(21 Apr 2024, 9:49 pm)Andreos1 wrote The rules were made clear, but they've refused to engage and have left it until after the season has finished to make the announcement. 

Quite what the 10 year deal is supposed to bring or stop, is beyond me. 
Coventry? What use was an agreement/lease then? 
Bury had all the agreements in the world. Meant absolutely nothing. 

Then you look at the Sutton and Harrogate examples and you see that they were allowed to be promoted, despite not meeting the rules agreed at the start of the season. 
Yet for some reason, the EFL were OK bending the rules and let them both go up. 
But they're not keen on bending the rules for Gateshead.

They've played the season, they've had an impact on the teams across the division and for what?
Teams were relegated and promoted based on their results across the season, including the games vs Gateshead.

Maybe its due to Gateshead Council, they have a feeling they're going to sell the International Stadium and it'll leave Gateshead high and dry so the EFL have straight up said no?