Tadcaster boss Paul Marshall believes the FA need to stop reprieving clubs
Tadcaster Albion manager Paul Marshall wants to see a play-off between the reprieved clubs in the Evo Stik League and the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division runners-up.
Tividale have failed their ground grading for the Evo Stik Division One South and are set to be relegated, pending an appeal.
Brigg Town, Norton United and Rainworth Miners Welfare have all resigned which looks to have paved the way for a reprieve for New Mills in the Division One North.
There could be further let offs for clubs across the pyramid and Marshall believes the FA should be rewarding success rather than failure.
“What is going to annoy me is clubs getting reprieves like last year,” said Marshall, who does not expect anything to happen.
“I was fuming last year when it happened and you would have thought the Evo Stik League would want to better the standard.
“I think they get reprieves because Evo Stik League chairmen know if they keep these clubs at the bottom they have a guaranteed six points next year.
“I think there should be at least a play-off between the teams who finish at the bottom of the league.”
Tadcaster are still in the title race, but a defeat at Cleethorpes Town tomorrow would leave them with an impossible task.
Second place is a real possibility as the Brewers host Worksop on the final day of the season.
Marshall said: “We have to keep going, but we have really tough games coming up.
“We have had a great March and April with five league wins on the bounce so we have responded well to two wins out
“We have given ourselves a chance and that’s all we asked of the players.
“We can’t compete with Shaw Lane.”
Tadcaster threw away the chance of reaching the League Cup final last night after a 4-1 collapse to Cleethorpes Town in the semi-finals.
Marshall added: “It was disappointing.
“They all worked us for the first 45 minutes. We were slow to everything and there were three individual errors.
“They could have had six or seven in the first half. They managed to get four, but I’m pleased with the second half recovery.
“We matched their work rate and that was the difference. We worked harder than they did in the second half, which is good considering it was our third game in six days.
“It was a good effort in the second half, but the first half was a total disaster.”
Denny Ingram is expected to return to the Tadcaster side tomorrow.