Steve Evans is firmly of the opinion that the switch to three up and three down between League Two and the National League should happen.

The Stevenage manager has been on either side of the fence in his time and with talks seemingly more advanced than ever, he feels now is the time to make the change.

"I think it should happen," he said. "You only have to look at the strength of the teams in the National League and how difficult it is to get out. 

"Notts County are a wonderful club, there's Wrexham and I’ve not even mentioned Chesterfield and a host of other top clubs. 

"I think it should be three up and three down. 

"That might have been a punishment for Stevenage in previous seasons but as long as I sit at this desk, it’ll never be a consideration."

The general manager of the National League, Mark Ives, told the BBC that talks between themselves and the EFL had been "constructive".

He said: "Would a three up, three down situation be better for the game, not just the National League but across the pyramid of football from step six right the way up through the game? Would it be better? Yes of course it would.

"I can’t go into the details but we are having conversations with the EFL about progressing that and what I can say is that they are constructive conservations and I would be hopeful at some stage in the future we will get into that situation where we have three up, three down.

"It is what football deserves."

The sticking point could be that any proposal would need to be approved by EFL clubs.

He added: "It is a fantastic league but it is a tough league to get out of with a lot of very good clubs in it.

"So if you are an EFL club that comes down would you not want the opportunity to get out of it as soon as you possibly can?

"Three up, three down is a better way of achieving that.

"We have a fantastic working relationship with the EFL, we meet with them on a regular basis.

"I’m fairly certain that I’m comfortable in saying in what we really want is what is right for football across the game."