JUNIOR Football in West Cornwall faces its biggest-ever change this season when promotion and relegation kicks in between senior and junior football.

After several years of discussion there has now been a suggested criteria for promotion and relegation between the Jolly's Cornwall Combination League, the Falmouth/ Helston League and the Mining Division League and will be implemented along the following lines.

Relegation: Each season the bottom two teams in the Combination League would be liable to be relegated should one or two teams be eligible for promotion.

Any teams relegated would go into the geographically appropriate league and seasonal adjustments between the Falmouth/Helston and Mining Division would be made if needed, these matters to be determined by the joint liaison committee (JLC).

If a relegated Combination League club already has a team in one of the feeder Leagues, then they would have to withdraw that team.

Promotion - The top three teams in each league would be considered for promotion and one team from each league would be eligible for promotion providing they meet the criteria for admission to the Combination League.

No reserve team of existing Combination League members will be eligible.

Conditions: Any team seeking promotion must apply to their own league by January 7 of the current season. Initial ground grading by their own league would be by February 7.

The Feeder leagues recommend clubs who have met criteria by February 14.

Clubs confirm their application in writing to Combination League with £25 fee by February 14 and a ground inspection will be carried out by by March 14.

By March 31, Feeder Leagues informed by Combination League of clubs which have met all criteria and all or any improvements/work required to be carried out to secure promotion to be completed by clubs, inspected and passed by May 31.

Joint liaison committee: A joint liaison committee consisting of three representatives of each league would administer and make decisions regarding matters of relegation and promotion.

The chairman and secretary of each league, plus one other member shall comprise the JLC and the chairman of the Combination League will be the chairman of the JLC and the secretary of the Combination League would be the convenor of such meetings.